indie interviews
Meet: Glasgow Four Piece ‘Noise’ Who Have Just Released Their Debut EP
With the band EP ‘Not Until Tomorrow Night’ out now, Backseat Mafia found out a little bit more about the up and commers. Give us a potted history of NOISE NOISE began with two young brothers, Luke Doleman (rhythm guitar and vocals) and Evan Doleman (drums and backing vocals) jamming The Smashing Pumpkins in their …
Meet: Fuzzy Indie Band Paraffin
Paraffin are one of the south coast’s hottest up and coming bands. Driving inspiration from an eclectic mix of The 1975, Arctic Monkeys and Muse. Backseat Mafia caught up with the band to find out a little bit about them before they take the world by storm with their amalgamation of fuzzy ear-worms and euphoric …
Meet: Gold Coast Indie Rockers Chavez Cartel
With their new EP ‘Man’s Best Friend’ out today, we caught up with Chavez Cartel to find out a little more about the band. Give us a potted history of the band So we got together I think around early 2017. We were slow and shit for a long time but got some momentum together …
Meet: Indie Newcomers Bedroom High Club
Having sold-out venues throughout the north of England, as well as ticking off festival appearances at the likes of Tramlines, the Barnsley quartet have certainly got a bright future ahead of them. We caught up with them as they release the first track from their forthcoming EP ‘Courtesy‘. Give us a potted history of the …
Meet: Venice Heath Ahead Of The Release Of His EP Summernight
All set to release the first single ‘Keep On Thinking’ to be taken from his debut EP ‘Summernight’ which due out the 19th of May. Venice Heath talked to Backseat Mafia about the creation of Venice Heath and what the future holds for the project. Give us a potted history of the band I started …
Meet: Sleaze Disco Peddlers Yabba
Scottish band Yabba have been causing a lot of talk after their live sets last year. The quintet released their debut single ‘Get by’ last month so Backseat Mafia caught up with the band to find out all about them and what the future holds. Give us a potted history of the band The current …
Meet: Robbie McSkimming From Dancing On Tables
With the band set to release their debut album ‘Colour In The Grey’ next week, Backseat Mafia caught up with Robbie McSkimming from the band to find out a little bit about Scotland’s next big export. Give us a potted history of the band We all met when we were at school but didn’t start …
Meet: Who is Frankie Beetlestone, what makes him so good and why will you know who he is in the coming years?
By Joseph Douglas “I wanna be the biggest artist in the country”- Who is Frankie Beetlestone, what makes him so goodand why will you know who he is in the coming years? Spirited musician Frankie Beetlestone only released his debut EP in 2021. But after alreadytouring with Tom Grennan, he is already making his mark …
Meet: Billy Rowan, The Man Behind The Undercover Hippy
Drum n Bass MC turned singer-songwriter Billy Rowan aka The Undercover Hippy is on a mission tomake people think, laugh and dance simultaneously. We caught up with Rowan to find out where it all started and his new track ‘These Days‘. Give us a potted history of yourself I started out as an acoustic solo …
Meet: The Brilliant Trio That Is Dream Wife
With the band on tour after supporting their second album ‘So When You Gonna…’, which earned both #18 UK Album Chart debut and a #1 placing in the Official Record Store Chart of Independent Retailers. The record, which was the only album in the top 20 to be produced by an all womxn / non-male engineering team, as well as the only non-major label …