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Premiere: Pezzettino releases new video for ‘Somewhere North of Pescadero’
Pezzettino, aka multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Margaret Stutt, is closing in on her 11th release under that moniker with a 10” EP titled Venus. From it we’re delighted to premiere the new video for the track ‘Somewhere North of Pescadero’ right here on Backseat Mafia. Of the track, Stutt says “My friend Vivianne and I went …
Premiere: Modern Hinterland reveal new video for Just be sitting with you
Modern Hinterland, whose much vaunted album ‘The Longest Part of the Night’ was released earlier in the year on Label Fandango, have recorded a session for BBC Intoducing, and from it we’re delighted to be premiering ‘Just be sitting with you’. What began as a solo project for songwriter Chris Hornsby has expanded with the …
Premiere: Sail by Summer release brilliant new video for Lowlowlow
Duo Sail by Summer – Norwegian Grammy winner William Hut and his Danish collaborator Jens Kristian have released a new video for their track Lowlowlow. It comes ahead of their debut album Casual Heaven, out on May 1st via Apollon, and we’re delighted to premiere it here today on Backseat Mafia. Sail by Summer pull …
Premiere: Mark Allen-Piccolo reveals new video for Under the Cherry Tree, plus album news
“Taking the listener on a romantic journey of luscious chords and melodies. Exploring grittier sonority through modulated drum machines, spitty synthesizers, and oscillated vocal processing”.
Premiere: The Gloomies release new video for ‘Nightlight’
Ahead of the release of their album ‘Are we getting better?’, out March 6th, Southern California’s The Gloomies (essentially the work of Andy Craig) have given Backseat Mafia the premiere for the track ‘Nightlight’. It’s a woozy, laid back slice of indie funk, nodding a head towards the likes of Unknown Mortal Orchestra and the …
Premiere: See new video for ‘Azure’ from Electric Litany
Ahead of the release of London based quartet Electric Litany’s third (and most ambitious to date) album ‘Under A Common Sky’, we are delighted to premiere the video for the album’s lead track ‘Azure’. Sitting somewhere between the emotional textures of Mogwai and Sigur Ros, it’s driven from this sweeping, stately piano lines, as underneath …
Premiere: Paul Jacks – You’re gonna learn to love someday
Alaskan singer-songwriter Paul Jacks has recently released a new album, In other words, which dropped on August 9th via Anchrage’s Tritone Records. From it, he’s released a new video for ‘You’re gonna learn to love someday’, and we’re delighted to premiere it on Backseat Mafia today. Of the song, Paul told us exclusively “I decided …
Premiere: Balue – Mind I had
we’re delighted to premiere the new single ‘Mind I Had’ from New Mexico lo-fi bedroom pop project Balue, the project of Eli Thomas. It’s the second single to be taken from his upcoming full length album ‘Suburban Blues’, which is out on August 23rd via Lunar Ruins. Recorded entirely by Eli at night, it has …
Premiere: Kazyak – Contravertical
Minneapolis indie five piece Kazyak are preparing for their new album Odyssey, which is released on August 16th, and from it we are delighted to premiere the track Contravertical here on Backseat Mafia. Of the track, singer/guitarist Peter Frey told us “‘Contravertical’ explores the unknown parts of the universe and the idea that we’re all …
Premiere: Keys – I only want you for your Rock and Roll
Following on from their last single Black and White, welsh five piece Keys have returned with the scuzzy, sweat inducing, fuzz-rock of ‘I only want you for your rock and roll’, and we’re delighted to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia. Although it’s gritty and has this musty air of Stooges-like psych hanging over …