Track: Ilja Alexander releases the emotive dream pop of Berlin
The latest single from Dreampop artist, IIja Alexander, ‘Berlin’ is out now on various listening platforms via Green Monk Records. With an atmospheric keys driven intro, distinctive vocals follow, Berlin builds to an Electronica-infused reveal. Combining memorable vocal hooks with a beat and synths/keyboard, the listener is put in the mind of Electronic music pioneers, …
Exclusive: Monokino records Bend or Break live for Backseat Mafia in an At Home Sessions
Dutch composer George van Wetering has been releaseing doses of his odd-ball pop for a while now under the moniker of Monokino, and we were struck by the brilliant ‘Bend or Break‘ he brought out at the end of last month. He’s worked with the likes of Tony Visconti and Kristee Young as well as …
Premiere: I Ya Toyah releases new single, Out Of Order
Polish born, USA based industrial goth artist I Ya Toyah (which means it’s just me in Polish) today releases her new single, Out of Order. It’s taken from her sophomore EP of the same name (out March 26th on Bandcamp, June 18th on streaming services) and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right …
See: Death From Above 1979 reveal new video for One + One
With news of their fourth album ‘4Lovers’ fresh in our minds, Death From Above 1979 have released a new single, One + One, out now via Universal Music Canada / Spinefarm. It’ll be the band, aka Sebastian Grainger and Jesse F. Keeler’s first new music since 2017’s ‘Outrage! Is Now’. Of the track, Sebastian Grainger …
Premiere: J. Chambers releases the brilliant Sirens feat. Dei.3avu
Taken from his forthcoming EP ‘Escape the Kingdom’, a work concerned with being Black and British and out on 26th, ‘Sirens’ is the new single from Manchester poet and hip-hop artist J Chambers, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. Already a rising star on the scene, …
Premiere: Third Culture Kings release new single/video for Lucid Dreamer
Third Culture Kings are a Copenhagen/NYC duo featuring former dälek man Alap Momin plus Jan Johansen of Glorybox and Ring Them Bells. Describing what they do as Womb music, they pull in elements of psych, indie, techno and bass music. They’ve a new track ‘Lucid Dreamer’ out tomorrow (12th February) and we’re delighted to be …
Exclusive: Backseat Mafia Takeover Mix – Mura
On the back of his debut on Patrick Toppings Trick label – ‘Check it’, which dropped last week (February 5th) São Paolo’s Mura has followed it up with a Takeover Mix exclusively for Backseat Mafia. Including the track in his mix, it’s a incessantly joyous catchy thing, with raps and synths the order of the …
Premiere: Colin Cannon releases new video for ‘Ing Right I’
Taken from his new album ‘McGoldrick’, out February 26th via Infrequent Seams, ‘Ing Right I’, is the new song from Colin Cannon, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it on Backseat Mafia today. As with the previous track from the album Cannon released, Get Up, it travels through Jazz, fusion, post-rock, electronica to …
Exclusive: Benjamin Lazar Davis records What Am I live in session for Backseat Mafia
We’ve long been admirers of Benjamin Lazar Davis, the go to man around Brooklyn, well, for everything really. He’s worked with the likes of Okkervil River, Kimbra, Sam Amidon, Anaïs Mitchell, and Lady Lamb, made records on his own and with folk pop collective Cuddle Magic, and in duo settings with Joan Wasser (Joan As …
Premiere: Little Winter release new live video for the stunning ‘Wonderlost’
Danish indie quintet Little Winter have just released a new video for their track Wonderlost, in conjunction with Port Practice Productions’ Mikkel Carlsen, and it’s out tomorrow. Ahead of its, release, we’re delighted to b e able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. Of the track, Little Winter say “In its essence, …