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Exclusive: Laurence Murray Project records Providence live in session for Backseat Mafia

Edinburgh-based Laurence Murray Project joined us for a stripped back rendition of their latest single Providence. Bringing in an acoustic guitar to replace the psychedelic grooves of the original, Laurence…

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Premiere: The Parasocials reveal debut single Karmatose; hear it first right here

Taken from their forthcoming debut self-titled EP, Parasocials is the first single from new quartet The Parasocials, aka lo-fi indie jazz artist Tomer Krail, roguish punk-folk singer George Calne Jones,…

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Track: Hiatus Kaiyote shine with ‘Get Sun’ feat Arthur Verocai ahead of album ‘Mood Valiant’.

We’ve all been waiting for a new Hiatus Kaiyote album to drop. Well, at least those who saw them perform whilst they were on the road to jazz fame at…

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Track: ‘End Song’ is only the beginning for feeo

The neo-jazz scene in the UK is spawning several exciting artists in the world of indie fusion, and feeo’s announcement of a debut EP promises to be another lively offering…

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Premiere: Osé’s ‘Hurt Bae’- Toronto Soul

Osé is an R&B/Soul artist, singer, and songwriter originating from Toronto. At just seventeen years of age she’s making waves in the music community with her soulful voice and mature…

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Album review: Lake Street Dive delight with ‘Obviously’

HYPOTHETICALLY speaking, we were all waiting for this album to drop. Well, I was at least. Ever since I heard the now-viral acoustic cover of Jackson 5’s “I Want You…

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EP: Montreal’s Busty and the Bass release the groove of ‘The ET Suite’

IF LOCKDOWN releases and remote recordings are anything to go by, especially when you’re a jazz ensemble, then you best take example from The ET Suite– a reimagined expansion of…

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EP: Sydney’s Silky Roads lets slip a smooth and ultra cool EP ‘Granada’

What’s on the label is certainly in the box – Sydney-based band Silky Roads has just released an EP entitled ‘Granada’ and it is one silky smooth piece of cool.…

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Track: The Bamboos effortlessly reinvent ‘Ride on Time’ with an organic, funky analogue style

I remember feeling deeply uncomfortable in the late eighties when I first heard Black Box’s ‘Ride on Time’. There I was, covered in black and an attitude, wearing Docs and…

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Album Review: Femi Kuti + Made Kuti – Legacy +

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m no afrobeat scholar, but there’s something undeniably enticing about a double album calling itself Legacy+ that’s attached to the Kuti name. I…

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