Chris Sawle, Author at Backseat Mafia

TRACK: Fair Mothers’ ‘Monochrome’ is unflinching, stark and so beautiful

YOU’LL never be able to accuse Kevin Allan, the creative force behind Scottish folk outfit Fair Mothers, of dashing off a quick, vapid pop hit for the lulz. That isn’t…

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NEWS: cult legends Folk Devils return with limited 10″

NOTTING HILL post-punk legends Folk Devils are back with a strictly limited 10″ for Preston’s rather lovely Optic Nerve Recordings – their first new music in 35 years. The 1980s’…

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TRACK: Cian Ciaran feat She Drew The Gun – ‘Keep the Darkness Out’

HERE’S a cocktail recipe for a fine and refreshing musical draught. Take Louisa Roach, better known for her political-mod pop alter-ego She Drew The Gun, which she retired on the…

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NEWS: Yo La Tengo release lockdown EP, stream performances

THEY’VE been quietly releasing a track a day all week over on their Bandcamp page; and today Hoboken’s finest, Yo La Tengo, have gathered all five together for the first…

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SEE: No Age – ‘Smoothie Kings’: abstract shapes and lofi beauty

UNORTHODOX former Sub Pop noiseniks No Age have got through some virusy distribution teething troubles and finally their new album Goons Be Gone, their second for new housekeepers Drag City,…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Laraaji – ‘Sun Piano’: solo piano from Eno’s stable

LARAAJI, the ambient musician, laughter therapist and even one-time stand-up born Edward Larry Gordon – who has even rubbed celluloid shoulders with Antonio Fargas, aka ‘Huggy Bear’, from Starsky and…

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ALBUM REVIEW: Bing & Ruth – ‘Species’ – majestic and meditative

SOMETIMES the cliches can ring true. It’s a marriage made in heaven. Take 4AD, Ivo Watts-Russell beautiful stable, which has given us such moments as … well, Victorialand. Need we…

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TRACK: Huw Marc Bennett – ‘Tresilian Bay’: spun from the finest Afrojazz cloth

WELSH producer and bassist Huw Marc Bennett wishes to weave a musical tapestry of many, many shades for you. You’ll find the cut of his cloth hard to resist. Working…

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TRACK: Chappaqua Wrestling’s ‘Football’ shreds it like the Fannies

BORN into musical families, Brighton duo Chappaqua Wrestling – Charlie Woods and Jake Mac – knew exactly how to respond when the coronavirus swept a scheduled summer of festival appearances…

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DROPPIN’ KNOWLEDGE: TRACK: The Twilite Tone – ‘Do It Properly’

ANTHONY KHAN, the Chicago-based producer who has collaborated with Kanye and Gorillaz and produced longtime friend Common, is bringing his The Twilite Tone project to the world via the channels…

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