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Album Review: Hayley Williams – Petals For Armor
It’s the solo record that many people disputed would ever happen, but boy, are we so glad it finally did. On 8th May 2020 through Atlantic, we were finally treated to the collection of songs now known as Petals For Armor, by Paramore‘s frontwoman Hayley Williams. The album was written throughout 2019, chronicling Williams experience …
See: Arlo Parks reveals new video for ‘Black Dog’
Arlo Parks has released her latest single, ‘Black Dog’, a track she describes as being about “the feeling of helplessness that comes along with watching a loved one suffer”, adding, “it’s supposed to make people who are struggling feel less isolated and start a conversation surrounding the prevalence of mental health issues in today’s world.“. Premiering …
See: Dirty Projectors release video for Lose your love
Dirty Projectors have revealed a new single, taken from their second of five EP’s to be released this year, Flight Tower, out on June 26th via the ever brilliant Domino Records. Each one of the EP’s features a different member of the band on lead vocals, and with Flight tower, keyboardist-percussionist Felicia Douglass is in …
NEWS: Larry Pink the Human release debut single ‘Love You, Bye’.
Larry Pink the Human consists of Laurie Vincent from the band Slaves and producer Jolyon Thomas. Thomas, whose production credits include M83, U2 and Royal Blood, is exchanging the studio for the stage, and the project is Vincent’s first stab as a lyricist. The idea is to create a space for expression, and exploration of …
Premiere: Katie MAC – No Fun
Kansas born, Nashville based pop scenester katie MAC is releasing her new single No Fun, and we’re delighted to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. It follows last years debut album ‘Tears like Glitter’ which racked up 500k plays within a few months. Of the new track, katie exclusively told us “No Fun …
SEE: Odina releases video for ‘1,2,3,4’
London-based Catalan pop sensation Odina has released her new video ‘1,2,3,4’. It’s a twisted treatise of Love as a double-edged sword and relationships on a knife-edge. Filmed in London and self-directed, it plays with the glamour, glitter and grime of romance at the sharp end.
Track: Lianne La Havas – Paper Thin
Things are happening in the Lianne La Havas camp. She’s announced a new self-titled album is coming out on July 17th via Warner’s, and she’s followed up a brilliant NPR Tiny Desk Concert at home she did with a new track – Paper Thin. Steeped in (but not bound by) 90s R&B of the Destiny’s …
See: Kodaline release new video for ‘Saving grace’
Kodaline are back with a new album ‘One day at a time’, out on June 12th. From it they’ve released a new video for the first glimpse of the record – a single called “Saving Grace’. The track is typically epic sounding thing, ebbing and flowing through verse and (singalong) chorus, which in turn switches …
Track: Tom Grennan – Oh Please
Tom Grennan has released a new track, ‘Oh Please’, taken from his second album, expected later in the year. It’s Tom’s second single of the year, following on from the much lauded ‘This Is The Place’, and come on the back of Tom fighting the Coronavirus himself. On the track Tom says “When writing ‘Oh …
Track: Sami Nathan – Beautiful Outside
After spending time writing songs for other artists, singer-songwriter Sami Nathan has stepped out from behind her, well, whatever she sits behind and into the spotlight. Out right now is her new single ‘Beautiful Outside’, and judging by that, it might be the smartest move she’s ever made. Beautiful Outside has this 60’s torch/soul song …