Interview
Meet: We chat with Josh Mehrtens from New Zealand’s dream pop exponents Mild Orange about the new album ‘Looking For Space’, travel, escape, influences and guilty pleasures (of the musical variety).
Hailing from the world centre of music creativity, Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, Mild Orange have built a world reputation with their brand of exquisitely dreamy pop (but don’t mention shoegaze). Here at the antipodean offices of Backseat Mafia, the band has caught our attention over the last 12 months with a …
Rising: Singer / Songwriter / Classically-Trained Cellist And Illustrator Jeremiah Moon
Having just released his debut solo EP Sputnik, (read our review here) Seattle-based singer/songwriter/classically-trained cellist and illustrator Jeremiah Moon took some time out to answer our questions to find out who he is, what inspires him and what the future holds. Give us a potted history of your project This project, my songs under my …
Say Psych: Interview: Meet the Label – Sister9 Recordings
Neo-Psychedelia has become the fastest growing musical trend, and the genre that everyone who wants to be associated with. With that in mind, it’s easy to forget that it is people who make all of this possible and get the music out into the public domain in the first place. Say Psych plans to address …
Say Psych: Interview: Los Bitchos
London-based, pan-continental female instrumental four-piece Los Bitchos yesterday shared the video to their latest single ‘Pista (Fresh Start)’. We caught up with them recently to discuss all things Bitchos… Hey guys, thanks for taking some time out to talk with us! Let’s start with the obvious; where does the name come from? Serra – It …
Meet: Nixer release new track ‘People Feel’ and we chatted about 2022 plans and falafels.
Nixer release new single ‘People Feel‘ on 5 January on Blowtorch Records, the title track from their EP which is to be released in the spring. I had a chat with the duo who had the best start to 2022 when the single was played ahead of release by Lauren Laverne on her BBC6Music breakfast …
Feature: We speak with Memes – One to Watch in 2022
Lets put aside the continuing uncertainty for live music due to the pandemic and instead celebrate fresh new music. Memes are amongst several bands looking to build on progress made in 2021. I took the opportunity to have a chat with the duo to learn more about their music, of their plans for 2022 and …
Rising: Meet New Hardcore Band Breacher As They Set Out To Make 2022 Their Year
After blowing us away with the recent track ‘Hollowed Out’ we caught up with one of the Uk’s new hardcore band Breacher to find all about the band and their music. Give us a potted history of you / the band (when did you start, how long have you been going, where are you, what …
Meet: Shane Embury The Creative Mind Behind Dark Sky Burial
With the release of the fourth instalment of his Dark Sky Burial project, album ‘Omnis Cum In Tenebris Praesertim Vita Laboret’ (read our review here). We caught up with Shane Embury to find out who, what and why. First off. How are you doing now that we are hopefully seeing the end of the current …
Meet: Beautiful Machines on new single Control, their forthcoming album, and recording during a pandemic
After hearing the dark, yet beautiful, synth-pop of their single Control, out now via Republic of Music, we knew we wanted to try and track down its creators, duo Beautiful Machines. With an album to follow, theres a sense of the dystopian, and a journey, inspired as it is by Fritz Lang’s ‘Metropolis’. With the …
Say Psych: Interview: Girls In Synthesis
A few weeks ago I caught the sizzling set from Girls in Synthesis at Rough Trade in Nottingham. This week they were back on my home patch so I couldn’t miss the opportunity to see them at The Deaf Institute supporting The Membranes; yet another perfectly executed set with an intensity that’s hard to match. …