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See: Denai Moore releases new video for Motherless Child
Singer-Songwriter Denai Moore has released a new single, Motherless Child’, taken from her forthcoming album ‘Modern Dread’, out on Because music on July 3rd. Of the song, Denai says “Motherless Child was a song that I wrote years ago that didn’t work for other projects. Alex [Robertshaw] and I decided to revisit it and start …
Premiere: Nikitta – Dance in the Night (Acoustic)
Glasgow via Manchester singer-songwriter Nikitta has given us access to an acoustic version of her track Dance in the Night, that we’re delighted to premiere right here on Backseat Mafia this afternoon. Supporting Ms Dynamite at 16, Nikitta was singing on the X-Factor tour at 17, and has since written with Emeli Sande and toured …
Meet: LIZZI On her debut EP After Hours and more
East London singer-songwriter LIZZI has just released her debut EP ‘After Hours’, which mixes up a range of influences and Pushes them through a new soul hue. It’s more than that though, with her songs having the sort of immediately engaging smart yet introspective soul/pop music that’s been attracting attention from tastemakers and those close …
Premiere: Marveline – Savoury-Toothed Tiger
Marveline is basically the solo work of Pete Marley – a stalwart of the Sydney music scene and go-to bass player for a number of seminal local acts including The Nature Strip (see our review of their last album) and Fallon Cush. We are honored to prmiere Marveline’s debut album – amusingly titled ‘Savoury-Toothed Tiger’ …
See: Flawes reveal video for Look No Further ‘Lowlights’ version
Following on from their debut album Highlights, that dropped earlier in the year, British alt-pop band Flawes are releasing ‘Lowlights’ on May 13th via Red Bull Records, a EP of four of the songs that appeared on the album, stripped right back to their core. The band say “‘Lowlights’ is a selection of songs from …
Track: Riches – Lily
Riches, the project between Catherine McCandless (Young Galaxy) and choreographer Wynn Holmes, have released their third single ‘Lily’, the first to feature Holmes on vocals. Up to that point the pair, who see the project as a multidisciplinary collaboration of music, dance and performance, with Holmes living in New York and McCandless in Montreal. However, …
Album Review: Hayley Williams – Petals For Armor
It’s the solo record that many people disputed would ever happen, but boy, are we so glad it finally did. On 8th May 2020 through Atlantic, we were finally treated to the collection of songs now known as Petals For Armor, by Paramore‘s frontwoman Hayley Williams. The album was written throughout 2019, chronicling Williams experience …
See: Arlo Parks reveals new video for ‘Black Dog’
Arlo Parks has released her latest single, ‘Black Dog’, a track she describes as being about “the feeling of helplessness that comes along with watching a loved one suffer”, adding, “it’s supposed to make people who are struggling feel less isolated and start a conversation surrounding the prevalence of mental health issues in today’s world.“. Premiering …
See: Dirty Projectors release video for Lose your love
Dirty Projectors have revealed a new single, taken from their second of five EP’s to be released this year, Flight Tower, out on June 26th via the ever brilliant Domino Records. Each one of the EP’s features a different member of the band on lead vocals, and with Flight tower, keyboardist-percussionist Felicia Douglass is in …
NEWS: Larry Pink the Human release debut single ‘Love You, Bye’.
Larry Pink the Human consists of Laurie Vincent from the band Slaves and producer Jolyon Thomas. Thomas, whose production credits include M83, U2 and Royal Blood, is exchanging the studio for the stage, and the project is Vincent’s first stab as a lyricist. The idea is to create a space for expression, and exploration of …