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Spanish Pop Riser ALI Shines On Debut Album ‘Mirage Vol. 1’ – Backseat Mafia
Emerging Spanish pop singer ALI is making waves with the release of her debut album, Mirage Vol. 1, an 8-track collection that draws listeners into her world with synth-led soundscapes, personal narratives, and soaring vocals. After moving from Spain to London in pursuit of her dreams, ALI has released a series of singles that showcase her infectious and punchy artistic vision. The new album, produced by Yuriy Salud, is a testament to ALI’s ability to craft a distinct pop sound that feels both contemporary and reflective. Her crisp vocals and narrative lyrics reveal a deeply personal journey, with each song offering glimpses into her life and emotions. Upbeat tracks like…
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Finnish Breakout Conchis Releases Debut Album ‘Chapters’ – Backseat Mafia
Five years of intricate work, tenacity, and introspection culminate today with Finnish artist Conchis’ release of her debut album, Chapters. The eleven-track release showcases some beautiful experimental-electronic-pop soundscapes, interweaved with a cathartic, psychological journey through weaving themes of loss, yearning, ecological despair, and self-confrontation, mapping Conchis’ writing process whilst battling Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). An ambitious record marked by stark authenticity, Chapters offers listeners a series of emotional peaks and valleys. Through creative limitations, including a self-imposed cap of five vocal takes per song, Conchis harnessed her restricted energy to reveal raw emotion, avoiding polished takes and embracing what she describes as “a genuine expression of my own struggles and resilience.” Conchis, named…
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Genevieve Miles Shares Beautiful & Haunting New Single ‘howl’ – Backseat Mafia
Genevieve Miles shares the beautiful genre bending new single , ‘howl’. Bringing together the reverb soaked, distant production of shoegaze with picky, Bon Iver-esque acoustic guitars and subtle flecks of violin, the track dances between a gritty grungy edge and a melancholic, indie-folk tone. Mature, melodic and emotionally attuned, the single is rich with musicl experimentation and beautiful ideas. Recording with her full band for the first time ‘howl’s sprawling soundscape, from its delicate opening to moments of explosive distorted guitar, the track is beautifully balanced and musically free, disregarding it’s limitations of genre and creating a sound which is unique under Miles’ sweet and emotive lead vocal. Speaking about…
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A punchy and profound afro-jazz fusion story . – Backseat Mafia
Sometimes ‘world jazz’ or ‘world fusion’ comes across as primarily a musical endeavour. Yes the results have been seminal and spectacular. No-one would question the significance of the ethno-jazz explorations of Weather Report, Coltrane, Gillespie, Getz and so many more but sometimes the connection between heritage, culture and music-making comes from a more personalised perspective. Ghanaian trumpeter and composer Peter Somuah’s jazz has always worked from such a starting point. Now Rotterdam based but born in Accra, he picked up the trumpet as a fourteen year-old at High School and played that capital’s scene in a swathe of highlife and reggae bands. Gradually becoming drawn to US trumpet masters like…
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Deathcore Band Boreal Grave Have Released A New Single ‘In Devil’s Embrace’ From Their Forthcoming Debut EP ‘I Am Your Bane’ – Backseat Mafia
Deathcore band Boreal Grave released a new single ‘In Devil’s Embrace’. The track is taken from the forthcoming debut EP ‘I Am Your Bane’ which is set to be released on December 13th 2024 via Inverse Records. ‘In Devil’s Embrace’ is the second single from Boreal Grave’s upcoming EP ‘I Am Your Bane’, which will be released on December 13, 2024. The song brings listeners to the edge of life and death, a place where light cannot reach and all hope is lost. The lyrics open the gates to despair, where the soul is imprisoned in darkness – relentlessly echoing the declaration “God has failed me,” like an incantation that grows stronger with…
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Harajuku-Core Hits Sydney-HANABIE. Lights Up Liberty Hall 10.11.2024 – Backseat Mafia
The crowd is already buzzing at the Liberty Hall, and I’m waiting with a sense of excitement and intrigue. Tokyo’s HANABIE, an all-girl quartet, is about to take the stage for their first-ever Australian headline tour. They’ve carved their niche with something they call “Harajuku-core”—a high-octane collision of metalcore, hyper-pop, EDM, and nu-metal—all wrapped in playful, pastel-toned aesthetics that feel like they’ve just leapt out of a neon-soaked Tokyo side street. They’re unapologetically loud, relentlessly fun, and yet somehow they channel a deadly precision through the chaos. I’m caught in a wave of crowd energy that feels part rave, part punk show. HANABIE’s 2023 release, Reborn Superstar! took their explosive…
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Warmduscher @ O2 Ritz, Manchester 07.11.2024 – Backseat Mafia
Warmduscher are a group of miscreants, known only by aliases (Clams Baker Jr, Lightnin’ Jack Everett, Salt Fingers, Quicksand and Dr. Withers aka Little Whiskers). Ardent fans, Iggy Pop and Marc Riley have only gleaming praise to heap on the band, and in return, Warmduscher have blessed them both with immortality. Tonight, Marc Riley introduces the band, as has become tradition whenever they grace Manchester with their presence. Opening with newbie ‘Pure at the Heart’, one could be forgiven for thinking they’ve gone a little soft to start in such a way, but fear not, their version of melancholy only lasts a beat before ‘Standing on the Corner’, ‘Midnight Dipper’…
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Amyl And The Sniffers. Newcastle NX, 07.11.2024. – Backseat Mafia
The rising popularity of Amyl and The Sniffers continues unabated. It’s well deserved and this gig, in a venue that by now seems much too small for a band of their status, was always going to sell out soon after it was announced.Support comes from American five piece Upchuck and the NX has filled out nicely with people wanting to see them. Their set is powerful, noisy, fast-paced, full of social commentary. Everything you need to make sure the adrenaline is pumping through those witnessing them prior to the main act. Front person Kaila ‘KT’ Thompson is a ball of energy, pacing the stage, whilst backed by a perfect punk…
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Berlin Psych Garage Quartet Sacred Buzz release new LP Radio Radiation – Backseat Mafia
Sacred Buzz is a 4-piece psych garage band from Berlin, Germany. It materialized out of thin air in the hot summer of 2023 and already became known for stirring up Berlin’s psych underground scene with their mesmerizing blend of raw energy, kaleidoscopic patterns, and psychedelic rhythm. Sacred Buzz has kickstarted their live show path by playing at Berlin’s loudest venue Urban Spree in mid-November 2023. Since then they have played a multitude of shows across Germany and recently supported Daiistar on their first EU tour and they played it with great success. In August 2024, they released their debut 7″ single record through Irish Fuzzed Up & Astromoon records. The…
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Indie Dog Unleash Raw Urgency in New Single Nothing But Day – Backseat Mafia
Indie Dog’s new single, ‘Nothing But Day,’ feels like an electric shock to the system—a sonic pivot that amplifies the band’s raw, livewire energy into something urgent, restless, and unabashedly intense. Fresh off the success of their album ‘Theory of Emotion’ and a cover of ‘Flowers’ that sent waves through their fanbase, Indie Dog has re-emerged with a track that pushes their boundaries, a shot of adrenaline that feels both intimate and defiant. With ‘Nothing but Day’ the four-piece have crafted a track that’s more like a sprint than a stroll. The drums hit harder, the riffs bite, and Seb Howarth’s voice strains with an almost feral urgency, grappling with…
