Electro
Track: TTY – Buttercream
TTY are our sort of band. Ahead of the release of their EP this coming Friday on the ever brilliant Young Turks label, they’ve shared a track, Buttercream. But it goes way beyond that. As the label say: They definitely slept in the Young Turks studio for about 18 months. They would emerge from the …
See: !!! (chk chk chk) release new video for UR Paranoid
Art/Dance/Punk scenesters (delete as appropriate) !!! have released new music UR Paranoid and Off the Grid, and predictably it’s gluey, throbbing electro goodness, full of chanted verses, tinny high hats and a vibe that pulls you inside out over the dancefloor. The band have released a statement with it, saying “Who doesn’t feel paranoid or …
Track: Com Truise – Ultrafiche of you, plus European Tour Dates
Com Truise, aka Seth Haley, has released a new single ‘Ultrafiche of You’, taken from his mini-album ‘Persuasion System’, which is out now on Ghostly International. As is his want, it’s this sort of semi-retro sci-fi synth heavy instrumental that slips backward but looks forward, with layers of echoey lines bleeding into eachother to create …
See: Tycho reveals new video for Pink & Blue, plus new album news
Following on from their Grammy nominated album Epoch, San Francisco’s Tycho have announced their new album ‘Weather’ is out on July 12th via the ever brilliant Ninja Tune. The electronic soundscapes are still there, but now they’ve introduced vocals into the mix. On new single ‘Pink & Blue’, Hannah Cottrell aka Saint Sinner takes the …
See: Sebastian releases new single and music video “Thirst”, plus tour dates
French DJ and electronic musician Sebastian has released a new single, with an accompanying video directed by Gaspar Noe. The video for “Thirst” was also produced by French fashion house Saint Laurent, for whom Sebastian created the soundtrack for their autumn/winter 2017 collection, unveiled in Paris. “Thirst” is an ambient electric track that sits somewhere …
See: FKA Twigs reveals new video for ‘Cellophone’, plus tour news
FKA twigs has returned with her first new music in over three years. Written and produced by FKA twigs with Jeff Kleinman and Michael Uzowuru, ‘Cellophane’ is twigs’ most vulnerable song to date and is an enticing first glimpse of what to expect from her second album; the follow up to her Mercury Prize and Brit Award nominated 2014 debut, LP1. Talking about …
See: ALDO release new video for Trembling Eyelids, sign to Full Time Hobby
The Brazilian duo ALDO, formed of brothers Andre and Mura Faria, release their new single, ‘Trembling Eyelids’ via Full Time Hobby. The track is the first from an upcoming EP. ALDO was formed by the Faria brothers in honour of their Uncle Aldo. A once wayward character, Aldo lived an edgy lifestyle in 1990’s Brazil. He …
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 …
Track: Polychrome – Dreaming About You
East-London based electro duo Polychrome, aka Oliver of The Bronze Medallists and Victoria of Victoria and Jacob, have released a new track ‘Dreaming About You’ from their upcoming self-titled debut album. Of the track, Victoria says ‘Well it’s a little embarrassing to tell the truth about this song, but it’s sort of a love song …
See: Billy & Dolly reveal new video for ‘Bobby’
San Francisco duo Billy & Dolly – aka Bill Rousseau and Dahlia Gallin Ramirez, both former member of Moog-centrics The Monolith, have announced their third album – Five Sons. From it, they’ve released the video for one of the albums tracks, ‘Bobby’. The track is based on huge, howling synth lines, which hum and oscillate …