Folk
Track: Sturt Avenue miss their ‘Best Friend’ – an achingly raw and beautiful paean to change and loss.
Sturt Avenue‘s ‘Best Friend’ provides an achingly beautiful tribute to the past and the indelible connections one has to certain people. The shimmering acoustic sound is augmented by the delicate harmonies and deep sense of yearning in the vocals. The band says of the track: ‘Best Friend’ is a breakup song written and recorded at …
Track: Dustbowl Revival Share Deeply Personal And Emotive Track ‘Be (For July)’
Dustbowl Revival’s new single covers a very traumatic period in Dustbowl Revivals Z. Lupetin life during the birth of his daughter July in early 2022. That experience, and the subsequent events, are what inspired Lupetin to complete ‘Be (For July)’, the most intimate and personal song by his group to date. Lupetin explains that “one …
Live Review: Villagers / Sola – Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre, Kilkenny 20.08.2022
Unfortunately all good things come to an end! so it was the last show in this years series of shows at Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre Kilkenny bringing an end to eight fantastic nights of outdoor music that run through out July & August in what has been described by many bands as one of, if not probably …
Premiere: Maia Marsh’s ‘Big Deal’ is a mesmerising, enchanting single fusing a dream pop fugue with a folk ambience.
Sydney’s Maia Marsh has an impressive form, having been a session musician (lead guitar, bass, vocals) for a number of artists including Huck Hastings who has graced our pages before and Ainsley Farrell, Georgia Mulligan, Georgia Fair and Gloomie. In addition, she was a founding member of dream pop outfit Goodside as well as being …
Track: Caelo is ‘Tongue Tied’ – a sparkling gem of hope and optimism. Plus gig date announced.
Nipaluna/Hobart musician Abe Parsons, working under the moniker Caelo, is continuing a stunning upwards trajectory with his third single ‘Tongue Tied’: a raw and visceral folk-inflected piece of indie pop that creates a guitar-laced web that enraptures and captivates. The complex crystalline guitars form the spine to this song: melodic and intricate, while Parson’s voice, …
Track: Sowulo – Eaxlgestealla
Nordic Dark Folk artist Sowulo has revealed the 4th single and music video ‘Eaxlgestealla’, from the upcoming new studio album ‘Wurdiz’, due 9th September via By Norse Music. Faber Horbach comments: “I stand strong, with my fate, and I withstand whatever comes onto my path. See your destiny as a companion, helper or brother in arms. …
Premiere: Abby Nissenbaum Shares Moody Stunner ‘Checkerboard Flies’
Nashville-based Abby Nissenbaum returns with her moody, atmospheric new single ‘Checkerboard Flies’ and we’re excited to be running the premiere! The first track to be taken from her upcoming EP Unreliable Narrator, ‘Chekerboard Flies’ offers an exciting insight into Nissenbaum’s entrancing 70s influenced indie-rock come alternative-folk sound. Blending her soaring, effortlessly emotive vocals with a …
Track: Dustbowl Revival On Tour In The UK And Share New Single – Lying To Myself
Los Angeles-based Dustbowl Revival are set to visit the UK shores with a mini tour that includes the Cambridge Folk Festival. With their recent album, ‘Is It You, Is It Me’, expanding beyond their already genre-defying style the band have also shared a new single – ‘Lying To Myself’ A first single featuring the reconfigured …
Premiere: Broken Forest release beautiful new track ‘Spirit Of The Meadows’, from forthcoming EP
Broken Forest is the project of Luise London, who blends folk with elements of pop and trip-hop. We’re delighted to bring you the premiere of the track Spirit of The Meadows right here on Backseat Mafia this morning, taken from her Wild At Heart EP, due out on the 29th July. Of the song Luise …
Track: Brisbane based Claude (Mess Esque, Requin) releases the raw, fragile and delicate beauty of ‘Tamarind’.
A touring member of the fabulous Mess Esque and a member of the much lamented Requin, Brisbane based Keeley Young has just released a very special solo project under the name Claude, and our first blissful encounter is the shimmering, fragile single ‘Tamarind’: a delectable morsel of sonic goodness. Gently plucking crystalline acoustic guitars support …