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Track: Ben Harper And Rhiannon Giddens reveal Nick Drake cover ‘Black Eyed Dog’

Two of Blues / Folk / Americana’s standouts, Ben Harper and Rhiannon Giddens have collaborated together for the first time on their own version of Nick Drake’s ‘Black Eyed Dog’.…

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Track: Joshua Burnside Returns With A Hypnotic Single ‘And You Evade Him/Born in the Blood’

Three years after the release of his award-winning debut album ‘Ephrata’, Joshua Burnside has returned to announce the release of his follow up album ‘Into The Depths Of Hell’ due…

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EP REVIEW: Devendra Banhart – ‘Vast Ovoid’: bursting with ideas

DEVENDRA BANHART was one of the main beneficiaries of the American acid-folk explosion just after the turn of the century. He came in as part of that movement with bands…

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Daniel Blumberg releases three new tracks ahead of album

Daniel Blumberg’s 2018 release ‘Minus’ never drew the recognition it deserved. A profound record of late Scott Walkeresque scale with songs balanced on an improvisational high wire, it was a…

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TRACK: Fair Mothers’ ‘Monochrome’ is unflinching, stark and so beautiful

YOU’LL never be able to accuse Kevin Allan, the creative force behind Scottish folk outfit Fair Mothers, of dashing off a quick, vapid pop hit for the lulz. That isn’t…

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EP: Coma Wall – Ursa Minor

With little else to do beyond staring at a wall and quietly losing the plot during a global pandemic, Undersmile has done what many of us have done to keep…

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Track: Native Harrow release new single ‘Shake ahead of forthcoming ‘Closeness’ album

For over 20 years the Loose label has built its canny reputation on sifting out the best Americana and alt.country for your listening pleasure. The Felice Brothers, Sturgill Simpson, The…

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EP Review: Moscow Apartment – Better Daughter

The delicate fragility of the music and the achingly beautiful melodies that permeate ‘Better Daughter’ by Toronto duo Moscow Apartment plays a fundamental part in why this EP is so…

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Meet: We interview Shirley Collins ahead of her new album Hearts Ease

At Back Seat Mafia we are eagerly awaiting the release of sixties folk pioneer Shirley Collins new album ‘Heart’s Ease’ via Domino on 24th July. After 2016’s epic ‘Lodestar’ which…

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Exclusive: Tommy Ashby does Blood Wolf Moon live in session for Backseat Mafia

We fell for Scottish singer-songwriter Tommy Ashby’s recent Blood Wolf Moon single, its aching melancholy set against this bubbling acoustic guitar, so we were absolutely delighted when he agreed to…

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