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1 week ago | 
backseatmafia.com | Simon Lucas-Hughes
Steadily pulling together the pieces of her forthcoming debut EP, Amelia unveils the new single ‘Burn’. The Liverpool rising star delivers an intensifying ode to all-consuming desire on ‘Burn’. ‘Burn’ leans fully into Amelia’s emotive songwriting, swelling synths, cinematic drums, and commercially angled writing style. Rising from tender, reserved verses into vast, infectious choruses, ‘Burn’ is a slow-build that explodes with pop potency.
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1 week ago | 
backseatmafia.com | Simon Lucas-Hughes
Mortez, the explosive duo made up of Brett Daniels and Rachele Royale, have returned with the new single ‘COVEN’. Theatrical through layers of vocal harmonies, piano and cinematic strings, the track grows from opening to introducing the metal undertones in the pair’s sound with tight punching drums, and soaring heavily distorted guitar lines. ‘COVEN’ is a bold and dramatic addition to Mortez’s catalogue – a collision of dark romanticism and unflinching empowerment.
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1 week ago | 
backseatmafia.com | Simon Lucas-Hughes
Following the release of the debut EP Soften, New Jersey-based neo-soul rising star CTLN returns with a luminous new single, ‘Atlas’. A rich and romantic blend of jazz influenced guitar with percussive beats and elegant layered vocals, the track gradually builds introducing a warming, deep bass as the vocals soar with elegant and woozy elegance.
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1 week ago | 
backseatmafia.com | Simon Lucas-Hughes
Following the 2024 debut album Resolution, Parallama returns with the funk led new single ‘Castor’. The Southern U.S.-based, half man-half-Llama musical project of multi-instrumentalist Mike Strickland, single offers a first taste of the upcoming second album.
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1 week ago | 
backseatmafia.com | Simon Lucas-Hughes
The Straights return with a vengeance on their electrifying new single, ‘Remedy’ — a genre-blurring anthem that fuses the urgency of alternative rock with the grit of garage and the heart of indie. Formed in Portsmouth in 2019, The Straights have become known for their high-energy live shows and unapologetically raw sound.
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1 week ago | 
backseatmafia.com | Simon Lucas-Hughes
Jaylon releases the vibrant new EP Baby Boy, connecting Lagos roots, Bristol life, and the global dancefloor, the EP brings a colourful blend of Arfobeats and R&B. Blending sun-drenched melodies with danceable beats, soulful hooks and a warming soundpalet, the Nigerian-born, Bristol-based producer Jaylon captures the spirit of movement, memory, and modern Afro R&B.
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1 week ago | 
backseatmafia.com | Simon Lucas-Hughes
Rising indie-rocker Aidan LeClaire shares the electrifying new single ‘Good Boy’. Taken from the forthcoming debut album Hail To The Dogs, the track is a short but sharp, messy and effortlessly infectious barage of fuzzy guitar tones, cymbal heavy drums and melodic vocals. Clocking in at just 1 minute and 35 seconds the track packs a lot into its short time stamp.
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1 week ago | 
louderthanwar.com | Simon Lucas-Hughes
Toxic Barbecue: Hater Single – IndependentOut NowNorth London 5 piece Toxic Barbecue release the exhilarating and playful, 1 minute 39 alt-punk romp Hater. An explosion of fuzzy guitars, breakneck drums, and glittering synths, Hater captures a frenetic, flashy, and feral energy. Balancing its noisy, high-octane core with sharp melodic flourishes, the track sits in a space that’s too raw and unfiltered for pop-punk, yet too off-kilter and unpredictable to be neatly boxed into punk tradition.
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1 week ago | 
backseatmafia.com | Simon Lucas-Hughes
Giampaolo Pasquile, a celebrated producer, mix engineer, and forward-thinking musical creator, introduces his latest body of work, The Fake Truth – A Bold Fusion of Nostalgia, Emotion, and AI Innovation. The album is a powerful reflection on the relationship between music, memory, and technology. While deeply rooted in emotional authenticity and traditional musicianship, The Fake Truthboldly embraces digital tools and artificial intelligence to reimagine the boundaries of sound.
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2 weeks ago | 
backseatmafia.com | Simon Lucas-Hughes
NYC trio The Wants showcase a gritty blend of post-punk and nu-wave on ‘Data Tumor’. Taken from the upcoming sophomore album Bastard, due June 13th, the new single bridges the intense math-rock-come-atmospheric-indie urgency of their 2020 debut Container with broader and more cinematic soundscape. Tight live drums, accentuated by little drum machine flourishes and surrounded by a fizzing bass synth, the track creates a nu-wave feel under the commanding lead vocals.
