indie exclusives
Premiere: Meril Wubslin release the melancholy indie-folk of C’est Faux
Out on Friday via Geneva label Bongo Joe Records is the new album from Meril Wubslin, Alors quoi. They’re the brainchild of Swiss indie royalty, Velma guitarist-songwriter Christian Garcia-Gaucher and Toboggan and Wild Guys singer-guitarist Valérie Niederoest, accompanied by Toboggan and Rosqo drummer, Jérémie Conne. From the album, we’re delighted to be able to premiere …
Premiere: The Motive release new single, Live It Again
South West London indie rock quartet The Motive are releasing their new single tomorrow (3rd February) and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here today on Backseat Mafia. The upcoming band are racking up good numbers on streaming services, just going over 850,000 streams, and this new single should be the push …
Premiere: Kelly Duplex release their scuffed-up, shoegazey version of ‘Here’s where the story ends’
Out now is the latest (and final) single to be taken to be taken from New Orleans-based three-piece Kelly Duplex’s forthcoming, self-titled album – out on February 12th via Strange Daisy, and their version of The Sundays classic ‘Here’s Where The Story Ends’. We’re absolutely delighted to be able to premiere the accompanying video right …
Premiere: Julia Paymer releases new single, ‘Therapy’
LA singer songwriter Julia Paymer, now based in Nashville – has returned with her new single, Therapy, out tomorrow (January 29th), and ahead of its released we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia. Opening with this delicate piano line, Therapy details just that, being in therapy and its benefits …
Premiere: Little Bird release retro-horror video for new single ‘Mega Hot Super Babe’
Mixing up R&B, indie rock, soul and jazz, Charleston based quintet Little Bird have released a new video for their single Mega Hot Super Babe, and we’re delighted to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia. Of the track, frontman Jay Hurtt says “While the song itself is about the archetype of the untouchable woman, the …
Premiere: Subsurfer release new single, Hollow
San Diego indie rockers Subsurfer are today releasing their new single, ‘Hollow’ and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. It’s taken from their forthcoming fourth album ‘Subversive’, out later on in the year. Of the track, lead singer, David Montalbano says, “I had a lot of friends …
Premiere: Fran Minney releases the heartbreaking new single, Normal
Leeds based singer-songwriter is releasing her dreamy new single ‘Normal’ tomorrow, and ahead of its released via Saint In The City Records, we’re delighted to be able to premiere it on Backseat Mafia today. “I wrote Normal when I was blind-sided by the end of relationship”, says Minney, “I wanted to memorialise the night when …
Premiere: Gracie Souz releases new video for Brian Cox
Gracie Souz, aka Grace Strickland de Souza – of alt-pop band KIN, has struck out on her own for a new debut EP, Better in Space. From it we’re delighted to premiere the new video for the track Brian Cox right here on Backseat Mafia this morning, ahead of its release this coming Friday (29th …
PREMIERE: Ted Barnes and Sarah Johns Music Party – ‘Arrangements’: theatrical delicacy from returning Clayhill prodigal
YOU MAY or may not have been blessed enough to have swooned for Clayhill, the cruelly underrated trio who got lumped into the semi-trendy genre ‘The New Acoustic’ by the music press alongside the likes of Lowgold and Kings of Convenience, which definition did them a massive disservice. Seek ye their albums; for further evidence …
Premiere: Tiki & The Hotstuff release debut single, Hey Kids
New (indie/alt-pop) kids on the block, Swedens Tiki & The Hotstuff have opened their account with debut single, ‘Hey Kid’, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. Mixing up a bucketload of styles, with these gentle synth-indie chords and splashes of cascading electronics, with this clean alt-pop …