Premiere: This Bliss reveal new video for Give Me More; see it first, here
Taken from their ‘Retroshade’ album, which dropped on March 5th, Boston electro-pop band This Bliss have returned with a new video for the track Give Me More, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. Built on electro pop roots with a nod towards trip-hop, GIve Me More …
Exclusive: Trent Halliday plays Get Close live in session for Backseat Mafia
We ran into Trent Halliday so to speak in the Summer of last year, here, with his rather lovely track ‘Get Close’, a mixture of folk, English charm and just a touch of psychedelia. He went onto release an album ‘Declare’ full of such treats later in the year. Recently, he’s returned with a new …
Premiere: The Beegles reveal first new single in four years, Dog; take a first listen, here
Out on April 9th on Zuccini Records in Australia and Not For Fun Records in the UK and Europe comes the new single from the Beegles – Dog, their first in four years since 2017’s Everybody Outside. It’s a slice of experimental almost performance poetry from the band, essentially the moniker of Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Ash …
See: Field Music reveal new video for ‘Not When You’re In Love’, plus Podcast and Tour news
Here at Backseat Mafia we love the brothers Brewis – Peter, David and associates aka Field Music, and any excuse to rattle on about them, we take. As it is, there’s a load of stuff happening at camp Field Music as the band release a new video for their latest single ‘Not When You’re In …
Exclusive: Backseat Mafia Takeover Mix: Pepe Mateos
Sankey’s Ibiza resident and co-owner of Flow Musique alongside Davirus, Pepe Mateos has taken on a bold project to self-release a single for every month of the year in 2021. This series will show him exploring a wide range of styles and sounds, with each and every release influenced by the notion that, “the future …
Premiere: Mick Dimitri releases new video for the slick ‘Take My Hand’
It’s a real rags to riches story, but Mick Dimitri got his big break whilst waiting tables for Ed Sheeran in 2018. After hitting it off, Mick opened for Ed on his Divide tour, at the age of nineteen, alongside Zara Larsson and James Bay. Now older, the Italian singer-songwriter has released a new video …
Track: Sam Barnes of Boy Azooga releases beautiful new single, Wired World
Welsh composer, musician and songwriter Sam Barnes has released his new singles ‘Wired World’, on the Rose Parade Recording Co. Although it’s a stand-alone affair, it comes as q prequel to his debut album, due out in August. He’s a bit of a musical polymath, writing and recording since the age of 10, and writing …
Premiere: Ead Wood release new video for the brilliant indie rock of ‘Environment’
Bristol band Ead Wood have just released their new single, Environmental, taken from their forthcoming EP Songs in the Quay of Sea, and we’re delighted right here on Backseat Mafia to be able to premiere the accompanying video for the track. The whole EP is inspired by frontman Ed Soles love of the English Coast, …
Scratch The Surface: The Jasmine Minks – Scratch the Surface (Creation Records, 1989)
Formed in Aberdeen in 1983 by Jim Shepherd (guitar/vocals), Adam Sanderson (vocals/guitar), Martin Keena(bass guitar), and Tom Reid (drums/vocals), The Jasmine Minks were a staple on the 80s indie scene, and after sending a demon to Melody Maker, were gobbled by Alan McGee’s fledgling Creation Records. From there they released four albums and four singles …
Playlist: Sarah Records – The Hundred
Here at Backseat Mafia, we’re totally cross genre. It’s how we like it. So you’re just as likely to see Deep House followed by Death Metal followed by neo-jazz or something. BUt we do have our favourites, and over the years, Sarah Records has always found its place on Backseat Mafia. Formed by Clare Wadd …