Chris Sawle, Author at Backseat Mafia

TRACK: Magick Mountain – ‘Infinity X2’: a garage-punk rush outta Leeds

LEEDS’ psychedelic scuzz-rock power trio Magick Mountain have been around the block a bit to get to a place of infinity times two. Singer Lins Wilson has found the ideal…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Less Bells – ‘Mourning Jewelry’: absolutely affecting drone-post classical forged in loss

JULIE CARPENTER, who records for Texas’ home of boundary-pushing out-rock and drone beauty Kranky, has journeyed from musical academia at the University of North Texas, through session work as a…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Paul Molloy – ‘The Fifth Dandelion’: psych-pop sunshine beamed forward from ’68

SOMEONE put music journalist and band connections-mapper Pete Frame on speed dial, because the various groovy psych-pop iterations spiralling off from The Wirral’s The Coral are like a Mandelbrot set…

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TRACK: Alex Jayne – ‘Backseat’: the city from a taxi with an acoustic guitar

ALEX JAYNE, the London grown-up pop songwriter with an eye for the odd side of life, has revealed her latest track, “Backseat”. She’s following “90s Dream” , in which, surreally,…

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TRACK: Pole – ‘Röschen’: Berlin textural ‘tronica legend is back; new album in November

BERLIN’S Stefan Betke, digidub mastering legend and masterful glitchtronica/deep groove recording artist in his own right as Pole, has announced details of his new album for Mute, and has also…

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SEE: Marie Davidson & L’Oeil Nu – ‘Renegade Breakdown’: electro chill and strength

MONTREAL’S Marie Davidson, veteran of that city’s DIY scene, musical polymath, fierce declaimer; like Grace Jones, you wouldn’t mess, frankly. Have a watch of the lyric video for the latest…

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SEE: HAAi – ‘Rotating In Unison’: expansive future tech for Mute

LONDON-based Teneil Throssell, who records for Mute as HAAi, has certainly undertaken a deep geographical and musical journey to where she is today: poised to release her second EP for…

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SEE: Icarus Pheonix – ‘Zero One, For Will Sartain’: gloriously warm-hearted confessional indie teases cassette-only album

COMING at you out of Missoula, Montana, after a long period creating in Utah, Drew Danburry – who debuted in the world of music with 2005’s brilliantly, almost David Foster…

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SEE: Damn Vandals – ‘Into The Light Of Love’: rock ‘n’ roll with the lockdown monkey

LOCKDOWN monkey – now there’s a cool concept. I wonder if he’s a distant, cross-channel of Mr Oizo’s Flat Eric, sold not on deep techno squelch but the eternal blessings…

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SEE: Adam Stafford – ‘Erotic Thistle’: a warm and confessional folk fingerpicking gem

FALKIRK’S Adam Stafford is one of them; he’s good at stuff. Grrr. He’s a multi-instrumentalist and film-maker, who necessarily has used the purdah of lockdown to create; for what else…

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