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ALBUM REVIEW: Siv Jakobsen – ‘A Temporary Soothing’: fashioning a gem of folk delicacy from the lived experience

SIV JAKOBSEN, who grew up on the south-western edge of the wider Oslo conurbation, is a folk artist who is really is singing from the heart. Hailing from the fjordside…

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TRACK: Magick Mountain – ‘Infinity X2’: a garage-punk rush outta Leeds

LEEDS’ psychedelic scuzz-rock power trio Magick Mountain have been around the block a bit to get to a place of infinity times two. Singer Lins Wilson has found the ideal…

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Film Review: Ava

It’s certainly not easy growing up as a teenage girl in the modern world, regardless of where you live. You probably feel assailed from every side. If it’s not the…

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Meet: We chat to Salarymen plus review their sparkling single ‘Runaway’

Out of the depths of a Sydney winter (a rather benign concept, I admit), Salarymen have released an absolutely delightful ray of sunshine in the form of the single ‘Runaway’.…

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Album Review: SERA – When I Wake Up

Sera Zyborska, has written an 11-track album incorporating the best of folk, roots and Americana, to create a haunting work of creation. Working and writing with producer Andi Crutwell-Jones, the…

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See: Mines Falls release video for single ‘Hey Mother’

L.A. duo Mines Falls at a pair of brothers who work in film and design during the day, and make moody electro heavy pop music by night. Ahead of their…

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Fantasia Festival Review: Clapboard Jungle

The internet is an unforgiving place at the best of times. For every person championing a new film there seems to be five others intent on pulling it down. Nowhere…

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See: Greentea Peng releases new video for ‘Hu Man’

Over the last few months, South London singer-songwriter Greentea Peng has quickly become a favourite of ours here on Backseat Mafia, so we jumped on her new single Hu Man,…

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Track: Callum Easter releases new song – Tell em Boy

Scottish singer-songwriter Callum Easter has followed up news of his new album – Green Door Sessions, out on 21st August on Moshi Moshi, with a new track taken from it…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Less Bells – ‘Mourning Jewelry’: absolutely affecting drone-post classical forged in loss

JULIE CARPENTER, who records for Texas’ home of boundary-pushing out-rock and drone beauty Kranky, has journeyed from musical academia at the University of North Texas, through session work as a…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Siv Jakobsen – ‘A Temporary Soothing’: fashioning a gem of folk delicacy from the lived experience

TRACK: Magick Mountain – ‘Infinity X2’: a garage-punk rush outta Leeds

Film Review: Ava

Meet: We chat to Salarymen plus review their sparkling single ‘Runaway’

Album Review: SERA – When I Wake Up

See: Mines Falls release video for single ‘Hey Mother’

Fantasia Festival Review: Clapboard Jungle

See: Greentea Peng releases new video for ‘Hu Man’

Track: Callum Easter releases new song – Tell em Boy

ALBUM REVIEW: Less Bells – ‘Mourning Jewelry’: absolutely affecting drone-post classical forged in loss