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Premiere: Perth’s Chuditch unveils an exclusive look at the evocative new video for the glorious track ‘Cue The Violins’
Western Australian native Leigh Gardiner – working under the name Chuditch – has an exquisite ear for shimmering and dramatic melodies that form perfect danceable pop songs with a gritty edge. His magnificent track ‘Cue The Violins’ has an insistent driving roll that tip-toes its way forward with a delicate step yet at a monstrous …
Premiere: Andrew Rinehart covers Arthur Russell rarity with ‘More Real’
We’re delighted to be able to premiere the new single from Louisville, KY born singer-songwriter Andrew Rinehart – More Real right here on Backseat Mafia today. It’s a cover of a Arthur Russell song, done by a band, The Necessaries, with whom Russell played alongside Ernie Brooks of the Modern Lovers and Jesse Chamberlain, who …
Exclusive: Divest record ‘By My Side’ live in session for Backseat Mafia
Ahead of the release their new EP, Mercury Retrograde, Norway-based Divest joined us for a session with a stripped back, acoustic rendition of By My Side. A cocktail of complementary vocal harmonies and a reminiscence of 60s pop music, Divest’s At Home Session will leave you wanting nostalgia. Their EP is out on June 11th …
Premiere: Brisbane-based David Rylands’s atmospheric new single ‘Get Heat’ blisters with a haunting euro-disco beat
We are very honoured to premiere the title track of the new EP ‘Get Heat’ from Brisbane artist/songwriter/producer extraordinaire David Rylands, out through that purveyor of good taste, False Peak Records, on Sunday, 20 August 2021. This is quite a tremendous piece of electronica that, for me, brings to mind a meeting between Kraftwerk, Cabaret …
Premiere: Lucky Lo reveals new video for ‘Supercarry’
We’re delighted here at Backseat Mafia to be able to premiere the new video from Swedish musician Lo Ersare, aka Lucky Lo today, for her second single ‘Supercarry’, the follow up to much lauded debut ‘Heart Rhythm Synchronise’. On the impetus behind the song, Ersare says In Scandinavia we have an incredible safety net. We …
Premiere: Dublin’s Fruitz give us an exclusive listen to their euphoric and anthemic new single ‘Be Like This’
Dublin band Fruitz have announced the release of the anthemic new track ‘Be Like This’ for 18 June 2021, and Backseat Mafia is very honoured to give you an exclusive listen before its release. And it is a rousing and energising track indeed. ‘Be Like This’ is a classic, driving marauding indie pop song with …
Premiere: Sydney’s pop punk magicians A Swift Farewell set up a ‘Mousetrap’: an effervescent and thumping delight of a track.
We are honoured to premiere the new track from Sydney’s A Swift Farewell – an ebullient and effervescent indie rock track with an inherent vibrancy and scaling choruses. There is a buzz saw punk edge to the indie pop blast, with singer Emma Mather adding a dynamic performance – a soft yet muscular and melodic …
Premiere: Bridges release ‘Up’ – anthemic and regal indie pop at its best
We are honoured to premiere the new track ‘Up’ by Bridgwater band Bridges – an epic and regal indie pop tune replete with cascading guitars and delicate vocal interplay. The heavenly harmonies between Ethan Proctor (guitar, vocals) and Chess Williams (keys, vocals) float over a vibrant and muscular guitar sound that thunders underneath: there is …
Premiere: The legendary Even As We Speak provide us with an exclusive look at the stunning and exquisite video for their moving new single ‘Child’
Even As We Speak‘s glorious and incandescent album ‘Adelphi’ (released through Shelflife Records) made it to my list of the best albums of 2020 from Australia and New Zealand. It has, to quote myself, a fragile and elegant beauty that is hypnotic and immersive. It therefore comes as an immense honour to premiere a spectacular …
Premiere: Brisbane’s Dopamine unveils super video for the anthemic gem ‘Strange Situation’, exclusively for Backseat Mafia
‘Strange Situation’, the recent track by Dopamine, is a warm and fuzzy, driving track that has a low-fi charm and a riff as mountainous and compelling as the Dandenong Ranges. There is a Mancunian swagger to the track with its melodic choruses, chugging guitars and wry lyrics. It really is a sparkling gem which has …