London
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: Broken Forest – Ghosts in the dark
Taken from Broken Forest’s forthcoming ‘Live at the old church’ EP, out on August 30th via Luise London Records, were delighted to premiere the new video for an live acoustic version of recent single ‘Ghosts in the Dark’ right here on Backseat Mafia. Essentially the project of Luise London, Broken Forest takes their folk stylings …
See: Cassels reveal new video for ‘The Perfect Ending’
London duo Cassels are gearing up to the releae of their second album, The Perfect Ending, which drops of 6th September via Big Scary Monsters Recordings. From it the band have released a new video for the title track. Much of the album is based on environmental issues, with The Perfect Ending being one of …
See: Hope Tala releases new video for Lovestained
London singer/songwriter Hope Tala recently released a single, ‘Lovestained’. taken from her upcoming EP, and she’s followed that up with a new video for the track – which she describes as sitting ‘…in the grey area between infatuation and love – when you just want the person you’re interested in to give you a little …
Album Review: Lomea – Echoes In Bloom
It would be easy just to tell you that London producer Lomea creates beats that are emotive and cross a number of genres. I could do that, but Resident Advisor has beaten me to it. It’s perhaps the clearest synopsis of his work though. Known for interweaving a selection of acoustic moments into lullaby-like transitions …
MATT HART – INTERVIEW
Matt Hart is somewhat of a new face in the London industrial scene. Despite having a fair few releases under his belt things are starting to pick up momentum now with bigger live shows and more music on the way. We caugh up with Matt for a little insider info and to see what’s going …
Track: Crumb – Ghostride plus tour dates
If you’re in the mood this evening for a leisurely, almost lounge-esque track to ease you into the upcoming weekend, Brooklyn collaborators Crumb is exactly the easy, relaxed group of artists for that. Their single, “Ghostride”, is laid-back, dreamy number taken from their forthcoming album Jinx, scheduled for release June 14th. A sanguine piece from the quartet, the …
Say Psych: Album Review: Flamingods – Levitation
Flamingods are a four-piece, multi-instrumental, multi-cultural band who originally met and formed in Bahrain & now call London home. The band was founded by Kamal Rasool and now consists of Rasool, Sam Rowe, Charles Prest & Karthik Poduval. The group puts a focus on exploration and experimentation, often taking influence from different cultures around the world by …
Track: Hexmaze ‘Hex Hex Hex’
London five-piece Hexmaze are shimmering under a veil of lurching guitarwork and witchy incantations on their debut single ‘Hex Hex Hex’. They are the musical mergence of Aneta, Alex, Emma, Mel and Sophie – five women brought together from the UK, Sweden, Poland and Mexico, drawing together a mosaic of influences and creative minds. While …