Benjii Jackson, Author at Backseat Mafia

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See: Whispering Sons apocalyptic video “Hollow.”

There is a very foreboding presence when listening to “Hollow”, by Brussel’s based group Whispering Sons. It has that minacious post-punk tone one could draw parallels to early White Lies…

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Album Review – Black Moth Super Rainbow – Panic Blooms

That theme song from Silicon Valley? The incredible off-kilter synthpop played on a ribbon? That’s Tobacco – the enigmatic front-man who started life with Pittsburgh’s Black Moth Super Rainbow. Perhaps…

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Album Reviews

Album Review: Hot Snakes – Jericho Sirens

The last four months has seen a renaissance of post-hardcore comebacks. Earlier in the year, seminal outfit Glassjaw released an incredibly abrasive new album which led to a revisit to…

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Album Review: Gumba Fire: Bubblegum Soul and Synth Boogie in 1980s South Africa

There was a time where music from the Africa fell under the catch-all phrase of “world music”. Despite trendsetters such as Fela Kuti creating such lavish works which to this…

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Album Review: Marmozets – Knowing What You Know Now

I was up one night watching a wrestling special – NXT Takeover to be precise. The official theme for that event was a track from a British band I was…

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Album Review: King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard – Polygondwanaland

God forbid I use this phrase – but the new King Gizzard album in execution is a happening. Believe me, I want to punch myself in the stomach when I…

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