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SEE: The video for Ben Harper’s ‘Black Beauty’: a proud, gospel soul rush

“IT WAS an honor to have been asked to write a song for this culturally vital documentary,” says singer-songwriting legend Ben Harper of “Black Beauty”, the song he’s dropped the…

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Home Counties – ‘Modern Yuppies’: angular punk-funk takes on the consumerist dream

HOME COUNTIES who, despite the name, are a five-piece happy to gaze askance at all the weird doings of modernity from the safety of Bristol, release their third, three-minute dose…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Sleaford Mods – ‘Spare Ribs’: one of their best to date

Spare Ribs is one of Sleaford Mods’ strongest albums to date and serves as a reminder that they're more unique, more interesting and more exciting than any of the groups that followed in their path

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SEE: John Paul Keith – ‘How Can You Walk Away’: raunchy soul blues lament gets visuals

WE’VE taken a look at this before here at Backseat Mafia, but at that point it was visually denuded as you might say: and given it’s a bit of a…

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TRACK: Neighbourhood Watch – ‘Focus Up’: Toronto quintet telling indie-rock tales of growing up

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH are a young five-piece outta Toronto with a really simple mission: they love making music about growing up. Clear, concise and ready in your ‘hood with melody and…

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Film Review: Daniel

Hostage-taking has played an important role in warfare since time immemorial. Providing an easy way to raise funds quickly, a bargaining chip for any negotiations and a way to guarantee…

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News: DMA’s announce ‘Live at Brixton’ album and release exciting video for track ‘Lay Down (Live at Brixton)’

Sydney’s DMA’s made Backseat Mafia’s top 100 albums for 2020 for the brilliant album ‘Glow’ (review here) and following a spate of singles and a delayed opportunity to tour the…

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Track: Sonder Bombs release new single, K

Cleveland’s Sonder Bombs have released a new single, ‘K’, the third taken from their forthcoming album Clothbound following on from ‘Crying Is Cool’ and ‘The One About You’. K wears…

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Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Birmingham’s Grimy Sound Architect Hobgoblin

And we back… From the gritty depths of the UK’s second city, Birmingham, arose an anti-villain who plumbs the muck for hardscrabble sounds, many of which are now instantly recognizable…

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Track: Nancy Sinatra releases ‘(L’été Indien) Indian Summer’ ahead of year long reissue series

Grammy winning reissue label Light In The Attic have announced a comprehensive definitive compilation of Nancy Sinatra’s 65-76 output in a campaign spread out over a year, to celebrate her…

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