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Love Ghost X Skold – Ski Mask – Backseat Mafia
US indie/alt-rock maverick Love Ghost (Finnegan Bell) and Swedish industrial music legend Tim Skold (SKOLD, Shotgun Messiah, KMFDM, Marilyn Manson, Motionless in White) have shared their third collaborative single titled ‘Ski Mask’. The song is included on their debut album, which is set for release on 22nd November via Metropolis Records. “It takes the listener on an emotional journey and has a crestfallen vibe akin to what a broken society feels like,” explains Bell. “Influenced by how an over-medicated youth can find it hard to manage the ups and downs of life as an adult,the lyrics deal with my personal relationship with pharmaceuticals, altered brain chemistry and how it leads you to some very…
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Dance Metal Pioneer Iman – Backseat Mafia
Originally hailing from Bahrain, Iman is a London based multi-instrumentalist and the driving force behind an alternative music project that blends electronic and industrial alt-rock/metal, often dubbed as ‘Dance Metal’. Give us a potted history of yourself My name is Iman and I’m a multi-instrumental electrometal/darkwave/industrial solo artist, originally from Bahrain and now living in London. I released my first song in 2019 but at the time it was only a hobby. Since the start of 2022 I decided to dedicate myself more seriously to my music and had my very first gig as a solo artist in October 2023 to promote my debut EP ‘What Doesn’t Kill You’. Since then the…
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Kappekoff’s new single ‘Warmth’ is a (Jimmy) Smash in waiting – Backseat Mafia
Not familiar with Oslo’s Kappekoff? You should be; you’ve got about a month to get your stuff together before his new album arrives, and we’re premiering the new single to give you a hand with that. The new record’s a counterpart to last year’s Old Spring, and was trailed by ‘Right Back to Where We Started’ back in July. The actual lead single’s got a co-sign from Jimmy Smash and sounds suitably huge for a project that’s attained serious legs since main man Magnus Falkenberg kicked it off a decade ago, tipping the hat to artists like Todd Terje, Roosevelt & Lindstrøm. Speaking about ‘Warmth’, Falkenberg says: “I wrote ‘Warmth’…
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9T7 – On Intuition – Backseat Mafia
The Breakdown Aviary Bridge Records – 8.0 Dutch producer 9T7 shines on the beautifully warming and intricate new EP ‘On Intuition’. Opening with the warming modulated synths, gentle and percussive beats and plucky bass of ‘Modern Vintage’ which features fellow dutch producers Emulov, the EP quickly sets a chilled and sophisticated tone through its jazz influenced feel and lo-fi sound pallet. Introducing a plucky, reverb soaked guitar line comparable to The XX, the track showcases 9T7’s ability to create electronic music that feels strikingly organic. ‘Eyes Closed’ continues this approach, taking on a more buoyant vibe. It’s light and breezy chord progression and shuffling beat and arrangement give the track…
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Kim Gordon Drops ‘Bangin’ On The Freeway’ – Keeps Her Creative Momentum in High Gear – Backseat Mafia
Kim Gordon doesn’t slow down — she accelerates. With the release of her new track “Bangin’ On The Freeway,” she reminds us that she’s still out here pushing boundaries, kicking up dust on the highway of creativity. The track comes with the digital release of The Collective’s deluxe edition, Gordon’s 2024 album that’s already made its mark. But this release is about more than just music; it’s a visual story. Directed by her daughter, Coco Gordon Moore, the video feels like an intimate slice of their shared world. It’s a two-woman road trip—mother and daughter barreling down highways, as the world blurs around them. The footage is interspersed with vision…
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Singer-Songwriter Solis Shines On New Single ‘Dead Ocean Swimmer’ – Backseat Mafia
Tyrone-born, Brighton-based singer-songwriter Solis (Sarah-Louise McCaul) releases the spellbinding new single, ‘Dead Ocean Swimmer’. Having opened for Blossoms, Inhaler, and Phoebe Green, and performing at renowned festivals such as Kendal Calling and Liverpool Sound City, Solis has already established herself as one to watch. Bringing a beautiful soundscape of rich vocal harmonies and gentle indie-folk textures, the new single is as comparable to The Staves as it is to Joni Mitchell. Known for her ethereal vocals and poetic lyrics, Solis has garnered attention across the UK music scene with her signature blend of gothic noir and dreamlike soundscapes, earning praise from critics and fans alike. The new single is no…
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South Arcade – Boom, Leeds. 28.09.24 – Backseat Mafia
Having caught up with South Arcade a couple of weeks ago, they were looking forward to hitting the road and getting out in front of their fervent fan base around the UK. Having broken through on TikTok, the Oxford-based band have worked hard to bring the energy off social media and on to the stage. Tonight, at Boom in Leeds, the small room is crammed full, with fans standing up on the benches that run down the sides of the room, just to get a glimpse of the band. It’s at fever pitch as Harry, Ollie and Cody take to the stage, pushing past fans and climbing over speakers to…
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PJ Orr release the delicate sounds of ‘Footsteps’ ahead of new album and launch date. – Backseat Mafia
A gentle, dappling, rich and luscious flow of guitars, sometimes rearing up into twanging solos, heralds ‘Footsteps’, the new single from P.J. Orr. It’s an aching, yearning track that draws in elements of Crowded House and Tom Petty to sparkle and glow with a delicious melancholia. The theme centre on the elusive qualities of romance – according to Phil Orr, it’s about: The infinite possibilities that can lead two humans to connect through the most unlikely circumstances. To quote Dr Peter Venkman – ‘Call it fate – call it karma’. It’s a lovely track that bubbles and flows with an aquatic vitality: Wake Me When I’m Thirsty by PJ Orr…
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Aotearoa’s magnificent Fazerdaze unveils new track and self-made video for the atmospheric shimmer of ‘A Thousand Years’, in the build up to her new album. – Backseat Mafia
The sun always shines brighter the day we receive new material from the ethereal Fazerdaze (the nom de plume of Amelia Murray) who will be releasing her first LP in seven years – ‘Soft Power’ – on 15 November via Buttrfly/Virgin Music Group. Fazerdaze’s new single ‘A Thousand Years’ is driven by a pattering electronic drum and a softly eloquent dappling piano that floats like a silken veil in the wind. Murray’s velvet hypnotic vocals are like a dream sequence, switching at times to a spoken voice delivery. The instrumentation swells like the vast Pacific Ocean at one point: becoming grand and theatrical redolent of The Cure. The surreal and hazy…
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Grids and Dots fancy ‘Movies At Your House’ in a shimmering haze of pure dreamy pop, ahead of new EP and launch date. – Backseat Mafia
We are very honoured to give you an exclusive listen to the new song and video for ‘Movies At Your House’ from the wonderful Grids and Dots. This band has an unique brand of dreamy immersive pop, and they are purveyors of fey, wistful songs that floats in the skies like a fluffy cotton wool cloud. ‘Movies At Your House’ continues their ascendancy with its gentle crystalline guitars and reflective tones that drift through the ether like a contrails in the sky. The harmonies are delicate and layered, the resultant atmosphere something that bleeds a delicious melancholia and nostalgia seeped in melody and colour. The band says of the track: ‘Movies’…
