NEWS: Hamilton Leithauser announces new album, live launch stream
HAMILTON LEITHAUSER, the massive voice behind such The Walkmen hits as “The Rat” and “In The New Year”, has announced a new album – a live set – and to…
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PREMIERE: The Galaxy Electric – ‘Tomorrow Was Better Than Yesterday’: retrotronics to watch Earthrise
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…
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TRACK: hear the retro yearn of Elvis Perkins’ ‘See Through’ – a world where people dance alone
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…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Bing & Ruth – ‘Species’ – majestic and meditative
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…
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Say Psych: Track Review: The Vacant Lots – Fracture
‘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,…
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Track: Lost Like Lions – Enemies
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…
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Premiere: Amira B – Away
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…
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Video: Scratch – Soak
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…
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Premiere: The Side Project – Redbone (feat. Alita Moses)
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.…
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Track: B Boys – I want
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,…
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