Track: Thundercat reveals new remix of ‘Dragonball Durag’ feat. Smino and Guapdad 4000
In the wake of his monumental ‘It is what it is’, which we roundly adored upon its release in the spring, Thundercat has returned with a new remix of one of the records standout tracks – Dragonball Durag, featuring friends Smino and Guapdad 4000. Rapper and vocalist Smino co-founded the lauded Zero Failure collective alongside …
See: Run The Jewels release new video for Out of Sight (feat. 2 Chainz)
Taken from their brilliant RTJ4 album, Run The Jewels – aka El-P and Killer Mike have revealed a new video for ‘Out Of Sight’, and features hip-hop a-lister 2 Chainz. The track features these absorbing, edgy riffs, which wind their nightmarish way around the track, repeating ad nauseum throughout, but allowing all the protagonists space …
Premiere: SLOVO release new video for Enough
South London based collective SLOVO who include US hip-hop innovator Mike Ladd, Italian singer Barbarella and former Faithless guitarist amongst their number, released their new album ‘Bread & Butterflies’ back in July, and we’re absolutely delighted to premiere the new video for the track Enough right here on Backseat Mafia. It has political statement at …
Premiere: BOB to release new single, the uplifting indie pop of Telepathy
Right here on your official BOB channel (actually, probably unofficial, but why not – we damn well love them) we’re delighted to premiere the latest single to be taken from their forthcoming ‘You Can Stop That For A Start’ album, whose release on 29th September on the Optic Nerve imprint grows ever closer. Unlike John …
See: Robert Glasper releases video for new single ‘Better Than I Imagined’ feat. H.E.R. And Meshell Ndegeocello
Following on from his recent musical supergroup Dinner Party, which saw Robert Glasper join forces with Terrace Martin, Kamasi Washington, and 9th Wonder, Glasper is back with a new single ‘Better than I Imagined, featuring H.E.R. And Meshell Ndegeocello. It’s the first new music from the Black Radio 3 project, coming in 2021. Of the song, Robert …
See: Deftones reveal video for newly announced album’s title track, ‘Ohms’
Rock royalty Deftones are back with a new album, out on September 25th via Warner Records, called ‘Ohms’. The news has been feverishly anticipated, 20 years as it is since the release of the classic White Pony. The record was recorded at Henson Studios and Trainwreck Studios, with veteran producer and engineer Terry Date, who …
See: Shamir returns with new single and video, ‘Running’
Ahead of his upcoming self-titled album, out on October 2nd, Philadelphia indie/R&B star Shamir has released a single and video, ‘Running’, which delves into toxic friendship groups, mental health and gender dysphasia. “‘Running’ is a song I wrote about a time in my life when I was a part of a toxic friend group where …
Track: Out At Sea reveal the warm indie pop of Lie A Little
London based indie quartet Out At Sea have signalled their new EP with a single Lie A Little, out right now on all your favourite streaming platforms. wobbly synths and oddball guitar lines push the track through a melancholic haze as the track swings between sunny altpop and bubblegum heartbreak. Check it out, here
Track: Groove Armada are back with new album news and a track, ‘Lover 4 Now’
Dance Music Royalty Groove Armada have ended a ten year spell out of the limelight by announcing a new album, the eleven track ‘Edge of the Horizon’, out on October 2nd via BMG. In contrast to the guitars that prevailed in their last long player, the Grammy nominated ‘Black Light’, this time the band have …
Premiere: Asses Release new track, ‘Strange Habits’
Founded by Markus Siegenhort (Lantlos) and Christian Kolf (Valborg) with drummer Patrick Schroeder in 2017, and abandoning their early grindcore style in favour of the garage/alt-rock they sit within now, Asses are gearing up to the Release of their debut EP ‘Feelings of a boy’, out via Wolves And Vibrancy Records on September 25th. From it …