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Premiere: Boorloo/Perth’s Bad Weather’s new single ‘Lilac’ is an advancing high, bringing sunshine and warmth.
We are very pleased to premiere the new single ‘Lilac’ from Boorloo/Perth outfit Bad Weather, a follow up to last year’s debut EP and a seamless continuation of their shimmering sound. ‘Lilac’ has all the warmth and radiance of the Westen Australian sun, with a cinematic scope and breadth that matches the endless horizons over …
Track: Boorloo/Perth’s Jade Rich is a little too ‘Polite’: a gorgeous languid tale of being too eager to please.
Boorloo/Perth singer/sonwriter Jade Rich has just released a shimmering and yearning track entitled ‘Polite’ and it is a joy to the ears. There is a languid, easy flow to the track that recounts Rich’s eager to please persona in her delightful velvet vocals. Rich says: Asking for things that I want or need is a …
Track: Soft Science release the brilliant new single True, along with accompanying video – watch here
Northern California dreampop/ shoegaze outfit Soft Science have returned with a new single and accompanying video ‘True’. It’s taken from their recent album ‘Lines’ which dropped earlier in the month on Shelflife (US) and Spinout Nuggets (UK). The band was forme in 2009 by longtime collaborators Katie Haley (Holiday Flyer, California Oranges) and brothers Ross and …
Track: Throat – Tiny Golden Murder
For 14 years Throat have been the sonic equivalent of forcing a square peg into a round hole, now new album, ‘We Must Leave You’, is on the horizon which can be regarded as the easiest listening Throat has ever presented. The demonstrate this slightly easier listening direction, the band have shared the single ‘Tiny Golden Murder’. …
Track: Karma Sheen – Without You (Raag Jog)
Ahead of the release of their self-titled debut album due Oct 13th and a nationwide UK headline tour next month, London-based Hindustani Classical psych-rockers Karma Sheen have shared the final album teaser ‘Without You (Raag Jog)’. Explaining the meaning behind ‘Without You (Raag Jog)’, Karma Sheen frontman Sameer Khan explains: “‘Raag Jog’ casts a spell of contemplative serenity and devotional fervour, weaving a …
Track: aramii – Tidal
aramii is the new moniker for the long time collaborative project between prolific artists Maria Chiara Argirò and Jamie Leeming, the duo behind one of Backseat Mafia’s favourite albums ‘Flow‘. The latest EP, ‘Dusk’ (Cavalo Records), combines their signature blend of lofi, electronica and cinematic jazz with vocals. It presents a fresh and unique take …
News: The National drop surprise album ‘Laugh Track’, unveil the single ‘Deep End (Paul’s In Pieces)’ and announce Australian tour.
It doesn’t seem that long ago that The National released ‘First Two Pages of Frankenstein’ through 4AD and Remote Control Records so it is quite a surprise to report they have just dropped a new album, ‘Laugh Track’, which is being described as a companion to ‘First Two Pages…’, having been recorded during the same …
Track: Devendra Banhart releases new song, Nun, taken from forthcoming Flying Wig album; plus World Tour dates
In the run up to his Flying Wig album, due out on September 22nd on one of our favourite labels here at Backseat Mafia, Mexican Summer, Devendra Banhart has released a new single, Nun. Recorded in Topanga Canyon, Southern California with acclaimed Welsh musician Cate Le Bon as producer, it’s a perfect marriage of their psych folk stylings, …
Track: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs release live version of Big Rig ahead of Live In New York album release
We’ve long been fans of Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs here at Backseat Mafia. The Newcastle behemoths seems to be winning the world over, one huge riff at a time, and preparing for the release of their new live album, Live In New York, is out on October 27th on Missing Piece Records. …
Track: Bristol’s Rising Rockers Twin City Shine on New Single ‘Solid Gold’
Bristol’s vibrant music scene is no stranger to producing noteworthy talent, and Twin City, a rock outfit formed by Welsh brothers Louis and Toby Ellis, alongside Conor Feeney and Pete Refson, has stormed onto the scene once more with their latest single, ‘Solid Gold’. A potent fusion of indie and rock & roll siplaying both …