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ALBUM REVIEW: Surprise Chef – ‘Daylight Savings’: a step up and out in cinematic funk
Daylight Savings loses absolutely zero of their off-kilter cinematic charm in stepping up from their debut, All News Is Good News; it’s really very ace
Track: The Ghost of Helags – Night Summer Waiting
Berlin-based duo The Ghost of Helags are accruing a very fine catalogue of delectable indie pop tunes that marry a dream pop fugue over a melancholy melodic delivery. The new single, ‘Night Summer Waiting’ further enhances their reputation. Singer Teresa Woischiski says of the song: The song was written in the heat of this small …
Track: Phantom Isle – Whip
Phantom Isle cleaned out the cobwebs in my head with their single Marv V which was a blistering, rollocking track with the most explosive bass line heard this century. And if to prove this was no fluke, their new single ‘Whip’ ups the ante even more, if that was possible. The track explodes from the …
Premiere: My Dear Mycroft release new track, Psyche
After announcing their debut LP – Heaven’s Entertainment will drop on October 30th, New York dark rock trio My Dear Mycroft have released a new single, Psyche, which we’re delighted to premiere right here on Backseat Mafia today. Of the new track, the band say “Psyche” was originally inspired by fortune telling and prophecy. Other …
Sound Photographers Share Debut Single: “Shade” – Listen
Philadelphia duo Sound Photographers have shared their debut single, “Shade,” which is now available on all streaming services. The group, which consists of Hoozmo and Indy James, plan to release one single per month, for a year, followed by the release of their first album. According to Sound Photographers, “Fundamentally, the song is about hope. …
Droppin’ Knowledge – Behind The Boards With Astro Mega
And we back… Prolific Toronto producer and beat maker Astro Mega just released his new album on Sunday Dinner Records, Channel 10. It’s a collection of songs inspired by funk, R & B, Hong Kong action movies, easy listening music, jazz, and smooth jazz. Samples are thrown into a steaming cauldron, where they are chopped, …
ALBUM REVIEW: Bastien Keb – ‘The Killing Of Eugene Peeps’: an essential novel of an album
The Killing Of Eugene Peeps is an album that hits the previously uncharted sweet spot between Americana, 60s’ European soundtracks and hiphop. It’s clever, reflexive, intriguing, questioning. One of the records of the year. Buy.
ALBUM REVIEW: Mary Lattimore – ‘Silver Ladders’: contemplative and elemental harp exploration
Silver Ladders speaks of an open correspondence with place, with dialogue, with the elements. It’s happy to embrace the darker side of being. As such, maybe it’s a departure from the pristine shimmer of Hundreds Of Days; but it will provide incredibly rewarding autumnal exploration.
ALBUM REVIEW: Paradise Cinema – ‘Paradise Cinema’: shimmering, vivacious, percussive, Afro ambience
Paradise Cinema, the self-titled project of Portico Quartet’s Jack Wyllie, sings of new Afro-ambient futures to immerse in. It’s vivacious, swathing and haunting
ALBUM REVIEW: The Twilite Tone – ‘The Clearing’: crisp future electro breaks
If you were ever seduced by Mo’Wax when it was truly great, this is totally the album for you. Casting references towards multifarious Black musics, all laced up with deep thought and intelligence, it has breaks that get deep under your skin. Irresistible.