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Meet: thistle. Forged In A Garage lofi Hardcore Shoe Gazers

Forged in a garage in Northampton, and armed with a lo-fi, introspective yet hardcore sound, thistle have already captured the attention of BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 1 and Radio…

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Meet: Alt Rocker Newcomers ‘Kissing On Camera’

An emotive force from Dublin City, now forging their sound in the heart of London, Josh Rosney, Sam Cheesmore, Morgan Beausang and Sebastian Bluestone channel the raw energy and angst…

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Meet: ‘Flying Rats’, Young Indie Punks Set To Have A Cracking 2025

It’s always heartening to see that the youth still want to create original bands and try to set the world alight with their music. Sheffields Flying Rats are proof that…

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Meet: The Queen Of Darkness Nerys John Of ‘The Beautiful Darkness’

Give us a potted history of the band The band started in October ’21. Initially a name and an Instagram account, which I could use as a form of very…

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Meet: Sunderland’s Alt-Rock Blues Quartet Black Fern

Give us a potted history of the band We are a Sunderland-based alt/Blues rock band. We started rehearsing and writing last summer after a couple of years of wanting to…

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Meet: Merseyside’s New Guitar Band DBA!

Formed in Merseyside in 2024, and consisting of Sam Warren (vox & guitar), Jamie Lindberg (bass & backing vocals) and Josh Grant (lead guitar), DBA! have emerged as an urgent…

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Meet: 10 Questions with ABRAM

WARNING- Only start reading this if you are Musically obsessed, a bit of a dreamer and LOVE the idea of a ‘regular’ working class nobody punching through with some big…

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Meet: South London Alt-Rockers Dead Air

After impressing us here at Backseat Mafia with their past single, ‘Violently Blue‘ and ‘Die’ we had to learn a little more about the South London alt-rock newcomers Dead Air…

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Meet: Dance Metal Pioneer Iman

Originally hailing from Bahrain, Iman is a London based multi-instrumentalist and the driving force behind an alternative music project that blends electronic and industrial alt-rock/metal, often dubbed as ‘Dance Metal’.…

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Meet: Tellers Scribe – UK’s Story Telling Riff Masters

Their debut album, excitingly titled ‘Volume 1’, was released back in March. These riff metallers have an impressive array of influences that recall everyone from Korn and Metallica to Meat…

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