Folk
Live Gallery: Gregory Alan Isakov at the Metro Theatre, Sydney 2.02.2024
Gregory Alan Isakov enchanted the audience at Sydney’s Metro Theatre with his soulful melodies and lyrical storytelling, creating an intimate and memorable night of folk music.
Track: Indonesian Soul/Funk Collective, Lair, Share New Single ‘Tatalu’
Lair (pronounced “lah-eer,” a local dialect for the Indonesian word of ‘lahir’, meaning ‘birth’ or, roughly ‘being born’) is a Panturan-soul/funk outfit hailing from Jatiwangi, West Java, Indonesia. They are set to release their new album titled ‘Ngélar’ on the 23rd of February via Guruguru Brain. The first track from the record, “Tatalu” is online today. Groove laden, guitar led brilliance from Indonesia …
Track: Sheherazaad – Dhund Lo Mujhe
Following her highly praised first single for ‘Mashoor‘, late last year, American composer and vocalist Sheherazaad has announced details of her forthcoming LP ‘Qasr’, (Translating to “castle” or “fortress” in Urdu) is set for release on the 1st of March via Erased Tapes. Along with the announcement she has shared her new track ‘Dhund Lo Mujhe’ (“Search For Me”) On the …
Live Review + Photo Gallery: Claire Anne Taylor bares her soul during ‘Giving It Away’ album launch 27.01.2024
I had the absolute pleasure of witnessing the Hobart leg of Claire Anne Taylor‘s album launch tour for new album, Giving It Away. Making the experience even more exciting was the fact that it was all performed in the most beautiful of settings – in that of Hobart’s historic Theatre Royal. Claire Anne Taylor, for …
Premiere: From Grey – Billie
After releasing an EP in 2015 and a debut album as a duo in 2018 under the name Ronan K, the band changed their name to From Grey, and are set to release their new album ‘To Dust’ on the 1st of March. Until then they have shared their new single titled ‘Billie’ which we …
Premiere: Alana Wilkinson’s ‘Dream Big’ Unveils the Power of Love and Resilience + Tour Dates
From a tale of love and resilience, Backseat Mafia is excited to premiere Australian folk artist Alana Wilkinson as she introduces her latest single, ‘Dream Big’. Alana’s heartfelt composition, born out of her challenges after the 2021 birth of her son, Rafferty, weaves together the trials of navigating NICU corridors, surviving a dramatic flood evacuation, …
Album Review: Richard Wileman – The Forked Road
There’s a moment in Woodstock the Movie, during the Country Joe and the Fish tune, ‘Section 43’, where the camera zooms in on a soft-focus blurred psychedelic lightwheel slowly turning. The blissful gentle guitar melody starts turning also, towards a more sinister realm. Richard Wileman lives in that moment. Similar moments occur during the movie …
Track: Amigo The Devil – The Mechanic
Backseat Mafia’s favourite Amigo the Devil (aka Danny Kiranos) has shared his brand new single entitled ‘The Mechanic’. It is the second song to be lifted from his third studio album, ‘Yours Until The War Is Over’, which is set for release on the 23rd of February and contains ATD’s most disarming and inspired collection …
Track: Hollow Coves Unveils Heartfelt Single ‘Photographs’ as Prelude to Upcoming Album ‘Nothing To Lose’ + European and North American Tour Dates
Gold Coast-based duo Hollow Coves has recently gifted us all with their latest single, ‘Photographs‘. The track, steeped in nostalgia and warmth, serves as a tribute to the traditional charm of tangible photographs, inspired by the heartwarming tradition of Matt Carins’ mother who compiled a photo album for him from the day he entered the …
Track: Jozef Van Wissem – With Our Hands Our Hearts To Raise
Following the recent singles, ‘The Call of the Deathbird‘ featuring guest vocals from Hilary Woods, and the album’s foreboding instrumental opening track ‘The Devil is a Fair Angel and the Serpent a Subtle Beast‘, Jozef Van Wissem has shared his ghostly new single ‘With Our Hands Our Hearts To Raise’. This is the third single to be taken from his forthcoming album ‘The Night …