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Premiere: Abby Nissenbaum Shares Moody Stunner ‘Checkerboard Flies’
Nashville-based Abby Nissenbaum returns with her moody, atmospheric new single ‘Checkerboard Flies’ and we’re excited to be running the premiere! The first track to be taken from her upcoming EP Unreliable Narrator, ‘Chekerboard Flies’ offers an exciting insight into Nissenbaum’s entrancing 70s influenced indie-rock come alternative-folk sound. Blending her soaring, effortlessly emotive vocals with a …
Track: Dustbowl Revival On Tour In The UK And Share New Single – Lying To Myself
Los Angeles-based Dustbowl Revival are set to visit the UK shores with a mini tour that includes the Cambridge Folk Festival. With their recent album, ‘Is It You, Is It Me’, expanding beyond their already genre-defying style the band have also shared a new single – ‘Lying To Myself’ A first single featuring the reconfigured …
Premiere: Broken Forest release beautiful new track ‘Spirit Of The Meadows’, from forthcoming EP
Broken Forest is the project of Luise London, who blends folk with elements of pop and trip-hop. We’re delighted to bring you the premiere of the track Spirit of The Meadows right here on Backseat Mafia this morning, taken from her Wild At Heart EP, due out on the 29th July. Of the song Luise …
Track: Brisbane based Claude (Mess Esque, Requin) releases the raw, fragile and delicate beauty of ‘Tamarind’.
A touring member of the fabulous Mess Esque and a member of the much lamented Requin, Brisbane based Keeley Young has just released a very special solo project under the name Claude, and our first blissful encounter is the shimmering, fragile single ‘Tamarind’: a delectable morsel of sonic goodness. Gently plucking crystalline acoustic guitars support …
Live Review: Hudson Taylor / Ali Comerford – Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre, Kilkenny 09.07.2022
Summer has finally arrived with temperature’s hitting over the mid 20s in Kilkenny, music fans headed for one of Kilkenny’s hidden gems and Irelands, that being BallyKeeffe Amphitheatre.Nestled at the foot of the old Ballykeeffe Quarry, Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre brings the authentic atmosphere of an open-air Italian theatre to the quaint Kilkenny countryside. The once-bustling slate …
Review: Jodi Phillis’ ‘We Need To Be Free’ Is A Much-Needed Warm Embrace
On her new album ‘We Need To Be Free’ Jodi Phillis sends a message of hope, love and personal growth to those who have endured so much trauma during the past few years.
Interview: We Talk To Jodi Phillis About Her New Album, ‘We Need To Be Free’ And About Being A Polymath
We talk to Jodi Phillis about life, music and her new album.
Live Review: First Aid Kit / CMAT – The Piece Hall, Halifax 23.06.2022
By Tom Marshall Having graced the music world with their newest single ‘Angel’, the Swedish duo play their first UK show in three years, the stage of Halifax’s Piece Hall, a truly impeccable venue I might add having been my first ever visit. The scene was set, the atmosphere was that of a festival: long …
Premiere: Emily Lubitz (Tinpan Orange) exclusively unveils her atmospheric and elegant debut track ‘Like I Do’.
It is with great pleasure Backseat Mafia exclusively unveils the gorgeous new track from Emily Lubitz who performed in acclaimed indie-folk band Tinpan Orange for more than a decade. Teaming up with musicians Freyja Hooper on drums and Winona Miller on bass, the multi-skilled Lubitz has woven together a delicate and shimmering piece of musical …
Live review: The Dead South – HMV Empire, Coventry 22.06.22
Coventry finally got a visit from Canadas finest, The Dead South after the pandemic had caused the band to postpone the show for 3 years, but the Served Cold tour was here, and the crowd were more than ready for it. Entering into the HMV Empire, you could tell there was a buzz for the …