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Premiere: Clara Joy Unveils Poignant New Video for “Breakdown”
NYC-based artist Clara Joy introduces Breakdown, the first single from her forthcoming debut album, What We Have Now, out May 23rd via Shimmy-Disc. Accompanied by a striking new video, Breakdown is a deeply affecting piece—both musically and thematically—capturing a sense of longing, reflection, and unease. Led by delicate acoustic guitar, the song immediately draws listeners …
Premiere: Lookers release Dreamy New Video for the shimmering “Alone”
Providence indie outfit Lookers unveil their new single and video, Alone, today—a beautiful slab of laid-back, shoegaze-inflected indie rock. Marked by delicately picked guitars and a chorus that immediately lingers, Alone never quite lets off the leash, yet it brims with a loungey swagger and quiet intensity. Following the gritty, synth-driven Bury You Under, today’s …
Premiere: TVOD return with dystopian video for brilliant new single Uniform
Brooklyn’s TVOD return with Uniform, a taut and angular post-punk track that ebbs and flows before swelling into something punkier though it never fully lets itself off the leash. The tension is palpable, a mix of jagged down-picked guitars, ominous repetitive basslines, and sci-fi synths propelling the song forward with an anxious undercurrent. The chorus, …
Premiere: Daniel Schamroth – Cold Wind Blowing
Devon-born, British singer-songwriter and lead singer of The Loft Club, Daniel Schamroth, writes stripped-back, soulful indie anthems. His music sits somewhere between the worlds of Noel Gallagher, Ryan Adams, and Neil Young. Wearing these influences proudly on his sleeve, whilst still retaining his unique, emotionally charged sound. In 2022 he released an EP titled ‘Friends & Brothers’, he …
Premiere: We Have An Exclusive Stream Of The Debut Album by Keeley – ‘Floating Above Everything Else’
We are very excited here at Backseat Mafia to get an exclusive stream of the exceptional debut album by Keeley, fronted by singer, guitarist, songwriter and enigmatic Dubliner Keeley Moss, the day before it is released via Dimple Discs. The record comes with a fascinating back story as all of the songs are about the same subject matter …
Premiere: Arliston Share The Shimmering And Intoxicating Track ‘How In Heaven’
The South London indie pop duo of Jack Ratcliffe and George Hasbury that go by the name Arliston, are set to release their forthcoming EP set for release in the early summer via their own label Sob Story Records. No stangers to the Backset Mafia pages, we are excited to premiere the first taste from this …
Premiere: Downpilot releases new video for the rather beautiful ‘Black Eye’
Ahead of the release of his new album The Forecast, out on March 17th via the ever brilliant Tapete label, Downpilot – ostensibly the project of singer-songwriter, musician and recording engineer Paul Hiraga, has released a new video for the track Black Eye, and we’re extremely pleased to be able to premiere it right here …
Premiere: BMX Bandits release new video for Long Forgotten Summers
News from camp BMX Bandits is that the legendary Scottish indie band, beloved of Kurt Cobain and so many others before ansince, is that their new album, The Dreaded Light, is out now via Tapete Records (was there ever a label and a ban more suited to eachother?). It’s a first for Duglas and the …
Premiere: Jamie Beale – King Godzilla
Novatines singer Jamie Beale released his debut single ‘Borderline‘ earlier this year. We at Backseat Mafia are very pleased to be premiering Beale’s video for his second single King Godzilla. Both tracks are taken from his debut album due later this year. Speaking about the single, Beale says: “King Godzilla is a track that explores …
Premiere: Kula Shaker release new video for Whatever it is (I’m against it); see it first, here
Taken from their new album 1st Congregational Church Of Eternal Love (and free hugs), Whatever it is (I’m against it) is the brand new single from a re-energised Kula Shaker, and we’re delighted to be able to share the accompanying video for the track exclusively here on Backseat Mafia this morning. The song is a …