indie exclusives – Backseat Mafia

Premiere: Clara Joy Unveils Poignant New Video for “Breakdown”

NYC-based artist Clara Joy introduces Breakdown, the first single from her forthcoming debut album, What We Have Now, out May 23rd via Shimmy-Disc. Accompanied by a striking new video, Breakdown…

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Premiere: Lookers release Dreamy New Video for the shimmering “Alone”

Providence indie outfit Lookers unveil their new single and video, Alone, today—a beautiful slab of laid-back, shoegaze-inflected indie rock. Marked by delicately picked guitars and a chorus that immediately lingers,…

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Premiere: TVOD return with dystopian video for brilliant new single Uniform

Brooklyn’s TVOD return with Uniform, a taut and angular post-punk track that ebbs and flows before swelling into something punkier though it never fully lets itself off the leash. The…

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Premiere: Daniel Schamroth – Cold Wind Blowing

Devon-born, British singer-songwriter and lead singer of The Loft Club, Daniel Schamroth, writes stripped-back, soulful indie anthems. His music sits somewhere between the worlds of Noel Gallagher, Ryan Adams, and Neil Young. Wearing…

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Premiere: We Have An Exclusive Stream Of The Debut Album by Keeley – ‘Floating Above Everything Else’

We are very excited here at Backseat Mafia to get an exclusive stream of the exceptional debut album by Keeley, fronted by singer, guitarist, songwriter and enigmatic Dubliner Keeley Moss, the day before…

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Premiere: Arliston Share The Shimmering And Intoxicating Track ‘How In Heaven’

The South London indie pop duo of Jack Ratcliffe and George Hasbury that go by the name Arliston, are set to release their forthcoming EP set for release in the…

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Premiere: Downpilot releases new video for the rather beautiful ‘Black Eye’

Ahead of the release of his new album The Forecast, out on March 17th via the ever brilliant Tapete label, Downpilot – ostensibly the project of singer-songwriter, musician and recording…

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Premiere: BMX Bandits release new video for Long Forgotten Summers

News from camp BMX Bandits is that the legendary Scottish indie band, beloved of Kurt Cobain and so many others before ansince, is that their new album, The Dreaded Light,…

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Premiere: Jamie Beale – King Godzilla

Novatines singer Jamie Beale released his debut single ‘Borderline‘ earlier this year. We at Backseat Mafia are very pleased to be premiering Beale’s video for his second single King Godzilla.…

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Premiere: Kula Shaker release new video for Whatever it is (I’m against it); see it first, here

Taken from their new album 1st Congregational Church Of Eternal Love (and free hugs), Whatever it is (I’m against it) is the brand new single from a re-energised Kula Shaker,…

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