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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 …
PREMIERE: The Sound of Kalima – ‘Destroy U’: straight outta Vancouver on a mission
COMIN straight atcha from Vancouver, in the Pacific Northwest, Sound of Kalima are buzzing up their hometown; and with their new single they’re hoping to take things a lot, lot further. They’ve just dropped a new single, “Destroy U”, full of guitar crunch, looming breaks, sassy lyrics . And we’re delighted to be premiering it …
PREMIERE: Ben Eisenberger – ‘Soloists’: hear a set of warming folk grace from Omaha tunesmith
Beautiful and drawing respectfully on a number of strands in the wider folk pantheon, Ben’s songwriting, arranging talents and his musicianship pull this record into a pretty special place indeed
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 …
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 …
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 …
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: Warmer releases whimsical animated video for ‘Fishes Swim and Coral Grow’
Back in May I reviewed the gorgeous album ‘Wooden Box with Strings’ from Sydney’s Warmer – the solo project of the enigmatic John Encarnacao from The Nature Strip. This is an album that simply continues to grow in stature. Following the release of a single from this album, we are very pleased to premiere the …
PREMIERE: The Ricos – ‘What Comes Next?’: the big question posed as a righteous noise-pop surge
RISING Philadelphia indie outfit The Ricos, who we last touched base with on these pages when we took a look at and really, really liked their Spirit State EP back in high summer, are back with a cracker of a new single, “What Comes Next?” which they’re releasing this Bandcamp Friday. We’re delighted to be …