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Droppin’ Knowledge: Meet Brooklyn Hip Hop Duo 11roots

Brooklyn hip hop duo 11roots is poised to release their debut, self-titled album this summer. The pair, consisting of rhyme artist and producer Ur Maa and beat smith Brown_buddha, create…

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See: SPICE reveal new video for ‘All my best shit’

Spice is a new project made up of members of both Ceremony and Sabretooth Zombie, and their new single All My Best Shit is taken from their forthcoming self-titled debut…

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Track: Oscar Jerome – Give Back What U Stole From Me

Oscar Jerome sure knows how to build up momentum. Hot on the heels of two recent singles, the glowing soulful ‘Sun for Someone’ and the politically charged ‘Your Saint’, comes…

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Track: Lianne La Havas – Can’t Fight

Following on from the glorious Paper Thin we covered here on Backseat Mafia, Lianne La Havas is back with another taste of her forthcoming eponymous third album with a new…

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Track: Hiro Ama – Broken Satellite

“This EP is a mixture of feelings like sadness, loneliness, confusion, hope and nostalgia” says Hiro Ama of his debut solo EP. “It was a bit like writing a diary, only I…

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See: Sébastien Tellier releases new video for A Ballet

With his album Domesticated out on June 5th, everything is in full flow in the Sébastien Tellier camp, and he’s released a new video for the single A Ballet, as…

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Album Review: Empathy Test – Monsters

With an explosive track opener like ‘Monsters’, Empathy Test clearly sets out their vast ambitions for their new album, also called ‘Monsters’. And these ambitions are decidedly and unequivocally met…

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See: Dream Wife release new video for ‘So When You Gonna…’

Dream Wife recently released the accompanying video to “So When You Gonna…”, which continues on from previous singles “Sports!” and “Hasta La Vista”. The tracks will feature on the band’s…

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See: The Levellers release new video for Calling Out

The Levellers, the Brighton band, who for the last 30 years have been blending Folk, Rock and Punk with a large serving of pop sensibility and poignant lyrical themes, are…

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