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Live: Papa Roach and Nothing More – Leeds O2 Academy – 21/04/19

The sound of an air raid siren rings around Leeds O2 Academy as Jonny Hawkins, vocalist of lone support band Nothing More, is stood atop a ladder towering over the…

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Track: Bruce Springsteen – Hello Sunshine, plus new album news

Bruce Springsteen has announced that his first new studio album in five years (and his 19th in total), Western Stars, is to be released on June 14th, via Columbia Records.…

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Track: Jordan Rakei – Say Something, plus album and world tour news

Jordan Rekei has announced his new album, ‘Origin’ is out on June 14th via Ninja Tune, and from it he’s released a single, Say Something. It’s a happy go lucky…

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Meet: Garage Rockers Knuckle ahead of their debut album release

Huddersfield Garage rock three piece Knuckle are on the cusp of releasing their debut album, ‘Life is hard when you’re soft inside’ via Philophobia Records on May 17th. They’ve been…

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Not Forgotten: Ben Folds Five – The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner

Woah, did I misjudge this album when I first heard it. I’ve never known an album take so long to burn into my psyche, but The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold…

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Not Forgotten: Tom Waits – Mule Variations

Mule Variations starts with what sounds like a rhythmically capable panel beater knocking seven bells out of a steel filing cabinet with hammers, and it gives you a glimpse of…

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Track: BEAK> – Life Goes On

Inspired apparently by a recent trip to Mexico City for a festival, Life Goes On is the new track from BEAK> taken from what we are told is ‘a forthcoming…

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See: Loyle Carner reveals new video for Angel ft. Tom Misch

If you’ve heard Angel, taken from Loyle Carner’s new album ‘Not Waving, But Drowning’, which dropped last week via AMF Records, you’ll know it’s a laid back slice of Summer…

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Premiere: Karmic – X Marks The Spot

We’re absolutely delighted to premiere Los Angeles electro-indie pop six piece Karmic new single, X Marks the Spot here on Backseat Mafia. X Marks the Spot this little bubble of…

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Tim May Ovada Oxford photographed by Andrew Ogilvy Photography

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Track: Aliens – Long Way To Run

Aliens demonstrate their collective power on new single ‘Long Way To Run’. Aliens is a music/film collective that began to take form in 2016 on the back of troubling world…

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Live: Papa Roach and Nothing More – Leeds O2 Academy – 21/04/19

Track: Bruce Springsteen – Hello Sunshine, plus new album news

Track: Jordan Rakei – Say Something, plus album and world tour news

Meet: Garage Rockers Knuckle ahead of their debut album release

Not Forgotten: Ben Folds Five – The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner

Not Forgotten: Tom Waits – Mule Variations

Track: BEAK> – Life Goes On

See: Loyle Carner reveals new video for Angel ft. Tom Misch

Premiere: Karmic – X Marks The Spot

Track: Aliens – Long Way To Run