See: Sam Eagle releases new video for new single ‘Like This’
Taken from his forthcoming EP, ‘Something out of Nothing’, out in November on Cooking Vinyl, 21-year old multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Sam Eagle has shared the visuals for his latest single ‘Like This’. Speaking about the single, Sam says, “pretty much the whole song just came that night. Lyrically it’s quite abstract I think, but to me, …
See: Kitchman / Schmidt release new video for Anne Briggs inspired ‘Lowlands’
Out on November 27th is the new album from Jazz/Folk guitarist James Kitchman and vocalist Sylvia Schmidt – ‘As Long As Songbirds Sing’, and ahead of it, the pair have released their debut single, the Anne Briggs inspired ‘Lowlands’. On the origins of their version of the song – which Briggs sung on her seminal …
Track: Misty Coast release the psych-pop of ‘In a Million Years’
Misty Coast, aka Linn Frøkedal and Richard Myklebust have recently released a new track, In A MIllion Years ahead of their new album When I Fall From The Sky. On the song, Linn says “the song represents a recurring theme on the album, and it lingers in thoughts about whether we should choose to ignore …
Premiere: Mindset releases new single, Purple Açai
We’re becoming almost the official Mindset channel here on Backseat Mafia, having premiered his previous two singles ‘Breakfast in Bed’ and ‘I still use Ur netflix’, but the Colombia, South Carolina native makes such a catchy brand of soulful/funky hip-hop, we can’t ignore, so we’re delighted to premiere his latest release – Purple Açai. Named …
Exclusive: Alasdair Roberts records ‘Seagulls, Belts’ for Backseat Mafia live in session
Nearly 20 years after dropping his Appendix Out moniker, the name he used for his early output that put him firmly on the Folk map, Alasdair Roberts revisited it for his recent album ‘The Songs of My Boyhood’, which came out digitally recently on the acclaimed Drag City label. Mixing things up somewhere between Scottish …
Premiere: The Bachelor Pad reveal new video for Meet the Lovely Jenny Brown
Well yes and no, if that’s your question. Yes, there’s a new record from the all too briefly Brilliant The Bachelor Pad, the Strathbungo, Glasgow based psychedelic indie poppers who scored big (at least on tunes, and scruffy brilliant ones at that – and influence) with their solitary album – 1990’s Tales of Hofmann and …
Premiere: LE JUNK reveals new single and visuals for ‘Level 3”
London producer LE JUNK’s new single, Level 3, is out today on Naked Superstar Recordings and we’re delighted to premiere it, along with the Elliott Gonzo directed accompanying visuals, right here on Backseat Mafia today. Produced by Dan White (Buff Records) the track is lyrically at least, a metaphor of a love song, advocating treating …
Premiere: John McLucas releases new single ‘Play It Out’
San Francisco singer-songwriter John McLucas is back with a new track, Play It Out, and we’re delighted to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia this morning. After starting out as a songwriter/producer for other artists such as Krimetz, George Brandt and Tamara Bubble, he moved to LA to pursue his dream of being an …
Track: Pet Shimmers reveal Live-In Atrocity and Snake Eats a Lady from forthcoming album
Bristol’s Pet Shimmers are gearing up for the release of Trash Earthers, out on October 2nd via their own PS Records imprint, and ahead of it they’ve revealed two of the tracks from it – Snake Eats A Lady and Live-In Atrocity. It follows hot on the heels of the bands debut album Face Down …
Track: Shanghai Blues reveal new single, ‘Save Me’
East London quartet Shanghai Blues, named after a sadly now defunct Chinese restaurant (imagine the freebies that could have been scored there) have revealed a new single, ‘Save Me’, out now. “‘Save Me’ comes from those moments of feeling momentarily pinned under the weight of the world,” explains frontman, James Chalk. “Life can sometimes become overwhelming …