Folk
EP Review: Lilo’s ‘Sleep Country’ teaches the true meaning of bittersweet.
New from Practise Music comes the full length EP by duo Lilo, entitled ‘Sleep Country’. The record is a collaboration between BFFs Christie Gardner and Helen Dixon, and partly comprises the best of their singles released piece-by-piece throughout the previous year. There’s a certain understated power and weight to the songs Lilo has produced for …
Rising: Singer / Songwriter / Classically-Trained Cellist And Illustrator Jeremiah Moon
Having just released his debut solo EP Sputnik, (read our review here) Seattle-based singer/songwriter/classically-trained cellist and illustrator Jeremiah Moon took some time out to answer our questions to find out who he is, what inspires him and what the future holds. Give us a potted history of your project This project, my songs under my …
EP Review: Jeremiah Moon – Sputnik
Seattle-based singer/songwriter/classically trained cellist and illustrator Jeremiah Moon has released his debut solo EP – Sputnik. The EP was recorded with friend and producer Adam Black in a remote cabin in Florence, OR. “We laid down the main tracks during this time and pieced together the rest of the EP and arrangements over the next couple of …
Track: Jeremiah Moon – Sugarbrain
Seattle-based singer/songwriter/classically-trained cellist and illustrator Jeremiah Moon has released his debut EP ‘Sputnik’ via Enci Records. Along with the news Moon has also shared the video for track ‘Sugarbrain’. Jeremiah says, “Sugarbrain is a word from the back of my brain, a tic to hold onto when the lights go out. There have been moments in my …
Track: Brisbane’s McDermott & North release the radiant sixties-inflected golden harmonies of ‘All Things Come And Go’ and reveal tour news.
Brisbane’s busking duo, Paddy McDermott and Rhys North are McDermott & North and their new single is a radiant folk-inflected slice of pop. With glorious harmonies that are celestial and euphoric and a melody that rings like a bell with clarity and joy, this is a rousing, infectious panacea for the times. The duo say …
Track : Ana Silvera Stuns with ‘Ghosts’.
Singer-songwriter Ana Silvera releases her stunning new single ‘ Ghosts‘, ahead of her highly anticipated second album ‘The Fabulist‘ ( April 22 Release ). Ana is considered to be one of the leading voices of the alt-folk scene, and has certainly made her unique mark with her emotive vocal prowess, carefully crafted lyrics and a …
Premiere: Mark Stevens releases the beautifully wistful Santa Fe
Peterborough based folk singer Mark Stevens is on the verge of releasing his first ever EP, Rodeo, out on Laundry Rooms on January 21st, and from it we’re delighted to premiere the song Santa Fe right here on Backseat Mafia today. We spoke to Mark about the track and he told us “In terms of …
Premiere: Christopher Coleman & the Great Escape reveal poignant video for the slow burning waltz ‘Amelia’.
Christopher Coleman & The Great Escape provided an eloquent and moving finale to 2021 with the expansive and beautiful single ‘Paloona’ (reviewed here), and we are absolutely delighted to be able to provide an exclusive look at the video for the follow up single ‘Amelia’. The single comes in anticipation of the band’s forthcoming album …
Track: Amy Jay – Lucid Dreaming
Florida-born, NYC-based singer-songwriter Amy Jay has shared her final track from forthcoming album ‘Awake Sleeper’ due 4th February. Of “Lucid Dreaming,” she says, “I somehow ended up in the front subway car on the A express train zooming down Manhattan on my way to work, and was mesmerised by the prisms that were forming out …