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Premiere: The Wedding Present reveal live new video for the gorgeous, aching melancholy of Monochrome
Excitement reigns here at Backseat Mafia offices (i.e. my kitchen table) as we get to premiere the new video from the legendary boy Gedge and his Wedding Present co-conspirators – masters in the dark arts of making drop dead gorgeous indie gems, and they’ve cast another here in the shape of the melancholy Monochrome. Part …
Premiere: Bristol Jazz Collective Al Swainger’s Pointless Beauty Share New Single ‘The Shrug’
We’re pleased to be running the premiere for the new single ‘The Shrug’ from jazz collective Al Swainger’s Pointless Beauty. Taken from the upcoming album ‘Hearts Full Of Grace’, ‘The Shrug’ see’s Swainger showcase his abilities as a composer with a gentle, melancholic soundscape packed with beautiful instrumentation, courtesy of his extremely talented five-piece band. …
Premier: A.J. Holmes – A Good Year for the Mushrooms
A.J. Holmes (aka Vanishing Breed) is a musician, field recordist and founder of band A.J. Holmes and The Hackney Empire. His new solo album ‘A Better Standard of Ordinariness’ is due 22nd April via Onomatopoeia Records. This is the first album that A.J. Holmes has recorded entirely alone, playing all instruments. It was recorded between January – …
Premiere: Berlin-based new wave synth queen Novaa releases the breezy alt pop of ‘School Friends’.
We are very pleased to premiere the new track ‘School Friends’ from Berlin based alt pop chanteuse Novaa. ‘School Friends’ has a sparse melodic beat with wry observational lyrics that are louche and laid back, capturing the social anxieties of interaction with peers. Novaa has captured a sense of vulnerability in her expression, wrapped up …
Premiere: New Zealand’s Voodoo Bloo unveil thrilling video for their explosive track ‘Small’ and announce new album ‘The Blessed Ghost’.
We are huge fans of New Zealand outfit Voodoo Bloo and we are honoured to premiere the exciting video for their new single ‘Small’. Voodoo Bloo started off as a project of Rory McDonald – a native of Sheffield in the UK but now based in Wellington New Zealand – and we covered the dynamic …
Premiere: Bellwether gives Backseat Mafia a sneaky listen to their debut hyperkinetic EP ‘Impermanence’.
Bellwether have been releasing a stream of invigorating, effervescent punk pop finery over the last year: celestial, thundering pieces of shimmering melody cloaking a barbed-wire spine, and we are honoured to bring you an early listen to the EP ‘Impermanence’ ahead of its release tomorrow. Based in Sydney, the band has grown from a number …
Premiere: Amine Mesnaoui and Labelle release new visuals for Bleu Noir; watch it here first
Taken from their forthcoming album African Prayers, out April 1st on the Lo Recordings imprint, is the new single Blue Noir from Berlin and Réunion based duo Amine Mesnaoui and Labelle, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere the Stephen Talneau directed video right here on Backseat Mafia today. The LP its taken from …
PREMIERE: A.M. Boys set out their stall with the hyperdetailed ‘A.M. Theme’, pencil in debut album for the summer
As introductions go, this is pretty special: no room for clutter, richly melodic, teetering on the verge of explosion to leave the listener wanting more. More is exactly what you’ll get in a few months, but we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Say hello to A.M. Boys. They’ve been together 8 years and their second album …
Premiere: Marty K & the Electric Hurricanes dynamically ‘Ride the Waves (ft Rosa Rico)’ in a rollicking soul-inflected anthem.
Marty K & the Electric Hurricanes have an unique ability to take a sonic snapshot of the seventies with a prog rock genetic code and deliver something cathartic and satisfying for our times. Last time we met them, they released the psychedelic blast of ‘Rattle Snakes and Bones’ (read my review here). The follow up, …
Exclusive: Scottish songwriter Peter Cat records the wonky pop of Melon Dating Simulator live in session for Backseat Mafia
Glaswegian purveyor of left field pop, Peter Cat recently releases his latest ep The Magus and featured two if his most actuely melodic and whimsical creations in singles Blue Raspberry and the brilliantly absurd ’Melon Dating Simulator’. Hes recorded a version of the latter live in session for us here at Backseat Mafia. Of the …