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Scratch The Surface: The Jasmine Minks – Scratch the Surface (Creation Records, 1989)

Formed in Aberdeen in 1983 by Jim Shepherd (guitar/vocals), Adam Sanderson (vocals/guitar), Martin Keena(bass guitar), and Tom Reid (drums/vocals), The Jasmine Minks were a staple on the 80s indie scene,…

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Track: Ya Tseen’s ‘Knives’ Works Towards Emotional Normality

Many of the day-to-day emotions we take for granted have been atrophied by the pandemic, and artists have begun to explore how we can return to emotional normality. In anticipation…

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See: Dominic Breen releases evocative video for the glorious track ‘James Street Tonight’ plus announces live shows

Dominic Breens‘s track ‘James Street Tonight’, released at the beginning of March, was lauded by us for its chiming guitars and melancholia, lifted skywards by Breen’s gorgeous vocals. The song…

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Playlist: Sarah Records – The Hundred

Here at Backseat Mafia, we’re totally cross genre. It’s how we like it. So you’re just as likely to see Deep House followed by Death Metal followed by neo-jazz or…

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News: Cheval Sombre announces his second album of the year, following the deliciousness of ‘Time Waits For No One’; see the animation for ‘Well It’s Hard’

AFTER so many moons away from us Chris Porpora, aka Cheval Sombre, has delighted us, truly delighted us, with the gorgeous ambient shoegaze folk of Time Waits For No One…

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News: Red Rum Club launch an acoustic album with a bright, brassy retread of ‘Eleanor’ – there’s a marathon tour run, too

LIVERPOOL’S bright, summery popsters Red Rum Club are following hot on the heels of last autumn’s The Hollow Of Humdrum by taking those well-sculpted tunes and unplugging them for an…

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Album review: The Peacers – ‘Blexxed Rec’: San Fran garage outfit’s third has some nuggets within

Whatcha got? A great little garage rock record, is what. One foot in a California garage, fiddling with the fuzz pedals; another gazing across the ocean to Swingin' London town, taking in folkiness, powerpop, mod and freakbeat touches. A great record for a dusk motorway, this; yeah, a great little record.

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Album Review: Dance punk exponents Death From Above 1979 release new album ‘Is 4 Lovers’

After months of fierce anticipation Death From Above 1979’s fourth LP release, ‘Is 4 Lovers’, finally drops today. Produced, mastered and recorded entirely by bassist Sebastien Grainger and drummer Jesse…

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Premiere: Felix And The Sunsets release new single ‘Leaving on the next train’; get an early listen here

Leaving on the next train is the new single from Scottish band Felix and the Sunsets, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia…

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Premiere: See the video for the DM-bouncealong indie anthem of Gunke’s ‘Football’

IF, in these long Covidian days, you find you could actually do with a decent slab of DM-bouncing indie-rock with a nod to Pavement and Bill Ryder-Jones, crunchy guitars, chantalong…

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