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Dec 20, 2024 | backseatmafia.com | Le Crowley

2024 marks the 20th Anniversary of Sister 9 Recordings—and to celebrate, the label’s final release of the year is a LTD Edition 2 CD Set spanning two decades since the first release back in 2004, is out today! The label, which was initially called ‘Parlour 9’, was set up by lo-fi/post-punk/scuzzrock band, DOLIUM, with the sole intention to release their own music—but after a while (and after a little taste of success) the label began releasing music by other artists.

Dec 13, 2024 | backseatmafia.com | Le Crowley

Manchester’s “one man noise machine/psych assassin” Rhys Bloodjoy, has just unleashed an EP called ‘Bloodjoy Remixes (Part One)’, starring four artists who have previously released albums on his record label, Sister 9 Recordings. The EP features remixed versions of songs by psych-dream-gazers, Frankie Teardrop Dead, Italian darkwave/post-punks, Kill Your Boyfriend, psychedelic masters, JuJu and Bloodjoy’s historic first band—lo-fi/scuzz-rock label-founders—Dolium.

Dec 6, 2024 | backseatmafia.com | Le Crowley

Born out of friendship forged in the dank Manchester underground music scene, Neu Oscuro have been cloaked in mystery since the release of their much-praised 2022 debut single, ‘Ragazza’. With a range of continental influences, psych styles and dark post-punk vibes evident, the band’s sound is largely built upon the murkier side of frontman Rhys Bloodjoy’s solo work.

Nov 20, 2024 | backseatmafia.com | Le Crowley

Norwegian band Mayflower Madame released their third LP Insighton 1st November 2024. The lead singles, ‘A Foretold Ecstasy’, ‘Paint It All in Blue’ and ‘Never Sever’ have garnered widespread acclaim and extensive radio support, including airtime on BBC 6 Music. These tracks offer just a glimpse of what the album delivers — an expansive canvas of pulsating post-punk, shimmering shoegaze, and atmospheric psych-noir, carefully blended with delicate sonic nuances.

Nov 20, 2024 | backseatmafia.com | Le Crowley

Warrington’s finest, Pray for Mojo, are back with a new single, ‘Bonnacon’, out now on Rare Vitamin Records. ‘Bonnacon’, is self recorded in their own studio and mixed by Ste Cole at What? Studios who worked with them on their EP Rickety Bridges.