pop
Track: New Zealand’s Emily C. Browning releases the slinky electro pop delight ‘I Wasn’t Into You Anyway’.
Based in Christchurch, New Zealand, Emily C. Browning, with a background in Jazz and a career playing guitars for others, has just released her first solo work – the lovely single ‘I Wasn’t Into You Anyway’. There is a smart self-deprecatory sense of humour evident in both the song and the accompanying video – Browning …
Track: Julia Stone’s single ‘Fire In Me’ stokes the flames ahead of new album ‘Sixty Summers’ released 30 April
Once a wanderer in the dreamy, folk wilderness, Julia Stone has well and truly shaken off the delicate gossamer of ballads past. Single Fire in Me from forthcoming album Sixty Summers is evocative, energetic and seemingly powered by electric, Goldfrapp-esque propulsion. The song was co-written with songwriter/producer Dann Hume and features a Bond-like string section …
See: Attawalpa – ‘Please Take Care’: Prince-like suave grooves herald London producer’s new EP
SUAVE groove; deep, profoundly bass vocal hooks, a smooth and implicit funk that crosses over into indie with a twanging hook – is that your bag? If so, please gather round for the first offerings for 2021 from London’s Attawalpa, “Please Take Care”, the video for which you can watch below. Attawalpa is the way …
Track: Kat Eaton new single announces her debut album
So gorgeously flavoursome; like warm caramel from a soft filled truffle chocolate
Track: The wonderous world of ‘You’, the debut single from Natalie Wildgoose
‘You’ is the exquisite and poetically versed debut single from up and coming singer-songwriter Natalie Wildgoose. Drawing from her jazz , pop and folk affinities, with the kind of developed musicianship influenced from her environment ( A Masters Student at Trinity laban), Natalie is certainly a vocalist that is confident in her artistic choices. Although …
Track: Queensland resident LT releases the dreamy pop anthem ‘Hold Ya’ and announces live dates.
Queensland artist LT (formerly Leanne Tennant) has just released an absolutely gorgeous track ‘Hold Ya’ which sparkles with a deep yearning and a celestial, anthemic chorus. LT’s vocals are an absolute delight – with a massive range and an endearing local diction. ‘Hold Ya’ is classic pop – indelible melodies and a dancing, insistent instrumentation …
See: Jorja Smith’s new track ‘Addicted’ is a cautionary tale of love and loss, though there is beauty in its tragedy. Video out now
The tale speaks of someone who wishes to be loved back by a person they’re infatuated with, an experience most people have felt atleast once in their lives. “Too far in it, too far gone. She knows what’s in it, she knows what’s wrong” are the profound opening lyrics to this new track. The comparison …
Premiere: Mick Dimitri releases new video for the slick ‘Take My Hand’
It’s a real rags to riches story, but Mick Dimitri got his big break whilst waiting tables for Ed Sheeran in 2018. After hitting it off, Mick opened for Ed on his Divide tour, at the age of nineteen, alongside Zara Larsson and James Bay. Now older, the Italian singer-songwriter has released a new video …
Premiere: Moni Grace releases the cathartic break up song, The Chase
Following on from her debut album Places to Never Return to and her first EP, How to Fall in Love with the Concept of Forgetting – both released last year, Boston singer-songwriter Moni Grace returns with a new single, The Chase, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia …
Premiere: Libran releases the warm alt-pop of Out Of View / I Promise
Irish chamber pop artist Libran is releasing his third single today, Out Of View / I promise, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere the track right here on Backseat Mafia. Entirely self-produced, Libran spoke to us about the single, saying “When the severe Irish lockdown in early 2020 paused normality until further notice, …