Electronic Pop – Backseat Mafia

Album Review: Citron Citron – ‘Maréeternelle’ : more distinct and deceptive electronic pop from the Genevan duo.

What flavour of pop are Genevan duo Citron Citron, avant- arty- absurdist- alt, lo fi -leftfield- chamber- surreal, synth – electro – experimental – no-wave or bits of all these…

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New Track/video: More bumping 80’s funk: Soundway preview ground-breaking Argentinian electro compilation ‘Sintesis Moderna’ with single ’Como Son Los Retratos’.

A few weeks back those flawless global beat curators at Soundway Records announced the 21st October release of their next ‘must have’ artefact ‘Síntesis Moderna: An Alternative Vision Of Argentinian…

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Live Review: Dadi Freyr – o2 Academy, Leicester 20.11.2021 plus gallery

It’s hard to believe that on this unassuming Saturday night in Leicester, Dadi Freyr and support, HYYTS are putting on a show that was 50/50 music/comedy. You can hear the…

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Music

EP REVIEW: Kero Kero Bonito – Civilisation II – helping lift the weight of isolation off everyone’s minds

From the poster child and early adopters of what has come to be known as hyperpop, comes the second EP in Kero Kero Bonito’s Civilisation series. For a few years…

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Penelope Trappes announces final album in her trilogy; hear the sultry electronic noir of ‘Nervous’

BRIGHTON-based, Australian-born mistress of noir electronica, Penelope Trappes, has announced that the concluding album of her Penelope trilogy will be out on her home of the past few years, Houndstooth,…

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PREMIERE: Gefahrgeist’s ‘Graceless’ is a soaring, twinkling debut

WE LOVE new and upcoming bands here at Backseat Mafia. It keeps us going, looking for that next band or song that just stops you dead and totally rearranges both…

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SEE: Hurts’ ‘Suffer’ in monochrome; September album

MANCHESTER’S intelligent electronic pop duo Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson, better known as Hurts, have released the sultry, monochrome brooder “Suffer” ahead of a fifth album, to be released on…

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Track / Video

Track : Symbion Project , “Bloodthirsty”

Symbion Project led by Seattle’s own electronic craftsman Kasson Crooker releases the single Bloodthirsty on October 20. What a striking, strange title for a down-tempo synthetic single song is this…and…

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Track / Video

Track: Magic Bronson – What a week

“What a week” is the new track from an L.A.-based duo, Michael Nicastro and Matthew Lieverman, under the guise of Magic Bronson. The pair make woozy electronic soul, and the…

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Promo photo of silhouette of Stillhound band

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Interview

Meet: Stillhound on the release of their debut album ‘Bury Everything’

Technically we’ve met Stillhound before, but the last time we caught up with the Edinburgh-based trio was back in July 2015. A lot has happened since then – their stunning…

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