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Premiere: Cork sextet Cardinals cut through the noise on emphatic new single ‘Unreal’

For a band that started as a joke, Cardinals seem pretty serious about the whole thing. The Irish sextet, based in Cork, have only had a smattering of singles released…

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Meet: The Trio Behind ‘Static Lives’

With the bands first single due out next month and a UK tour to follow the month after Yorkshire based Static Lives, are set for a big year this year.…

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Live Music: IDLES drop surprise album launch show in Leeds

We previewed IDLES latest album – TANGK- a couple of weeks ago – https://www.backseatmafia.com/news-idles-drop-new-album-tangk-where-music-meets-onomatopoeia-in-a-punk-rock-explosion – and now, they’ve announced a surprise launch show at Leeds’ Project House this Thursday. Teaming…

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News: Juicy Lemon Club Blend Melancholy With Funky Grooves On New EP ‘Sleepless’

Swiss indie-funk-pop quartet Juicy Lemon Club release the new EP ‘Sleepless’. A five-track EP that showcases the bands unique blend of funk, disco and melancholic indie-pop, The EP showcases the…

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Track / Video

Track: Sitrekin Shares the Minimal Electronic Beauty ‘As I Moved On’

Sitrekin, the solo of project of Kirstine Stubbe Teglbjærg, former founding member, lead singer and songwriter in the acclaimed Danish band Blue Foundation returns with the minimal, atmospheric and beautiful…

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Track: Beans release a psych-infused ‘Dreaming Daisy’ ahead of album release.

Fronted by The Murlocs drummer, Matt Blach, Melbourne garage/psych band Beans return with a dreamy, fuzzy psychedelic single ‘Dreaming Daisy as they prepare for the release of their new album ‘Boots…

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EP Review: Millsart – X-Ray Zulu

The Axis Expressionist Series continues in 2024. For Part 04 ‘X-Rax Zulu’ Jeff Mills went into the studio again and created ‘Just Like A (Vernacular Objects)’, a new mix of ‘Vernacular…

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Track: Casey Carmichael Shares Stripped Back & Emotional New Single ‘Hold My Hand’

Singer-Songwriter Casey Carmichael emerges from a two-year hiatus with the stripped back, reflective new single ‘Hold My Hand’. Balancing a sense of classic 70 singer-songwriters such as Nick Drake and…

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Interview

Interview: Kaspar Larsen Talks About His Inspirations & New Album ‘every place I go, I take another place with me’

Norwich based solo artist Kaspar Larsen has just released his beautiful and breathtaking debut album ‘every place I go, I take another place with me’. Showcasing emotive songwriting, blissful synth…

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Live Review plus Gallery: MONA FOMA Festival, Paul Kelly, Odeon Theatre, Hobart 18.02.2024

It’s a strangely warm night at the edge of the world in Hobart and it must be quite a shock for the troubadour extraordinaire Paul Kelly who has only just…

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Premiere: Cork sextet Cardinals cut through the noise on emphatic new single ‘Unreal’

Meet: The Trio Behind ‘Static Lives’

Live Music: IDLES drop surprise album launch show in Leeds

News: Juicy Lemon Club Blend Melancholy With Funky Grooves On New EP ‘Sleepless’

Track: Sitrekin Shares the Minimal Electronic Beauty ‘As I Moved On’

Track: Beans release a psych-infused ‘Dreaming Daisy’ ahead of album release.

EP Review: Millsart – X-Ray Zulu

Track: Casey Carmichael Shares Stripped Back & Emotional New Single ‘Hold My Hand’

Interview: Kaspar Larsen Talks About His Inspirations & New Album ‘every place I go, I take another place with me’

Live Review plus Gallery: MONA FOMA Festival, Paul Kelly, Odeon Theatre, Hobart 18.02.2024