James Kilkenny, Author at Backseat Mafia

Track: DJINN release details of new album; hear ‘Love Divine’

AN AMALGAM of Goat and Hills members, two of the multitude of unique, almost fantastical Swedish psych bands, DJINN recently released a new track “Love Divine”, which features on upcoming…

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Premiere: VED – ‘The Embrace of the Oarfish’: a wondrous brew of repetitive psych

SWEDEN’S VED, the Malmöit five-piece who have thus far released three EPs and three albums, concoct a similarly wondrous brew of Middle Eastern, krautrock, and psychedelia to the Swedish bands…

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News: Squid announce debut album with new track, ‘Narrator’

BRIGHTON quintet Squid have shed light on their massively anticipated debut album, Bright Green Field: due to be released on May 7th. It’ll boast production from Dan Carey and boast…

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Album Review: Black Country, New Road- For the first Time

FURNISHING a burgeoning buzz from just two singles – albeit uniquely abrasive, jazz/noise flecked singles- and a feverish clamour for their live shows, Cambridge’s Black Country, New Road quickly set…

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Album Review: Kieran Mahon – Eternal Return

The latest from St. Leonard’s prime manipulator of drones, loops, and echoes uses adeptly generated, cyclical synth-komische to delve into Mahon’s newly realised perspective upon the notion of ‘Eternal Return’…

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Track: Tomahawk announce long-awaited return with ‘Business Casual’ and forthcoming album

TOMAHAWK, the long-dormant group comprising Duane Denison of The Jesus Lizard, Mike Patton and Trevor Dunn of Mr Bungle, and Helmet/Battles’ John Stanier, mark their grand return, following an eight-year…

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Track: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets release new single, Pukebox

The latest offering from their upcoming fourth album, the Porn Crumpets’ concoct a barnstorming, guitar-heavy implosion with new single Pukebox. At just over 3 minutes, Pukebox has a similarly relentless…

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Album Review: The Psychotic Monks – ‘Private Meaning First’

Private Meaning First is an unrelenting album, befitting the current claustrophobia; one to melt and shriek your woes away to

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Album Review: Pharoah Overlord – ‘6’: a venomous and expansive assault

THE FINNISH group Pharoah Overlord have made a welcome return with an expanded iteration of their previous era, amplifying the krautrock-influenced soundscapes established in 2019’s 5, joined by Sumac and…

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Album Review: The Cribs – ‘Night Network’: their best yet?

Replete with unparalleled displays of riff-age. Riddled with lyrical honesty. An uncompromising garage-punk production. Each of The Cribs’ releases has honed these and other facets with increasing skill and, as…

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