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Track: Scratch – Soak/Newer Things

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 THE GALAXY ELECTRIC is American husband and wife duo Augustus and Jacqueline, who adore the music of the past of the future: that sweet, groovy as hell, jetpack-sporting and pristine white polo-necked spot where Broadcast, The Soundcarriers and others converge to fulfil the prophecy of the music we should be listening to today, in the …

A NEW YORK auteur with an eye for the beauty of a song steeped in the good stuff of muted bass-string riffs clicking away, a sturdy brass section and the slow chelsea-booted beauty of Roy Orbison, Elvis Perkins has shared a new taste of his upcoming album Creation Myths in the shape of “See Through.”. …

SOMETIMES the cliches can ring true. It’s a marriage made in heaven.  Take 4AD, Ivo Watts-Russell beautiful stable, which has given us such moments as … well, Victorialand. Need we say more?  Take also then, New York’s David Moore, who had quietly – and quietly again is le mot juste here – been making beguiling, …

‘Fracture’ is the second single to come from Interzone, the third full-length album by New York’s electro post-punk duo The Vacant Lots which genre-blends a synthesis of dance and psych, made for secluded listeners and all-night partygoers; meant for headphones and the club.  Created with aid from Alan Vega’s Arp synthesier and mixed by Maurizio …

Lost Like Lions, the Alternative Rock band from Buffalo, New York are about to release a brand new ep, ‘The Devil That You Know’ on Friday June 12th. They’ve recently dropped the first single ‘Enemies’ ahead of the ep release, on various listening platforms, including Itunes and Spotify.Easily the best use of alliteration in a band name, …

Out today is the new single by New York based singer-songwriter Amira B, Away, and we’re delighted to premiere it here on Backseat Mafia. Although initially classically trained after moving from Volgograd In Russia to New York, Amira gradually gravitated more to the Soul, Pop, R&B world and that’s where we see her with Away. …

A while back we wrote about a terrific cross ocean collaboration between Perth musician Ruz Irani  and New Yorker Avinash Lalwani under the name Scratch. Scratch are back with a video of the song ‘Soak’ – a song we described as sounding like Radiohead meeting Feeder – delicate guitars, synth, and vocals in between thunderous walls of guitar and …

Beginning in the subways oF New York, Saxophones quartet The Side Project have Gomez on to perform at notable NYC venues Andy further afield, saw well as touring and recording. Bringing a funk to whatever they do, as we’ll as a side order of jazz, they’ve recorded their version of the Childish Gambino track Redbone., …

Taken from their forthcoming album Dudu, out on July 26th via Captured Tracks, I want is the new single from New York post-punks B Boys. featuring Veronica Torres from Pill, I want, according to the band at least, is “…inspired by the frustration of having to demand for the things you innately deserve. It’s about …

The Liza Colby Sound will be heading out on the road this spring and bringing their signature rock n roll sound to Europe. The NYC rockers will be kicking off their European tour in Sweden and covering 5 countries over 15 dates with their sinful blend of classic rock, soulful vocals and dive bar swagger. …