pop
Premiere: The Ella Sisters – Miss The Most
Norwegian duo The Ella Sisters, in reality Kristanstad based twin sisters Maren and Charlotte, are gearing up for the release of their debut EP ‘Queens’, out on August 28th. Ahead of it, they’ve released a new track from it, Miss The Most, which we’re delighted to premiere right here on Backseat Mafia today. Of the …
SEE: King Charles’ plea to ‘Feel These Heavy Times’
DANDYISH London troubadour King Charles has released the video for a new lockdown song, “Feel These Heavy Times”. It’s a sweet and hushed pleas for togetherness and love in straitened times: “I know you know life’s not fair / Maybe that’s why revolution’s in the air”. The video features self-filmed clips of fans at home …
Track: Duffy – River In The Sky
After dropping a new track by sending Jo Whiley an“only for radio” track, called ‘Something Beautiful’, in March, Duffy has returned with another moving track entitled “River In the Sky”. This deeply personal, emotive, piano-driven song will only be made available across Duffy’s social media channels, which Duffy captions with the words: “For the better …
SEE: Oh Wonder’s ‘Don’t You Worry’ soothes lockdown blues
SWOONSOME London duo Oh Wonder have continued to create under the privations of lockdown, with the fifth song in their acclaimed Home Tapes project out now. “Don’t You Worry” completes a quintet of home-recorded tunes to be issued over the recent, distanced months. It’s an intimate love song “about the intimacy and connection still possible …
Track: Gengahr Release Cover Of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Love’
Following on from the bands Maida Vale session for Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1, Gengahr have released their cover version of Kendrick Lamar’s track ‘ Love’. Frontman Felix explains, “This week we would have been on our way to play Glastonbury festival for the third time. It’s home to some amazing memories for us as …
See: Anna of the North reveals new video for Dream Girl
Norwegian singer-songwriter Anna of the North has released a new version of her track Dream Girl, along with a new video. You might recognise the track was in the Global Apple iPad Pro commercial earlier in the year, and in less than a week was charting on iTunes in over 30+ Countries, Daily Spotify Streams …
Album Review: Delta Maid – Katie
Liverpool artist Delta Maid returns to the music scene with something to prove with her stunning new album Katie. The album, out right now, is saturated with soulful blues and charismatic vocals – it’s a bold statement of independence from Delta Maid, with the album being named after her own birth name, Katie Foulkes. The …
Track: Alvarez Kings – ‘Words I Couldn’t Say’
UK alternative pop four-piece Alvarez Kings has just released a new single entitled “Words I Couldn’t Say” via Sire Records. Simon Thompson comments about the track: “The song came about when I was turning our spare room at home into our baby’s nursery as the acoustics were awesome. I was writing songs off of the back of …
Track: Hey Elbow – Nurture/Aptitude
Swedish dream-pop outfit Hey Elbow are back once again to share another wonderfully broad and ethereal offering, “Nurture/Aptitude”, lifted from their forthcoming full-length “We Three” due 18th September via Adrian Recordings. With an almost 2 minute intro of floaty choral voices looped together. The tracks kicks into life with rapid drums and dreamy synths interwoven with the …
TRACK: Julianna Barwick ft. Jónsi – In Light
Julianna Barwick releases stunning single ‘In Light’, featuring Jónsi from Sigur Rós via Ninja Tune. The single is off Barwick’s new album ‘Healing Is A Miracle’ which is out on 10th July and will be her 6th album. It is an absolutely breathtaking masterpiece of choral sounds, shifting light and shade with the evocation of …