Synth-Pop
See: Kraków Loves Adana share new single & video – ‘Don’t Ask Why’
Ahead of their album ‘Darkest Dreams’ released on September 25th via the Italians Do It Better imprint, Kraków Loves Adana have released a new video for their latest release from the album ‘Don’t Ask Why’. Speaking about the track, Kraków Loves Adana vocalist Deniz Çiçek said, “There have been moments in my life where I felt safest in my own darkness, isolated …
See: Cut Copy Release new video for ‘Like Breaking Glass’, plus European tour dates
Melbourne’s Cut Copy are nearing the release date for their anticipated sixth album, ‘Freeze, Melt’ – out on 21st August via Cutters Records, and to ramp up the excitement they’ve released a new video to accompany third single ‘Like Breaking Glass’. Of the track, the bands Dan Whitford says “In the beginning ‘Like Breaking Glass’ …
Premiere: Délage releases the indie / synth-pop of Shopping Mall
Out today on Field Mates Records (Jimmy Whispers, Yuko Yuko..) is the new single from Délage, led by Amsterdam based Till Hormann. It’s taken from his forthcoming second album ‘Twist And Doubt’, out in September 18th, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here today on Backseat Mafia. Starting like some of …
Track: Cut Copy – Cold Water
Melbourne synth pop quartet, Cut Copy share their new single, ‘Cold Water’. Taken from the four-piece’s sixth studio album – ‘Freeze, Melt’, dropping on 21st August via The Orchard. Dan Whitford on the track: “After extensive touring on our last album, ‘Cold Water’ was one of the first new songs to appear. I’d moved to Copenhagen and had been listening to …
Exclusive: The Ghost of Helags record Chemistry live in session for Backseat Mafia
The Ghost Of Helags, aka singer songwriter Teresa Woischiski and producer John Alexander Ericson, have already attracted out attention with their brilliant track Chemistry, this dark nuances synth-pop track full of emotion and brilliant melodies, so we were delighted that the Swedish duo, now living in Berlin, agreed to record the track for an ‘At …
See: Roosevelt releases new video for Sign
Marius Lauber, aka Roosevelt, has released their first new single since his 2018 sophomore album, Young Romance. It’s accompanied by a video produced by Ohad Ben-Moshe, and both play into this vintage synth-pop / early house sound. Smoky synth chords open up, with street sounds decorating the mix, but these give way to this popping …
ALBUM REVIEW: Wesley Gonzalez – Appalling Human
Wesley Gonzalez first hit the scene in 2005 at the age of 15 as part of indie rock band ‘Let’s Wrestle’, who went on to release three full length records over a period of 10 years. After ‘Let’s Wrestle’ called it a day in 2015, Gonzalez wasted no time in getting cracking with his solo …
LISTEN: LOCK SHOCK – Reclaim Vienna surprise single
LOCKDOWN hasn’t been all bad: we all have friends who’ve suddenly been able to invest time in hobbies and develop themselves, beit gardening, painting or writing. All that extra time has lead to a bout of creativity. And such is the case for 42 Records’ septet Reclaim Vienna who, trading demos remotely, found they had …
TRACK AND ALBUM NEWS: Erasure – Hey Now (Think I Got A Feeling)
Synth-pop maestros Andy Bell and Vine Clarke – AKA Erasure – return on 21st August 2020 with their eighteenth studio album, ‘The Neon’ on Mute. Ahead of the new album, the duo release single ‘Hey Now (Think I Got A Feeling)’ and if you love that classic Erasure sound (you know the one I mean, …
Album Review: Empathy Test – Monsters
With an explosive track opener like ‘Monsters’, Empathy Test clearly sets out their vast ambitions for their new album, also called ‘Monsters’. And these ambitions are decidedly and unequivocally met in what is a brilliant, bold and very exciting album. Empathy Test, in this album, tread a fine path between outright commercial accessibility and a …