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Premiere: Mark Allen-Piccolo reveals new video for Under the Cherry Tree, plus album news
“Taking the listener on a romantic journey of luscious chords and melodies. Exploring grittier sonority through modulated drum machines, spitty synthesizers, and oscillated vocal processing”.
Premiere: The Gloomies release new video for ‘Nightlight’
Ahead of the release of their album ‘Are we getting better?’, out March 6th, Southern California’s The Gloomies (essentially the work of Andy Craig) have given Backseat Mafia the premiere for the track ‘Nightlight’. It’s a woozy, laid back slice of indie funk, nodding a head towards the likes of Unknown Mortal Orchestra and the …
Premiere: See new video for ‘Azure’ from Electric Litany
Ahead of the release of London based quartet Electric Litany’s third (and most ambitious to date) album ‘Under A Common Sky’, we are delighted to premiere the video for the album’s lead track ‘Azure’. Sitting somewhere between the emotional textures of Mogwai and Sigur Ros, it’s driven from this sweeping, stately piano lines, as underneath …
Premiere: Paul Jacks – You’re gonna learn to love someday
Alaskan singer-songwriter Paul Jacks has recently released a new album, In other words, which dropped on August 9th via Anchrage’s Tritone Records. From it, he’s released a new video for ‘You’re gonna learn to love someday’, and we’re delighted to premiere it on Backseat Mafia today. Of the song, Paul told us exclusively “I decided …
Premiere: Balue – Mind I had
we’re delighted to premiere the new single ‘Mind I Had’ from New Mexico lo-fi bedroom pop project Balue, the project of Eli Thomas. It’s the second single to be taken from his upcoming full length album ‘Suburban Blues’, which is out on August 23rd via Lunar Ruins. Recorded entirely by Eli at night, it has …
Premiere: Kazyak – Contravertical
Minneapolis indie five piece Kazyak are preparing for their new album Odyssey, which is released on August 16th, and from it we are delighted to premiere the track Contravertical here on Backseat Mafia. Of the track, singer/guitarist Peter Frey told us “‘Contravertical’ explores the unknown parts of the universe and the idea that we’re all …
Premiere: Keys – I only want you for your Rock and Roll
Following on from their last single Black and White, welsh five piece Keys have returned with the scuzzy, sweat inducing, fuzz-rock of ‘I only want you for your rock and roll’, and we’re delighted to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia. Although it’s gritty and has this musty air of Stooges-like psych hanging over …
Premiere: Minimal Animal release video for Rise, plus new EP news
Under a new moniker, Minimal Animal, former Screaming Maldini main man Nick Cox is releasing his first new music since the band, a favourite of ours here at Backseat Mafia, split. Taken from his new EP out today, Nick has released a new video for lead track Rise, which we’re delightedly to premiere here. Of …
Premiere: Gus Ring – Will I be alone for the rest of my life?
Ahead of the release of his new album ‘For us Lonely Souls’, out early 2020, we’re delighted here at Backseat Mafia to premiere the new single and video from Gus Ring, entitled “Will I Be Alone For The Rest Of My Life?”. Following his albums Boredomtapes (2015) and Hypnoseas (2017), the new single shows that he’s delving into …
Premiere: The Purple Lights reveal new video for Lake
We’re delighted here on Backseat Mafia to premiere the new track/video from London/Suffolk duo The Purple Lights for their forthcoming single Lake, out on July 12th via 3-6-9 ‘Essentially Lake is a break-up song, for anyone who has loved and lost, a coming to terms with reality and moving forward in life’ say the band, and …