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Track: Quantic & Nidia Gongora- new track, Balada Borracha, plus album announcement
The story goes that musician, producer and global fusion pioneer Will ‘Quantic’ Hudson first heard Colombian singer songwriter Nidia Gongora’s singular voice through the wall of his Cali apartment busting out from his neighbour’s CD player. So we can be forever thankful for next door’s exquisite taste in repeat plays and the low grade partitions …
PREMIERE: New Jersey’s Rubber Band Gun wrestles with self-doubt on propulsive new single ‘Like That’
Self-doubt can be a real struggle sometimes; prolific New Jersey artist Rubber Band Gun knows that more than most – you don’t release 25 albums in a single year on a whim, as he did in 2019. Kevin Basko’s been at the helm of this project for a while, and he announced a new Rubber …
Track: Once Human – Only In Death
Once Human have released their second single, ‘Only In Death’, from the upcoming new studio album ‘Scar Weaver’ due 11th Feb via Ear music. Singer Lauren Hart comments: “This is my most personal song on the new album. It meant so much to me, that I really needed to get my hands dirty with the …
Premiere: Richard Cuthbert unveils a jangling pop treasure ‘Tomato Plants’, seeded with a sprinkling of wry humour
We are pleased to premiere today the new single ‘Tomato Plants’ from Sydney singer/songwriter Richard Cuthbert: a delightful jaunty paean to the joys of agriculture involving the iconic red fruit. Layered harmonies and a poptastic lilt sees yet another winner from Cuthbert who as an ear for melody and a knack for lyrical humour. Cuthbert …
Track: Weval announce new EP “Changed for the Better” out 12 Nov via Technicolour: Lead single out now
Critically-acclaimed Amsterdam synth duo Weval (aka Harm Coolen and Merijn Scholte Albers) have arrived on Ninja Tune’s Technicolour imprint with news of forthcoming 4-track EP Changed For The Better. Having cultivated a unique sound, they balance high energy electronic funk and emotive synth arrangements with bold, beautifully composed melodies and songwriting. During the time of …
Track: Overland Inn unveil the title track to their forthcoming album ‘Proxima’: a delicious bubbling slice of electronic heaven
Last month we premiered the fantastic new single ‘Les Mauvais Jours’ from Czech-based French duo Overland Inn following their signing to the brilliant Brisbane label False Peak Records. Overland Inn have now released the title track to their forthcoming album ‘Proxima’ and it’s another exquisite slice of electronica pie, augmented by the lush vocals sung in …
Track: Pluto Jonze releases another sparkling double single ‘New Morning High’/’Rumschpringe’ and announces new album ‘Awe’.
We were honored to premiere Pluto Jonze‘s earlier double single release ‘Moonmaking’ and ‘Dot’ last month, and Jonze has returned to the fray with another sparkling double ‘New Morning High’/’Rumschpringe’. Both tracks highlight Jonze’s ear for melody and anthemic songwriting: there is an inherent sunshine glow in both tracks and an indelible effervescent beat. ‘New Morning …
PREMIERE: My Son the Doctor find the sweet spot between jazz and punk on animated new single ‘Rubber Hands’
We’ve got a lot of time for Brooklynites My Son the Doctor here at Backseat Mafia. We premiered ‘Bethany’ a couple of weeks ago, and with the release of their new EP on the horizon, we’ve got one last appetiser for you before the full six-song meal is served up next week, in the form …
Track: Falle Nioke And Ghost Culture – Ayekouma
After previously blowing us away with tracks and Loneliness and Barké off thier last EP ‘Youkounkoun’, Falle Nioke and Ghost Culture reunite for a brand new EP entitled ‘Badiare’, due 5th November via PRAH Recordings. Today, they share a brand new single ‘Ayekouma’. The song title literally means “talk,” with “Ayekuma be fore” meaning “Say whatever” in Malenki, one of the …
Track: Courtney Barnett unveils another deliciously cool track ‘Write A List Of Things To Look Forward To’, infused with a hint of optimism and positivity.
Courtney Barnett‘s style is unique and charming: there is a comforting consistency in her dry observational style and yet each release expands and enriches the colours on her canvas. New single ‘Write A List Of Things To Look Forward To’ seems to highlight Barnett’s vocals: there is a crisper melodic edge to them and the …