R&B
Track: Greentea Peng – Spells
Rising star Greentea Peng rounds off the year with the release of ‘Spells’, a track first written around the release of her debut EP SENSI and now shared as the perfect send off to 2020. In her own words: “On a lighter note, to end the year I release spells AKA beg friend. Written around SENSI times, I …
Track: Bobby Oroza and Cold Diamond & Mink – Strange Girl
Finish artist Bobby Oroza has teamed up with Timmion Studios house band Cold Diamond and Mink to record a cover of The Shacks tune “Strange Boy” giving it that signature Bobby sound and flipping the title to “Strange Girl” via Big Crown Records Gentle soul from the heart, Strange Girls pairs Oroza’s vocals with softly …
See: Nayana IZ shares new video for Partner In Crime
Out right now is the new video for ‘Partner in Crime’, from 20 year old Londoner Nayana IZ. Its the follow up trio her rather brilliant debut EP ‘Smoke Y Fly’, and marks the end of an important year for her. Of the song, she describes it “is about that person you trust most even …
Premiere: K.O.A. reveal new single, Our Last
Brought up on a diet of Green Day, Third Eye Blind and Eminem, Arizona brothers Austin and Jagger a.k.a. K.O.A. have released a new single ‘Our Last’, and we’re delighted to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. Nowadays more inspired by artists like Lil Peep, Corbin and Bobby Raps, the pair have been working …
Track: Stevie Wonder releases two new songs: ‘Can’t Put It In The Hands Of Fate’ and ‘Where Is Our Love’
STEVIE WONDER has used the occasion of the 36th birthday of his second oldest son, Mumtaz Morris, to release two songs at once. The brace of new tunes are “Can’t Put It in The Hands of Fate” feat. Rapsody, Cordae, Chika, and Busta Rhymes; and “Where Is Our Love Song”, feat. Gary Clark Jr. Released on Wonder’s new label, So What The …
Track: ALA.NI And Adrian Younge – ‘Lament for Emmett Till’
Memorialising the 65th anniversary of Emmett Till’s death (August 28th), ALA.NI is releasing the Adrian Younge produced single ‘Lament for Emmett Till’. The song is a reimagined version of ALA.NI’s sparse, achingly-beautiful song released earlier this summer on July 28th, the eve of what would have been Emmett Till’s 79th birthday. In ‘Lament for Emmett Till’ …
News: Skip Marley Releases His Debut EP – Higher Place
Skip Marley, whose history-making global hit ‘Slow Down’ with Grammy© Award-winning artist H.E.R. reached the #1 spot on the Billboard Adult R&B chart in the spring – a first for a Jamaican-born artist – releases his hugely anticipated debut EP, ‘Higher Place’, via Tuff Gong/Island Records. The 7-track project was named Higher Place as a call to action to Skip’s generation, fans, and listeners to inspire …
Track: Beau Diako releases the sweet indie / R&B of ‘Animal’
Following on from his 2019 debut, British producer, songwriter and guitarist Beau Diako has released a new track Animal, which grew out of a jam session in L.A. with South Cali native COCO providing vocals. Of the track, Beau says “Animal” was made earlier this year with some friends in LA and a new love …
Track: Kamal – Blue
‘Blue’ is the brand-new track to come from 17 year old Londoner Kamal. Kamal first graced the internet in the summer of 2019 with an unannounced double release titled ‘two missed calls’. It didn’t take long for people to clock-on to the alluring and unique potential in the young, enigmatic voice and focus track ‘decline’ quickly garnered …
See: James Vincent McMorrow releases video for ‘Headlights’
After three years of hush, James Vincent McMorrow marks his return with a soul warming new track ‘Headlights’. It’s a song that builds carefully and purposefully to reach that point of uplift that he so often achieves in his music. As James says himself ‘I wanted Headlights to start in a plaintive humble place and …