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Premiere: Luke Hogan – Windowpane
Taken from Portland singer/songwriter Luke Hogan’s debut album ‘Thank You Stranger’, we’re delighted to premiere the track Windowpane here on backseatmafia.com Of the single, Luke told us that “I wrote ‘windowpane’ in my tiny bedroom in what will hopefully remain the worst apartment I’ve ever lived in- my first official place in Los Angeles after …
Say Psych: Premiere: Diagram – Transmission Response
The Berlin-based musician Hákon Aðalsteinsson, originally hailing from Iceland, can be found fronting neo-psych outfit The Third Sound and gloomy alt-country troupe Gunman & The Holy Ghost, as well as being the live guitarist for The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Anton Newcombe’s ongoing collaborations with Tess Parks. Now, Hákon is also turning his attention to …
Premiere: R.O.C. reveal new video for Journey
Since the 90’s R.O.C. (aka Fred Browning, Patrick Nicholson Karen Sheridan from Denver USA) have run a playful line between adoration and confusion, their music glistening with originality and left turns of style and genre. That they’re still releasing music that is relevant and reactionary is testament to their creativity. Journey is the second single taken …
Premiere: Karmic – X Marks The Spot
We’re absolutely delighted to premiere Los Angeles electro-indie pop six piece Karmic new single, X Marks the Spot here on Backseat Mafia. X Marks the Spot this little bubble of positivity, the co singers Laura Baruch and Kylee Katch trading harmonies and pretty much everything else as it floats around, its smart , cool pop …
Say Psych: Album Premiere: Hurricane Heart Attacks – S/T
BSM have been champions of lesser known psychedelic gems for many years now and so it is a real privilege to bring you the premiere of the full album stream of Buenos Aires’ based Hurricane Heart Attacks who we’ve been a fan of for many years. We caught up with Jota Humada of the band …
Say Psych: Premiere: Love In Elevator – Breeders
Love in Elevator are an Italian rock band formed in 2004 in Venice. The band’s line-up includes founder Anna Carazzai (lead vocals, guitar), Federico Mellinato (bass guitar) and Andrea Volpato (drums, percussion, synth, backing vocals). BSM is pleased to present their new single ‘Breeders’ taken from forthcoming LP Lies to Stars, set for release on 18 April via the …
Say Psych: Premiere: Diagram – In My Heart In My Soul
Berlin-based musician Hákon Aðalsteinsson, originally hailing from Iceland, can be found fronting neo-psych outfit The Third Sound and gloomy alt-country troupe Gunman & The Holy Ghost, as well as being the live guitarist for The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Anton Newcombe’s ongoing collaborations with Tess Parks. Now, Hákon is also turning his attention to another …
Say Psych: Premiere: Ouzo Bazooka – Falling
Ouzo Bazooka release a new video and announce their Turkish tour today and BSM is pleased to bring you the premiere of ‘Falling’. The video portrays a quest for unattainable love and was shot in Tokyo by Sherry Zheng and Kirk Wolf; this colourless tale is suffused with fondness and tenderness. The track is taken …
Say Psych: Premiere: Rev Rev Rev – Clutching The Blade
Of all the bands to emerge out of the European shoegaze movement of the last decade, Italian four-piece Rev Rev Rev have been the most formidable and commanding; their reverberating walls of fuzz drifting into crushing noise-rock territory at times. With a penchant for the dark, heavy and noisy, it was clearly only a matter …
Say Psych: Premiere: Juleah – Strawberry Shake
Blending the bluesy rock & roll of the Brian Jonestown Massacre and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club with the shoegaze decadence of Ride and Slowdive, Juleah have found their sound in sweet but sultry vocals and the depths of reverb-soaked guitars. While remaining steeped in omnipresent psych leanings, Juleah has delicately perfected the art of genre reinvention, taking heed of …