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Pretty Jane stretch either end of the spectrum with new understated single, Quiet – Backseat Mafia
Pretty Jane’s new single “Quiet” is a masterclass in restraint—well, until it’s not. True to its name, the track tiptoes around your ears with a hauntingly minimalist vibe, Dalrymple’s barely-there vocals aching with longing. “It’s funny, we all seem to have a soft spot for a girl talking quietly,” he quips, encapsulating the song’s tender yet melodic core. The band takes a clever approach to emotion, letting softness take center stage. “When you’re expressing strong emotions, the instinct is to go big,” notes DiVergilio, “but here, we wanted the song to feel as small and unassuming as possible.” That understated touch shines in the chorus, where Strain explains, “We stripped…
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Understated but stunning second album from the Snarky Puppy stalwarts. – Backseat Mafia
And it all began in Leeds in the noughties. Bill Laurance newly graduated from the Uni and trying to earn his crust around the city’s music scene met Michael League, doing the same on his troubadour travels from the States. Gigging together in various jazz-soul leaning bands on the unforgiving northern circuit a friendship grew before League returned to his homeland. Back from his UK expedition he revived Snarky Puppy, the jazz fusion big band he’d started as an undergrad studying in Texas, and with plans to record their debut album needed a new piano player. He called up Laurance and it all stems from there. That lynchpin relationship has…
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Tom Emlyn Shines On Understated New Single ‘Double-Crossed’ – Backseat Mafia
Welsh singer-songwriter Tom Emlyn releases the warming and nostalgic new single ‘Double-Crossed’. Taken from the upcoming album Rehearsal For The Rain: Scaredycat, Vol.2, the track showcases the vintage aura and emotive sincerity which characterises the solo artists sound. ‘Whimsical, melancholic and atmospheric, the track uses it’s boxy, vintage recording approach to great effect with a lo-fi analogue sound which makes great use of bounce-back delay, to create a Beatles-esque soundscape. Topped with the gentle, emotive lead vocal, the tracks lyrics explore self-reflection in a reflective, honest account of feelings as understated muted drums, plucky bass and rich guitar tones dance around the soundscape. As the track progresses and a bright…
