Music
Track: Misty Coast release the psych-pop of ‘In a Million Years’
Misty Coast, aka Linn Frøkedal and Richard Myklebust have recently released a new track, In A MIllion Years ahead of their new album When I Fall From The Sky. On the song, Linn says “the song represents a recurring theme on the album, and it lingers in thoughts about whether we should choose to ignore …
TRACK: Crawford Mack – ‘A Love I Can’t Live Up To’
CRAWFORD MACK is back with a new single, “A Love I Can’t Live Up To”, following his brace of recent single releases, “Depends On Where You Stand’ and “Firing Squad” Again mixing his influences across the musical spectrum from jazz to pristine pop to classical, he’s once more crafted a song which is both effortlessly …
Premiere: Mindset releases new single, Purple Açai
We’re becoming almost the official Mindset channel here on Backseat Mafia, having premiered his previous two singles ‘Breakfast in Bed’ and ‘I still use Ur netflix’, but the Colombia, South Carolina native makes such a catchy brand of soulful/funky hip-hop, we can’t ignore, so we’re delighted to premiere his latest release – Purple Açai. Named …
LIVE: OSees whirl up a sandstorm in the Californian desert for The Levitation Sessions
A FRIDGE full of beers; pizza and chips in the oven, and a spread of crisps laid out: this is the ‘new normal’ for the live show experience during the Covid-19 pandemic. The surreal element of watching a band from halfway across the world from the comfort of the living room will likely never actually …
PREMIERE: Fixtures – ‘Five Ft One, Six Ft Ten’: proper scruffy, shredding alt.guitar pop like they used to make
BROOKLYN five-piece Fixtures know how to do a ridiculously fun guitar pop rush. Really, they do. They’ve just signed on the dotted with Spain’s Bobo Integral, and will be releasing their debut EP, Weak Automatic, for their new home in December. We’ve had a little listen, and another one, and another; and it really is …
SEE: Quantic – ‘Theme From Selva’: vinyl to follow, Selva label comp announced
WILL HOLLAND, the Brooklyn-based, British-born musician who dazzles us with his absolute nous in a array of deeply danceable styles, has announced a twin celebration for the first anniversary of his imprint, Selva Records. He’s releasing a compilation looking back at the eclectic grooves he’s been producing in his long-dreamt of, handcrafted studio this year, …
PREMIERE: JR Samuels – ‘Doomer’: fine porchside guitar soli outta Philly
JR SAMUELS has been involved in the indie and underground scenes of the North-Eastern United States for the better half of a decade now. While resident in Ithaca in New York’s Finger Lakes back in 2015, he tickled the six strings in fine lofi outfit Izzy True and also steered the good ship Sweet Baby …
Track: SEPULTURA launch new music video for ‘Guardians Of Earth’
Brazilian Metal Giants SEPULTURA have launched their environmentally conscious video for ‘Guardians of Earth’ in collaboration with Amazon Frontlines. Amazon Frontlines is a non-profit organization based in the Upper Amazon that leverages technology, legal advocacy and movement building to support indigenous peoples to defend their rights to land, life and cultural survival in the Amazon Rainforest. The lyrics of the song were …
News: DECAPITATED Re-Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST
After more than ten years of successfully working together, NUCLEAR BLAST is proud to announce that Polish Tech Death masters DECAPITATED have decided to refresh their bond and have re-signed their contract for another era of extreme metal for the Germany based metal label. The band also hints that new music will be coming in the near future. NUCLEAR BLAST USA GENERAL MANAGER Gerardo Martinez states:“Decapitated has been …
Track: SARCATOR premiere new video “The Hour of Torment”
Swedish Death/Thrash upstarts Sarcator have premiered the new video “The Hour of Torment”. The track is the first single from the band’s highly anticipated debut album, Sarcator, set for international release on October 30th via Redefining Darkness Records. Upon listening to this album blindly, one would imagine a band of 30- or 40-something long-hairs that have been stalwarts of the metal …