Not Forgotten: A-Ha – Scoundrel Days
In 1985, Norse rock gods A-ha ruled the airwaves. Powered by remarkable cheekbones, teen acolytes and a cutting-edge video, they were on the Smash Hits cover most weeks. We worshipped…
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See: Awolnation share new video for Handyman
Following on from 2015’s Run album, Awolnation are preparing to release their third album ‘Here come the runts’. It once again showcases the talents of frontman Aaron Bruno who wrote,…
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New: Charlie Barnes announces UK tour dates
Sometime Bastille touring sideman Charlie Barnes has announced a full-band UK tour ahead of the release of his sophomore album ‘Oceanography’ ‘Oceanography’, his second album for Superball Music is the…
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Track: Kali Uchis – After the Storm
“We can find solace in the fact that we have to go through the bad stuff to truly get to the good,” says Kali Uchis of the title track to…
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News: Sigrid wins BBC sound of 2018
The BBC have been pioneering new music for many years (just like we like we do here at Backseat Mafia towers). Their annual poll artists and bands we can expect…
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Track: Squeeze – Rough Ride
Taken from their 15th studio album, The Knowledge, ‘Rough Ride’ is the new single from Squeeze, and its an ode to the current state of the welfare state, the health…
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News: Charlotte Gainsbourg announces European/Japanese tour dates
With the sound of her current single ‘Songbird in a cage’, co-written by Sir Paul McCartney, rattling around your radios, Charlotte Gainsbourg had revealed a run of European and Japanese…
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Album Review : No Age’s ‘Snares Like A Haircut’
Randy Randall and Dean Spunt have always come across as a couple art house punks with a hell of a lot of conviction. This Los Angeles noise/art/punk/rock duo known as…
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A beginners’ guide to Elton John
The 50 year career trajectory of Elton John has remained fascinating if not consistent. Rising to prominence during the singer-songwriter boom of the early 70s, he and songwriting partner Bernie…
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Not Forgotten: The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band – Gorilla
Released mere months after Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band shook the popular music scene to its core, The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band’s Gorilla turned the whole pop culture…
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