Track: Beige Banquet release debut single ‘Wired/Weird’
London based Beige banquet have just released their debut single Wired/Weird ahead of their upcoming debut long player which is due out in the early part of 2021, both via Just Step Sideways Records. It’s angsty and anxious post-punk / art rock that feeds you winding riffs that break into slashing chords as it builds …
Premiere: Mr. Bewlay releases new live video for Lovelife.
Coming off the back of a handful of releases in 2019, including a collaboration with the South Wales band Fussie, artist Mr. Bewlay is back with a double single ‘Fake Yourself’ containing the tracks ‘Fake Yourself’, ’Lovelife’ and bonus instrumental ‘Stentorian’, and he’s recorded versions of these at Yellowshark studios. We’re delighted to premiere the …
Feature: The 50 best albums of 2020
Well, it’s been a bit of a year, hasn’t it? Global pandemics, George Floyd, environmental issues, terrorism, dissatisfaction with those in charge, not least in the ongoing (it seems) fallout from the American Presidential election. None of that has stopped artists from all persuasions and genres making some fantastic music over the last 12 months. …
Premiere: Axelle von Dorpp releases short film ‘Level Up’, featuring the music of LEYKA
YOUNG French artist LEYKA has teamed up with filmmaker Axelle con Dorpp, who’s worked with the likes of Poni Hoax, Nicolas Ker, Neblu Oscillator and Jonathan Fitoussi to make a part-documentary, part-pop video featuring music from LEYKA’s newly released album, Level Up. Set essentially as a documentary of a party that took place in between …
Premiere: Test Patterns reveal hypnotic new video for Trendsetter
West Coast based alternative electronic duo Test Patterns have released a new single, Trendsetter – their third of the year following on from ‘In the Red’ and ‘New Beginnings’, and we’re delighted to premiere the new accompanying video right here on Backseat Mafia today. Taking it’s lead from the likes of Portishead, the track crackles …
Exclusive: John J Presley reveals On A Sunday (Reprise) for At Home Sessions
Blues-Psych troubadour John J Presley has just revealed his new Albany Sessions album, out last Friday, made up from tracks recorded at home over lockdown, with is trusty guitar, and pretty much nothing else. Recorded at home in Brighton, and recording, producing and mixing everything himself, the record is available on a beautiful translucent-red vinyl …
Neutrals release new video for ‘Personal Computing’
Out right now is the new single from Bay Area indie pop / post-punk group Neutrals. Out on legendary Slumberland Record, it marks the end of the SLR30 series; sign up for the SLR30 Subscription Series here. Allan from the band says of the track “It may come as a surprise, but I was a nerdy …
EP: McCookerybook and Rotifer – Equal Parts
Those familiar with either of the protagonists involved in this release, an EP of rather lovely indie pop, with a nod towards folk and Motown along the way, will know what to expect. And, they’ll be glad to hear, won’t be disappointed either. Helen McCookerybook has a formidable cannon behind her as a member of …
See: UK rapper Karizma releases jazz-inflected new single, ‘Ostrich’
With a host of collaborators littering his past work, including Rodney P, Verb Y and Scorzayzee, UK rapper Karizma has returned with a new sound and partnership with producer Jack Wolff, and a new single called “Ostrich”, taken from his debut album due out next year. Taking everyday blunders as its tongue-in-cheek lyrical heart, and …
Premiere: Deadhead Daisies reveal new visuals to ‘Pigs’
Out today is the new single from Deadhead Daisies, aka Toronto born singer songwriter and producer Jordan Kahn. Called ‘Pigs’, it’s a reflection on the outcry and actions leading up to the George Floyd protests that marked out 2020, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere the new video for it right here on …