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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 early summer via their own label Sob Story Records. No stangers to the Backset Mafia pages, we are excited to premiere the first taste from this …
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 engineer Paul Hiraga, has released a new video for the track Black Eye, and we’re extremely pleased to be able to premiere it right here …
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, is out now via Tapete Records (was there ever a label and a ban more suited to eachother?). It’s a first for Duglas and the …
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. Both tracks are taken from his debut album due later this year. Speaking about the single, Beale says: “King Godzilla is a track that explores …
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, and we’re delighted to be able to share the accompanying video for the track exclusively here on Backseat Mafia this morning. The song is a …
Premiere: Legendary Scottish indie stalwarts The Orchids release new single, This Boy Is A Mess
Legendary might seem an overused word, but were gonna go ahead and use it anyway to describe Glasgow indie band The Orchids. First coming to notice making smart, emotive and ambitious indie pop for the equally legendary Sarah Records (we really don’t give two hoots dropping the L word), we’re delighted to be able to …
Premiere: Singapore based indie trio Coming Up Roses reveal new single ’Would You Ever’; see and hear it hear, first
Taken from their imminent EP Everything Is, Singapore alt-indie trio Coming Up Roses hsve just revealed a new single and video called ’Would You Ever’ and were delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. Of the new single, the band say, “‘Would You Ever’ is about leaving the life …
Premiere: Dadbod reveal new single, True Grit
Essentially the bedroom project of Daniel Host, Dadbod have revealed their/his new single True Grit – and we’re delighted to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. Sitting somewhere between The Beach Boys and Chris Rea, with a dose of Lloyd Cole thrown in for good measure as well as good slice of himself, …
Premiere: Richard Orofino reveals beautiful new single, Bending; hear it here, first
We’ve featured Brooklyn based singer/songwriter Richard Orofino before here on Backseat Mafia, and now are delighted to be able to premiere his new single Bending today. Already a respected artist and sought after producer, he’s following up recent releases such as ‘Fake Me’ and ‘Wanna Say’ with a new track, Bending. As with much of …
Premiere: The Wedding Present reveal live new video for the gorgeous, aching melancholy of Monochrome
Excitement reigns here at Backseat Mafia offices (i.e. my kitchen table) as we get to premiere the new video from the legendary boy Gedge and his Wedding Present co-conspirators – masters in the dark arts of making drop dead gorgeous indie gems, and they’ve cast another here in the shape of the melancholy Monochrome. Part …