indie tracks
Track: Caleb Landry Jones – I dig your dog
‘I dig your dog’ is the third track to be taken from actor and musician Caleb Landry Jones’ debut album ‘The Mother Stone’ out on May 1st via Sacred Bones. the track is this misty, psychedelic pop track, Jones taking something from Sgt. Pepper and making it his own. He’s dressed it with this almost …
Track: Mark Lanegan – Stockholm City Blues
With the release of Mark’s new album ‘ Straight Songs of Sorrow’ due 8th May via Heavenly Recordings we have the pleasure of sharing a track from the album – ‘Stockholm City Blues’ Stockholm City Blues is sparse and beautiful with strings and finger-picking accompanying lyrics on the remorse code of addiction. Trademark Lanegan and …
Track: Mr. Ben and The Bens – Watering Can
We’ve already waxed lyrical aboutMr Ben and the Bens ‘Beast in the House’ video (and track), taken from their forthcoming album Life Drawing, out on July 10th via Bella Union, we aren’t going to let up with the release of follow up track Watering Can. Of the track bandleader Ben Hall says: “Watering can is a gently-swaying brassy …
Track: Snow Ghosts – Heavy Heart (Mogwai Remix)
British trio Snow Ghosts have unveiled a Mogwai remix of their track ‘Heavy Heart’, taken from their Real World Sessions EP, itself released today April 24th. The original version, previously reviewed by Backseat Mafia here hails from their stunning album A Quiet Ritual, Remixed in the main by Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite, it builds on the track’s gossamer-like nature while infusing it with dramatic swathes of electric guitar, the addition …
Track: Rex – Palaces
Amsterdam-based trio Rex have released an epic single ‘Palaces’ which has about it an exciting studied pose and swagger, and a video that captures this band’s cool presence. Singer Jonathan Rex has that razor sharp feel and profound delivery that cannot help recall the likes of Leonard Cohen or Nick Cave – ultra cool yet …
Track: Glenn Thomas – All you can do
Out now is the new single from singer-songwriter Glenn Thomas, ‘All you can do’, taken from his forthcoming album Reassure me there’s a window, out on May 15th via Palace Flophouse Records. All you can do has this sweeping haziness about it, with Thomas’s vocal creeping over the top of this indie-folk backing, with drips …
Track: Unloved – Why Not
If you’ve been watching the latest series of Killing Eve, then you’ll already have heard the new single from Unloved, available now via the ever brilliant Heavenly Records, as its was in the first episode. The band, Jade Vincent alongside Soundtrack artist Keefus Ciancia and DJ/producer David Holmes, have a new album in the works …
Track: Florence + The Machine – Light of Love
Originally written for the last Florence + The Machine album High as Hope, Light of Love never made the final cut, but Florence Welsh has decided to release it now, with all proceeds going to The Intensive Care Society Covid-19 fund Florence welcomes fans to make a donation if they are in a position to …
Track: Devendra Banhart – Swan
Devendra Banhart has released a song, ‘Swan’, with all proceeds going to the Los Angeles Women’s Center. It’s a cover of a song by Ioanna Gika, taken from last years solo debut album Thalassa. Swan is this beautiful folk pop melody, and Bandarts smooth, delicate baritone fingers it way over the picked guitar accompaniment. The …
Track: The Ellen Degenerates Fanorexic Club – The Ellen Degenerates Fanorexic Club
A double helping from Tauranga – still low in fidelity but arguably high in catchyness. The mouthful that is The Ellen Degenerates Fanorexic Club brings together a “who’s who” (or rather, “who the f**k”) of members from the area’s music scene – Austin Cunningham and Luke Turner (Threat.Meet.Protocol), Joel Burgin (Grown Downz, the previously covered …