Sessions
Exclusive: Wassailer records Foreplay live in session for Backseat Mafia
Taken from his rather extraordinary debut album ‘I, the bastard’, out now via Empty Street Records, Wassailer, aka Will Serfass, agreed to record the albums opening track Foreplay live in session for Backseat Mafia. Whereas on the album the track is a glitchy, synth led track that approaches electronic soul, in the hands of Serfass …
Exclusive: The Last Morrell records Picking In Stitches live in session
We’ve already had Yorkshire raised singer-songwriter The Last Morrell in session once before, and it created such a spark that we couldn’t wait to get him back in. Or maybe, he sent us another track recorded at the same time, and we love him so much here at Backseat Mafia we couldn’t do anything but …
Exclusive: Monokino records Bend or Break live for Backseat Mafia in an At Home Sessions
Dutch composer George van Wetering has been releaseing doses of his odd-ball pop for a while now under the moniker of Monokino, and we were struck by the brilliant ‘Bend or Break‘ he brought out at the end of last month. He’s worked with the likes of Tony Visconti and Kristee Young as well as …
Exclusive: Benjamin Lazar Davis records What Am I live in session for Backseat Mafia
We’ve long been admirers of Benjamin Lazar Davis, the go to man around Brooklyn, well, for everything really. He’s worked with the likes of Okkervil River, Kimbra, Sam Amidon, Anaïs Mitchell, and Lady Lamb, made records on his own and with folk pop collective Cuddle Magic, and in duo settings with Joan Wasser (Joan As …
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 …
Exclusive: The Last Morrell records ‘The Party’ for Backseat Mafia At Home Sessions
Following on from his recent EP ‘Sarcasm’, where he really introduced himself, Yorkshire born singer-songwriter The Last Morrell has recorded a version of the stand out single from the EP, The Party, live for us here at Backseat Mafia, and we’re delighted to exclusively release it today. Having already performed with the likes of Tom …
Exclusive: The Brothers Landau release At Home Session version of Haven’t Got A Name
We’ve featured indie-folk duo The Brothers Landau (aka David Landau on cello and vocals, and multi-instrumentalist, singer and guitarist brother Daniel) before, and were absolutely delighted when the brothers agreed to do an At Home Session version of the title track from their recent EP Haven’t Got A Name for us here at Backseat Mafia. …
Exclusive: Michael Bernard Fitzgerald records ‘I Love That Sound’ in session for Backseat Mafia
With his album ‘Love Valley’ out at the end of the week, we’re delighted that Canadian singer-songwriter Michael Bernard Fitzgerald has recorded an At Home Session exclusively for Backseat Mafia, featuring one of the songs Taken from the album, I love that sound. The album saw Michael make a set of songs that are warm …
Exclusive: Alasdair Roberts records ‘Seagulls, Belts’ for Backseat Mafia live in session
Nearly 20 years after dropping his Appendix Out moniker, the name he used for his early output that put him firmly on the Folk map, Alasdair Roberts revisited it for his recent album ‘The Songs of My Boyhood’, which came out digitally recently on the acclaimed Drag City label. Mixing things up somewhere between Scottish …
Exclusive: Lucy Dreams record Know My Number as an At Home Session
We were knocked out by Viennese production duo Lucy Dreams recent single ‘Know My Number’, which we premiered back in June, and are equally delighted that the band, who record their vocals through an AI nicknamed Lucy (hence the name), have managed to record an At Home Session version of the song. At the time, …