Premiere: Arnan Raz releases new single, 7 Days
Arnan Raz, member of the ‘The Side Project’, and acclaimed Saxopohonist, has drafted in an eclectic band made up of Saxophonist Eyal Hai (NY/Israel) trumpet player Hillel Salem (NY/Israel), Percussionists Kofi Hunter (U.S.A) and Joel Mateo (Puerto Rico), and bass player Scott Colberg (U.S.A) for his third foray into solo recordings. The result is 7 …
Premiere: Meril Wubslin release the melancholy indie-folk of C’est Faux
Out on Friday via Geneva label Bongo Joe Records is the new album from Meril Wubslin, Alors quoi. They’re the brainchild of Swiss indie royalty, Velma guitarist-songwriter Christian Garcia-Gaucher and Toboggan and Wild Guys singer-guitarist Valérie Niederoest, accompanied by Toboggan and Rosqo drummer, Jérémie Conne. From the album, we’re delighted to be able to premiere …
Premiere: Filippin releases the beautiful alt-pop of Disgrace feat. Runah
“There are no rules. This is how DISGRACE is born. Go against the rules or ignore the rules to innovate”, so says 21 year old Italian DJ / composer / producer Filippin (real name Lorenzo Filippin) of his new track Disgrace, which we’re delighted to be able to premiere on Backseat Mafia this morning. He’s …
EP: Jamie Fielding – Mind 3
Out now is the new EP from Clacton-based DJ and Producer Jamie Fielding, out on Jamie Jones’ Hottrax label, featuring three welcome doses of late night house music. It’s almost ironic that Fielding was inspired to take up DJ-ing / producing by a set from Jones back in 2018. The title track opens proceedings with …
Track: Minimal Animal reveals the heart-stopping new single, Saturated
We’ve long been in thrall of Minimal Animal, back to his Sheffield days at the head of Screaming Maldini, who we at the time thought were the best band on the planet. He’s now in Brixton, and has just released his first single of 2021 in the shape of Saturated. It’s timely given these strange …
Premiere: See the new video from Stella Research Committee, for ‘Hanging In My Screamer’
Taken from their forthcoming album ‘A Proposed Method for Determining Sanding Fitness’, we’re delighted to premiere the new video from Cincinnati noise band Stella Research Committee for their new single ‘Hanging In Mt Screamer’. Making up the noise-rock / no-wave scene with the likes of Hissing Tiles, Fruit LoOops and Daumier, Stella Research Committee mix …
Rising: We meet LANKS, and listen to his recent single, Cold Blood
After we heard the new song from NYC via Melbourne artist LANKS, Cold Blood, we knew we had something rather special on our hands. Glittering electro, soaked in melancholy and with this strumming guitar adding to the realism were enough to draw us in. It was these impossibly catchy melodies, as well as his soaring …
Exclusive: Backeat Mafia takeover mix: Kristi Yang
On the back of his recent Back on my Bullshit EP, a collaboration between Kristi Yang & Ms Chi, out now on Lee Foss’ sister label South of Saturn, we welcome Kristi Yang to the takeover mix. Miami based Zach Comisar, aka Kristi Yang, has been grabbing attention all over the place, firstly with his …
Premiere: The Motive release new single, Live It Again
South West London indie rock quartet The Motive are releasing their new single tomorrow (3rd February) and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here today on Backseat Mafia. The upcoming band are racking up good numbers on streaming services, just going over 850,000 streams, and this new single should be the push …
Track: Sports reveal new single, The Look
Oklahoma duo Sports, aka childhood friends Cale Chronister and Christian Theriot, are back with a new single, The Look. It’s taken from their forthcoming EP ‘Get a Good Look Pt.1’, out on February 12th, and is a follow up to recent singles “Tell You Something”, “Baby Baby” and “Never Know”. Of the track, vocalist and …