Premiere: Courtney Jacobs releases new single Let Me
In little over six months, Houston singer-songwriter Courtney Jacobs is fast gaining a foothold with her jazz tinged pop, and so we’re delighted to be able to to premiere her new, third single Let Me right here on Backseat Mafia today. Of the track, Courtney says ““let me” is an upbeat, laid-back song for strolling …
Rising: Meet Gillie and hear her single, ‘Leaving Alone’
GILLIE is a young guitar pop talent. Originally hailing from Wales, she moved east to London to study and began plying a folky craft which began to take on more electronic elements before arriving at the pristine pop/indie groove you can hear on her latest single, “Leaving Alone” (you’ll find it down there at the …
Rising: We meet Spang Sisters; see the vid for the post-modern soul of ‘Eddie Murphy’
AFTER first being seduced by the name (I mean: isn’t Spang Sisters a thing of beauty?), we were further seduced by the musical chops of the said sisters, in actual fact duo Rachid and Jules. Not just those cool Hall & Oates meets Unknown Mortal Orchestra vibes; but also these keenly observed, skewed views of …
Premiere: Mike Clerk channels his inner Bruce Lee in new Keep Movin’ video
Fife singer-songwriter Mike Clerk, formerly lead singer of The Lost Generation, has returned to music in 2020, buoyed by both a hugely successful kickstarter campaign and also the reaction to his single ‘Thought Of Fools’. We’re absolutely delighted to premiere the lifelong martial arts fan‘s (and practising martial artist) new video for his latest single …
See: Postdata reveals new video for Twin Flames
Halifax, Canada indie rocker Postdata have unveiled a new video for the track Twin Flames, the title track from Postdata‘s (aka Paul Murphy) forthcoming album, out on March 5th via Paper Bag Records. Of the track, Murphy says “This was initially an instrumental track. I think that’s all I was going for at first. Ali …
See: Nayana IZ shares new video for Partner In Crime
Out right now is the new video for ‘Partner in Crime’, from 20 year old Londoner Nayana IZ. Its the follow up trio her rather brilliant debut EP ‘Smoke Y Fly’, and marks the end of an important year for her. Of the song, she describes it “is about that person you trust most even …
Premiere: Lethe release new video for the track ‘Delta’
The Norwegian/Swiss duo Lethe, aka Anna Murphy and Tor-Helge Skei, are releasing a two track stand-alone single Gamma / Delta on December 4th ahead of their new album out early next year, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere the video for the latter right here on Backseat Mafia today. Delta switches between a …
Premiere: Crawford Mack releases new visuals for ‘Turning’
Taken from his recently released debut album ‘Bread & Circuses’, Glaswegian songwriter Crawford Mack has released new visuals for the track ‘Turning’ taken from the album, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere them right here on Backseat Mafia this morning. Crawford says of the track “I wrote the track initially about being reminded …
Premiere: Disout reveal new lyric video for ‘Dissonance’
Polish metallers Disout are releasing their brand new single ‘Dissonance’, taken from their forthcoming debut album – out early 2021, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere the accompanying lyric video right here on Backseat Mafia today. Starting off with these introverted riffs, there’s always a sense of malice about things lurking in the …
Rising: We interview new indie-Americana duo Sunny Bones – see ‘Be Cool’
EXQUISITE new duo Sunny Bones is the partnership of Helen Anderson and Ben Asker. The pair came to know each other through their previous band Box Of Light, which past incarnation of the pair saw them play the cooler names to drop on the British festival circuit, such as Latitude, Green Man, and Secret Garden …