Interview
Meet: Godz Chyld interview, and hear his self titled track
Hot on the heels of Forever, Bronx emcee Godz Chyld’s collaboration with Killah Priest/Tragedy Khadafi producer Jordan River Banks comes a new single, also titled Godz Chyld. Explaining the song, Gods Chyld said “Godz Chyld is not only my name as a rapper – it’s just what I am…This song is just me explaining what …
Meet: The Ting Tings Interview, plus new UK tour dates
With the likes of their breakthrough hit ‘That’s not my name’ they proved that they could write tunes that lived long in the memory, now The Ting Tings return with a new album, Super Critical, thats full of them. Although brief – its only just over 30 minutes long from beginning to end, there’s still …
Meet: The Coronas
They’re not unknown in the UK, but you might not yet have come across The Coronas. I have a feeling that before this year is out you’ll know a whole lot more about them. A fourpiece from Dublin, they’re gearing up to release their fourth studio album, ‘The Long Way’, which will be out on …
Meet: The Wedding Present – David Lewis Gedge Speaks
The Boy Gedge talks to us about the Edsel Records reissues of The Wedding Present’s back catalogue, what he found in the archives, and his acclaimed songwriting: “In what people say, how they say it, why they say it … I don’t know if people feel it’s not interesting enough to be inspiring and to write pop …
Meet: DJ Butter and watch his new video with DJ Dez for “Legends in the Game”
DJ Butter is a legend, especially in his home city of Detroit. For the last two decades he’s emrged not only as one of the cities finest DJ’s, but as a pioneer of Hip Hop multimedia and master turntablist, and a support to MCs and artists from his city, releasing albums and mixtapes and founding …
Meet: We interview Los Angeles based MC Jonezen on new single Tear The Club Up and more
Detroit bred but Los Angeles based, Chris Jones, aka Jonezen is a man on the up. Last year he won best hip-hop artist in the Los Angeles and subsequently signed with Concore/Universal, home to (including others) Brazilian singer Natalia Damini. Indeed, its Damini that features on his latest single “Tear the Club Up”, which also …
MEET: we interview New York doom merchants GHXST + Spooky new video for Halloween
New York doom merchants GHXST have landed in the UK, just in time for Hallowe’en. In keeping with the season, and all things dark, the trio have today released a suitably spooky new video for the latest single ‘Galaxia’ , due for release on 10th November. Not for those with a nervous disposition… We managed …
Meet: We talk to The Twilight Sad about their new record, touring, politics and more
The Twilight Sad have always been one of our favourite bands here on Backseat Mafia. Their fourth album, ‘Nobody wants to be here, and nobody wants to leave’, dropped on Monday and see’s the band again make plaintive, emotive songs, and wash them through in Mogwai / Epic Rock (insert your own favourites) style backings, …
Meet: Nightmares and Dreamscapes – The Dark, Musical World of The Night Terrors
Once in a while you come across some musical treasure that not only shakes you up a bit, but it evokes serious emotion. It lulls you into a trance and simultaneously curdles the blood running through your veins. Deep in the cold, desolate Midwest winter of 2014 I was introduced to the musical world of …
MEET: We speak to Gavin from Lonely The Brave about debut album The Days War, touring, festivals, and more
Lonely The Brave just released their debut album The Days War. Critics in both the rock world and in more mainstream terms have had nothing but good things to say about them. They are people who this time last year, all had everyday full time jobs, and now they are selling out dates on a …