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Premiere: Nashville singer-songwriter Gatton releases new EP, Juvenescent
Nashville singer songwriter Gatton has just released his new EP Juvenescent, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere a stream of it right here on Backseat Mafia today. all four tracks sit comfortably within the realms of indie folk, with more than a hint of Americana thrown in there. Opening with a cover of …
Premiere: Mick Dimitri releases new video for the slick ‘Take My Hand’
It’s a real rags to riches story, but Mick Dimitri got his big break whilst waiting tables for Ed Sheeran in 2018. After hitting it off, Mick opened for Ed on his Divide tour, at the age of nineteen, alongside Zara Larsson and James Bay. Now older, the Italian singer-songwriter has released a new video …
Premiere: Moni Grace releases the cathartic break up song, The Chase
Following on from her debut album Places to Never Return to and her first EP, How to Fall in Love with the Concept of Forgetting – both released last year, Boston singer-songwriter Moni Grace returns with a new single, The Chase, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia …
Premiere: Libran releases the warm alt-pop of Out Of View / I Promise
Irish chamber pop artist Libran is releasing his third single today, Out Of View / I promise, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere the track right here on Backseat Mafia. Entirely self-produced, Libran spoke to us about the single, saying “When the severe Irish lockdown in early 2020 paused normality until further notice, …
Premiere: SHEMY releases the irresistible pop punk of Something Bout You
Out today is the new single from Flint, MI singer-songwriter, rapper and all round musical polymath SHEMY. Taken from his forthcoming ‘Awkwardly Confident’ album, our on May 5th, the track is called ‘Something Bout You’ and we’re delighted to have the UK premiere of it right here on Backseat Mafia. It’s the follow up to …
Premiere: Tiki & The Hotstuff release new video for ‘The Way I Feel’
The new single from Tiki & The Hotstuff, ‘The Way I Feel’ dropped at the end of last week, and we’re delighted to premiere the accompanying video right here on Backseat Mafia today. If you’ve already heard the track, you’ll know its all big chorus’ and bigger production, with the melodies being soaked in melancholy …
Premiere: Bliss Williams reveals new single on unrequited love, Falling For You
London singer-songwriter Bliss Williams is releasing his new single ‘Falling For You’ just in time for Valentine’s Day. Instead of being a loved up tale of being together though, it’s a heartbreaking story of unrequited love, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. Of the song, Bliss …
Premiere: Filippin releases the beautiful alt-pop of Disgrace feat. Runah
“There are no rules. This is how DISGRACE is born. Go against the rules or ignore the rules to innovate”, so says 21 year old Italian DJ / composer / producer Filippin (real name Lorenzo Filippin) of his new track Disgrace, which we’re delighted to be able to premiere on Backseat Mafia this morning. He’s …
Premiere: Julia Paymer releases new single, ‘Therapy’
LA singer songwriter Julia Paymer, now based in Nashville – has returned with her new single, Therapy, out tomorrow (January 29th), and ahead of its released we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia. Opening with this delicate piano line, Therapy details just that, being in therapy and its benefits …
Premiere: Fran Minney releases the heartbreaking new single, Normal
Leeds based singer-songwriter is releasing her dreamy new single ‘Normal’ tomorrow, and ahead of its released via Saint In The City Records, we’re delighted to be able to premiere it on Backseat Mafia today. “I wrote Normal when I was blind-sided by the end of relationship”, says Minney, “I wanted to memorialise the night when …