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Gallery: The Orielles – Rocking Chair, Sheffield 29.04.2015

Surf-pop trio The Orielles came to Sheffield this week, along with a bunch of other weird bands, to continue their brief headline tour across the UK’s northern cities. Long Limbs…

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Track: Fort Lean – New Hobbies

Brooklyn five piece For Lean return with a new track New Hobbies. They’re a band with a growing reputation,following on from their two early EP’s, and true dates with the…

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Incoming: Unfriended

Ushering in a new era of horror, Unfriended unfolds over a teenager’s computer screen as she and her friends are stalked by an unseen figure who seeks vengeance for a…

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Track: Brontosaurus – Safe to Surface

We’re suckers here at Backseat Mafia for noises duo’s, and so when we discovered Chicago two piece Brontosaurus, aka Nicholas Kelley and Nicholas Papaleo, that mixed up prog, math, chamber…

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Track: Maribou State – The Clown, plus tour dates

Ahead of their debut album ‘Portraits’ release, on June 1st via Counter Records, Maribou State have given people a taste of what to expect, in the shape of a new…

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Album Review: My Morning Jacket – The Waterfall

After over a decade of following My Morning Jacket’s career, I’ve come to terms with the fact that I’ll prefer some of their albums over others, and oddly enough that’s…

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Film Review: Darkest Day

Many of us have dreamed of making our own film, but very few of us have the motivation or desire to just get on and do it. That is precisely…

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Not Forgotten – David Bowie – Station to Station

Station to Station is an odd album for me, in that I feel I would probably have a higher opinion of it than I do were it not for the…

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Live Review: The Gluts & White Hills – Bloom, Mezzago (Milano) 25.04.15

Ever since I had first clapped ears on The Gluts‘ debut LP ‘Warsaw’, I had been longing for the opportunity to see them play live. There was the small matter of…

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Album Reviews

Album Review: Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color

On Alabama Shakes debut album, Boys & Girls, they proved an affinity for the roots-y rock ‘n roll. They were a tight band with a vocalist in Brittany Howard that rivaled…

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Gallery: The Orielles – Rocking Chair, Sheffield 29.04.2015

Track: Fort Lean – New Hobbies

Incoming: Unfriended

Track: Brontosaurus – Safe to Surface

Track: Maribou State – The Clown, plus tour dates

Album Review: My Morning Jacket – The Waterfall

Film Review: Darkest Day

Not Forgotten – David Bowie – Station to Station

Live Review: The Gluts & White Hills – Bloom, Mezzago (Milano) 25.04.15

Album Review: Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color