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Track: Curly Blonde – Room 309
The new single from Victorian duo Curly Blonde seems somehow to have bottled some brilliant Australian sunshine into their latest track ‘Room 309’ and created a sparkling and immersive joy along the way. There’s a jangling, bubbling sound that cavorts its way out of the speakers and sets the feet moving, and yet there is …
Say Psych: News: Hills announce Frid repress on 2 colour vinyl variants and new gatefold sleeve
One of the finest psych bands to come out of Sweden, Hills, have announced a special ltd edition repress of their third and last studio album Frid. The repress will be available on ‘Fire Splatter’ vinyl (200 copies) via the Rocket Recordings shop and on ‘Blue’ vinyl (400 copies) via your local record shop. Hills are …
See: Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains release new visuals for Coucou
Following on from the announcement that Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains will be releasing their new album Banane Bleue on 26th February 2021, they have released a new video for lead track Coucou. An emotive and warm slice of indie/electro pop, Coucou explores themes of misunderstanding, relationships ending and the nuances of the French language, …
Album Review: Loma – Don’t Shy Away
“Don’t Shy Away’, the new album from Loma, is a joy: luminescent and glowing throughout with a multi-layered instrumental complexity and yet a simplicity and elegance to the songs that is immersive and enthralling. Throughout the album there are traces of flutes, trombones, saxophones in addition to synths, pianos, violins and of course guitars bass …
Say Psych: Album Review: Nero Kane – Tales of Faith and Lunacy
Tales of Faith and Lunacy is the new album by Italian songwriter Nero Kane, a visionary story with a cinematic flavour, a timeless journey conceived in a personal vision of faith between spirituality and passion. The album unfolds in a desert landscape where medieval European mystical influences blend with the flavour of the American West …
ALBUM REVIEW: Keep Dancing Inc – ‘Embrace’ – new wave synthpop is worth the wait
This euphoric, if occasionally generic debut album from Keep Dancing Inc comes after a five-year wait, a wait that has evidently been worth it. With bouncing synths, fuzzy guitars and endless 80s nostalgia, Embrace will get you shaking those shoulder pads in no time
Premiere: K.O.A. reveal new single, Our Last
Brought up on a diet of Green Day, Third Eye Blind and Eminem, Arizona brothers Austin and Jagger a.k.a. K.O.A. have released a new single ‘Our Last’, and we’re delighted to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. Nowadays more inspired by artists like Lil Peep, Corbin and Bobby Raps, the pair have been working …
Track: Mock Suns reveal new track, Nobody’s Watching
Philadelphia indie / dream pop project have shared a new single, Nobody’s Watching from the forthcoming self-titled album, out 10/23, Bandcamp pre-order. Now essentially the solo project of Greg Puglese, it’s a follow on from previous track ‘Enchanted Forest’. If you can resist the warm chords, persuasive synth and piano lines and frankly gorgeous backing vocals, you’re …
News: 2 Boxsets from Amy Winehouse – Singles Collection and Collection
Amy Winehouse – Singles Collection A 7” singles box set comprising all of Amy Winehouse’s memorable singles from the Frank, Back To Black and Lioness: Hidden Treasures albums, will be released on November 20th. Featured tracks include ‘Stronger Than Me’, ‘Rehab’ and ‘Love Is A Losing Game’, all of which won the Ivor Novello Award …
Droppin’ Knowledge: 11 Questions For 11Roots About Life & Their Excellent Debut Album
Brooklyn rap duo 11Roots recently released their self-titled, debut album, and it’s a compact, spiritually-rooted record, with no wasted space. The songs are lyrically conscious and dense, and powerfully address many of the ills facing the United States today, both directly and more obliquely. Brown_Buddha handles the production, and Ur Maa does most of the …