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Track: Raf Rundell returns with party anthem ‘Monsterpiece’ ahead of second album

Former 2 Bear and lauded DJ Raf Rundell is back with a new track ‘Monsterpiece’ out right now on Heavenly Recordings. It comes a couple of years after his debut…

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TRACK: hear the excellent cosmic pop of Elvis Perkins’ ‘See Monkey’:

ELVIS PERKINS, the sculptor of fine indie songsmithery in the great American tradition, has shared another excellent slice of melody ahead of his fifth album, Creation Myths, which will be…

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Track: Beat Bronco Organ Trio – Missoula-Nairobi Pt.1

Who knew that people were making music like this in 2020? Well, we dived into the world of Rocafort records with their recent ‘Latin Underground Revolution pt.2’ release, and we…

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Track: Actress releases new track ‘Walking Flames’,featuring Sampha

Following on from his recent Bandcamp exclusive album 88, which he released with a days notice on Twitter for free, Darren Cunningham. aka Actress. is back again with a new…

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Track: James Williamson & Deniz Tek – Jet Pack Nightmare

Coming as the second tease of their upcoming album, following first single Stable, Jet Pack Nightmare issues a typically Williamson, rollicking riff. The duo is completed by renowned Australian punk…

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TRACKS: Power of Attorney – ‘Changing Man’: super-rare jailbird funk 7″ gets a reissue

NOW here’s an extremely sexy 7″ reissue for the scarce groove crate-diggers out there: Philadelphia’s Brewerytown Beats imprint has reissued the ultra-rare single that Power of Attorney released for Nicetown…

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Film Review: Nocturnal

Whilst they first gained popularity in Victorian times, the heyday of the British seaside resort came during the 1950s and 1960s. Today, with the rise of foreign packaged holiday and…

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Track: Bradford return with first new music in three decades with ‘Like Water’

We (well, I..) here at Backseat Mafia have loved Bradford for a long time. So the excitement generated by the bands first new material in over three decades here at…

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Album Review: A. Swayze and the Ghosts release the brilliant debut album ‘Paid Salvation’

Emerging from Hobart at the very edge of the settled world, A. Swayze and the Ghosts (AS&TG) are loud, noisy, abrasive, shouty, opinionated and – did I say loud? They…

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SEE: Neil Cowley’s ‘Eureka Pulse’: solo piano grace from new triptych of EPs

NEIL COWLEY is someone who has lived and breathed music his whole life. He took on a Shostakovich piano concerto at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall at the age of 10;…

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Track: Raf Rundell returns with party anthem ‘Monsterpiece’ ahead of second album

TRACK: hear the excellent cosmic pop of Elvis Perkins’ ‘See Monkey’:

Track: Beat Bronco Organ Trio – Missoula-Nairobi Pt.1

Track: Actress releases new track ‘Walking Flames’,featuring Sampha

Track: James Williamson & Deniz Tek – Jet Pack Nightmare

TRACKS: Power of Attorney – ‘Changing Man’: super-rare jailbird funk 7″ gets a reissue

Film Review: Nocturnal

Track: Bradford return with first new music in three decades with ‘Like Water’

Album Review: A. Swayze and the Ghosts release the brilliant debut album ‘Paid Salvation’

SEE: Neil Cowley’s ‘Eureka Pulse’: solo piano grace from new triptych of EPs