Feature: Afternoon Bike Ride give us a track by track lowdown of their beautiful new self titled album.
We’ve got a bit doe eyed about the new album from Montreal based trio Afternoon Bike Ride, what with their gorgeous melodies, lo-fi aesthetic and sensitive backings, so when we got chance to talk to the band about the new self-titled record – out today on the Friends of Friends imprint, we jumped at the …
Premiere: mynameisleonidas releases brilliant bass heavy ‘Lands’ for Kitsuné Musique
We delighted to be able to premiere ‘Lands’, the new track from new Kitsuné Musique signing mynameisleonidas right here on Backseat Mafia today. The enigmatic producer / musician has delivered this bass heavy banger, pulling in elements of bass, world and hip-hop together into something both unique and effortlessly present. Saying only “What if the …
Exclusive: Swedish singer-songwriter Bonanda records ‘Backseat’ live in session for Backseat Mafia
Swedish singer songwriter Bonander, aka Ellinor Sterner Bonander, recently released her brilliant debut album ‘Things We Don’t Talk About’, following on from singles Martha Gone in the Wind and Backseat – and she has done a exclusive live session from us here at Backseat Mafia of the latter. Stripped down to just the piano and …
Exclusive: Morgado from Brazilian DJ collective Underdogs reveals exclusive mix for Backseat Mafia, plus new EP
Rio de Janeiro’s up and coming DJ crew, party and label Underdogs have recently revealed their opening salvos from their label, their first release featuring in the Beatport deep house chart, and it’s follow up, which features OLLVR, Morgado & Bruce Leroys diving deep into percussive Afro house, all with this Latin twist. Check it …
New York punks The Jukebox Romantics channel their inner Mariah Carey for new video ‘Hey Nora’
Taken from their forthcoming EP ‘Fires Forming’ – out on December 17th via Sell the Heart Records (U.S.) and Engineer Records (UK), New York based punk quartet The Jukebox Romantics have just released the new video for ‘Hey Nora’, which channels the bands inner Fantasy-era Mariah four the shoot, which took place at the historic …
News: The Charlatans reveal music box in support of ‘The Music Venue Trust’
Who doesn’t love those little wind up music boxes of yesteryear, and also The Charlatans anthem ‘The Only One I Know’. Well certainly not us here at Backseat Mafia, and in our offices (well, house), I have a resplendent Richard Hawley music box on the shelves, and my battered 12” of The only one I …
Premiere: The Daydream Club release new video for Endgames
Out tomorrow is the new a single from The Daydream Club, taken from the duo’s forthcoming album ‘All our born days’ out on November 5th via Poco Poco Records and we’re delighted to be able to premiere the accompanying video right here on Backseat Mafia today. As with all the bands outputs, the duo – …
Track: Manchester’s The Be Positives run the retro chic on ‘Rain and Stormy Weather’
Taking their lead from the likes of The Band, Big Star, Kinks and Nick Lowe, Manchester’s The Be Positives – aka Mike Seal (Guitar, Piano & Vocals), Robert Hatton (Bass & Vocals), Simon Mayne (Lead Guitar & Vocals) and Callum Darley (Drums & Vocals) have just released a new single Rain and Stormy Weather, taken …
Track: Holy Hive release new single Story Of My Life ahead of second album
We’ve long been mad about Holy Hive, and out right now is the bands new single, Story of My Life – taken from the bands self-titled second album, out on September 24th via the ever brilliant Big Crown Records. Pre-order the album on cd or two versions on vinyl – black and a blue and …
Track: Bass artist Alex Thesleff releases the pulsating techno of ‘Timeflow’
Taking inspiration from the likes of Sigur Ros, Godspeed You Black Emporer, Aphex Twin and more, Helsinki born and based bass artists Alex Thesleff is releasing his new single, ‘TImeflow’ tomorrow (August 20th) on the Cashir Label. Most well known for his track ‘Bad Karma’ which soundtracked the Adidas Faster Than campaign and received over …