Live Review: overpass – Leeds 22.03.24
Brudenell Social Club is sold out. It’s the turn of Birmingham indie up-and-comers overpass to headline the iconic venue, and there’s a lot of excitement down at the front. I first saw overpass 12 months ago, as they played to a packed out room at Oporto during Independent Venue Week2, supporting Tom A Smith. They …
Live Review: Liam Gallagher & John Squire – Leeds 23.03.24
There’s a level of devotion that goes beyond a tour t-shirt, bucket hat or even an oversized parka. Those queuing up outside the O2 Academy in Leeds to see Liam Gallagher and John Squire have those in abundance, of course, but there are those people who wear a permanent tribute to their hero. The Gallagher …
New Album: Yellow Days ‘Hotel Heaven’ set for April release
Yellow Days, known for his distinctive blend of off-kilter psychedelic indie-pop, P-Funk grooves, and soulful melodies, captivates listeners with his exploration of millennial angst and existential themes. His unique style has earned him recognition from fellow artists like Tyler, The Creator and Tom Waits, as well as collaborations with kindred spirit Mac DeMarco. Now, Yellow …
Live Review: Master Peace – Headrow House, Leeds, 15.03.24
Rolling Stone said Master Peace is “leading the way for a new generation of indie stars”. He’s out on the road with his debut album How to Make a Master Peace, which is a piece of work that, although hard to define into a specific genre, is bristling with energy and feels at once very British …
Track: Dea Matrona share latest single “Black Rain” ahead of tour
Irish indie rock outfit Dea Matrona drop their latest single – Black Rain – ahead of their UK & Ireland tour in May, and it’s right up there with the level we’ve come to expect from the band. Always an exciting proposition, they’re a band that plays around with genres, but in a way that …
Live Review: Idles – Project House, Leeds 22.02.24
“Shall we dance?” Joe Talbot asks towards the end of a 60 minute set. He’s a bit late. As late as the person wearing the “Free Nelson Mandela” t shirt that’s he’s spotted in the crowd earlier on. The dancing started from minute 1. 48 hours ago, nobody knew this was happening. Yet now, on …
Live Review: FIZZ – Project House, Leeds. 21.02.24
It would feel like an easy cliché to talk about this show as “bubbly”, “effervescent” but really they are the right adjectives for the particular brand of joyful, chaotic circus that is FIZZ’s headline tour. The lights shimmer across giant lollipops as a countdown takes us through 4 stages to the band’s arrival before FIZZ …
Live Review: Fozzy – Nightrain, Bradford 17.02.24
Anyone who has watched WWE / AEW over the years will know that Chris Jericho always had a preference for rock as his walk on music. So it’s perhaps no surprise that he’s turned the tables, and used his pro-wrestling showmanship to front Fozzy – the band formed in Atlanta in 1999 as a cover …
Live Music: IDLES drop surprise album launch show in Leeds
We previewed IDLES latest album – TANGK- a couple of weeks ago – https://www.backseatmafia.com/news-idles-drop-new-album-tangk-where-music-meets-onomatopoeia-in-a-punk-rock-explosion – and now, they’ve announced a surprise launch show at Leeds’ Project House this Thursday. Teaming up with local record shop legends Crash Records, the band will perform a special out-store gig at one of the newest venues in Leeds on …
Live Review: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes. Leeds O2 Academy – 13.02.24
Among the crowd at Leeds O2 Academy on Tuesday night, there was some discussion about how Frank Carter’s new “era” was going to shape up live. Dark Rainbow has a distinctly more mellow feel to it than some of the previous output, and marks a more retrospective, less explosive chapter of the Rattlesnakes’ career, so …