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Premiere: Don’t Get Lemon release new track, Futures Lost
Don’t Get Lemon are a three piece synth-pop/post-punk band, taking inspiration from the likes of Lust for Youth, New Order, The Human League, Giorgio Moroder and other luminaries. Their new track Futures Lost is out today and we’re delighted to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia. Of the track, Don’t Get Lemon say “As …
Premiere: BOB to release new single, the uplifting indie pop of Telepathy
Right here on your official BOB channel (actually, probably unofficial, but why not – we damn well love them) we’re delighted to premiere the latest single to be taken from their forthcoming ‘You Can Stop That For A Start’ album, whose release on 29th September on the Optic Nerve imprint grows ever closer. Unlike John …
Premiere: Asses Release new track, ‘Strange Habits’
Founded by Markus Siegenhort (Lantlos) and Christian Kolf (Valborg) with drummer Patrick Schroeder in 2017, and abandoning their early grindcore style in favour of the garage/alt-rock they sit within now, Asses are gearing up to the Release of their debut EP ‘Feelings of a boy’, out via Wolves And Vibrancy Records on September 25th. From it …
Premiere: Fever Queen release new single,’Charmer’
Fever Queen is the moniker of Chicago based songwriter Eleanor Rose Lee. She’s releasing her debut album, The World of Fever Queen on September 10th via First To Knock, and from it we’re delighted to premiere her new single Charmer. The album draws on her experiences working and travelling across America, and contains a couple …
Premiere: Exclusive album stream for Philly indie rockers Maps & His Mothball Fleet’s ‘Gulf’
Out tomorrow on Azteca Records is the new album from Philadelphia indie rockers Maps & His Mothball Fleet. Titled Gulf, it focuses on post-pandemic way of life, distance and relationships and we’re absolutely delighted to exclusively stream the album right here today on Backseat Mafia. Of the record, the bands leader Matt Wanamaker told us …
Premiere: Silent Attic release new single ‘Take My Time’
Following on from recent single Hide Away, German indie quartet Silent Attic have returned with a new track, Take My Time, that we’re delighted to premiere right here on Backseat Mafia today. Both tracks come from the bands upcoming EP Escape, which is out on October 2nd. Take My Time is the story of a …
Exclusive: Jordan Lehning records stunning At Home Session of Little Lie for Backseat Mafia
Nashville based producer, composer and singer-songwriter Jordan Lehning has done a wonderful lockdown At Home Sesssion for us of ‘Little Lie’, taken from his recent album Little Idols. The album was written in the style of a short film, telling the tale of an affair between a married woman and a single man that unfolds …
Premiere: Micko & The Mellotronics release new track ‘Fear’
You might recognise Micko, leader of Micko & The Mellotronics, as Micko Westmorland – formally of The Bowling Green and his key role in cult 90s movie Velvet Goldmine. He’s assembled a cast of players with his Mellotronics which includes former Siouxsie & The Banshees / The Bat Cave guitarist Jon Klein, along with long …
Premiere: George McFall releases new single, The Boyfriend
We’re delighted to premiere the new single, The Boyfriend, from singer songwriter, producer, arranger and session musician George McFall. as well as working for a number of artists, George has released two albums himself, The first under the moniker Clean George IV and 2019’s XIV: Surrounder under his own name. The Boyfriend is taken from …
Premiere: Low Girl releases heartbreaking debut track, ‘ICU’
Out of tragedy comes ICU, the new single from Low Girl, out today and premiering right here on Backseat Mafia. Recorded in lockdown and with little access to recording equipment, it’s taken from her debut EP, expected some time in the Autumn. It’s about a man close to Low Girl, Steve, the father of her …