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Say Psych: Album Review: The Third Sound – Most Perfect Solitude
Berlin psych/post-punk band The Third Sound have recently released their sixth studio album Most Perfect Solitude. It is the follow up to 2022’s First Light and has been eagerly anticipated for some time. The LP marks a new chapter, not just in sound but personnel, for the band led by Icelandic musician and author Hakon …
Track: Divorce – My Room
Nottingham quartet Divorce have shared their new single, ‘My Room’, which is the second new track this year from this band following the previous single, ‘Gears’. The new track also sees them linking up again with producer Catherine Marks (boygenius, Foals, Wolf Alice). The band also recently shared news of a full UK tour which …
Premiere: Dread FM Shares New Video For ‘Runner’ With Bones Ate Arfa
Following a slew of support from BBC radio 6 Music, Radio X and Amazing Radio, Dread FM has come onto the scene with a bang, quickly establishing his rock-meets-rap sound. Now releasing a video for the track, the artists building momentum continues and needless to say, we’re very excited to be running the premiere. An …
Track: Runrummer Unveils Nostalgic Synth-Pop Single ‘All I Wanted Was To Be Romantic’ Ahead of Debut Album ‘Elevator’
As anticipation builds for her debut album ‘Elevator’, alt-pop artist Runrummer releases a captivating new single, ‘All I Wanted Was To Be Romantic’. Soaked in nostalgic synth-pop aesthetics, comparable to Georgia, the new single shines through its melancholy lyricism with rich melodies and bass grooves that create an evocative lof-fi electronic atmosphere. Runrummer’s vocal performance …
EP Review: Dominik Krammer: The Fields As She Left Me
Dominik Krammer’s EP, “The Fields As She Left Me,” stands testament to his unique style and profound grasp of electronic music and each track within this collection serves as a portal to the human experience. In this musical journey, Dominik Krammer takes the listener on a relentless ride through the depths of longing and the …
News: Finnish Melodic Death Metal Band ‘Alias Noone’ Release The First Single From Their Upcoming Debut Album
Alias Noone is a melodic death metal band from Helsinki, Finland. They mix styles of metal to create their own brand of metal music. The band’s music is full of Finnish melancholy and heaviness, making your spine tingle. Their first single “Shadowkeep” from the upcoming debut album is a song about the darkness that lives in some of …
Live Review: HighSchool – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 16.05.24
Following the release of the latest EP, Accelerator, which we gave a resounding 9 out of 10 at Backseat Mafia, HighSchool hit the road on their European tour and we caught the show in Leeds. The Australian indie band bounced up the 3 steps on to the stage in Brudenell’s Community Room, but to a …
Track: It takes ‘Seven Days’ for The Lovetones to spread a little spaghetti western joy.
Perennial favourites here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, the glorious The Lovetones are back in the saddle with an intriguing new single ‘Seven Days’ that seems to stash a little Ennio Morricone in its genetic code, with just a touch of oriental exotica also detectable. Matt Tow’s sonorous, thundering vocals are leavened by …
Live Review: English Teacher – Concorde 2, Brighton 08.05.2024
By Henry Groves Kicking off their sold-out UK tour in support of their debut album, ‘This Could Be Texas’, English Teacher was on the south coast in Brighton. I had last seen the band at The Great Escape in Brighton in 2023, and I was so excited to see them back, selling out Concorde 2. …
News: Tamara Kramar Shares Enchanting New Single ‘Sunflower’
Tamara Kramar continues to captivate audiences with her latest single, ‘Sunflower’, the third single to be taken from her upcoming new EP, Make It Poetic. Already recognised by Forbes Slovakia as one of their 30 Under 30 and awarded an ambassador position for Spotify’s EQUAL campaign, Tamara Kramar is making significant waves. ‘Sunflower’ is a …