James Kilkenny, Author at Backseat Mafia

Track: The Membranes – Breathe In/Breathe Out

One of the many highlights from the punk greats’ astounding 2019 album, Breathe In/Breathe Out is the Membranes‘ latest single. The established grandiosity of the track is elevated further still…

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Track: Djo – Keep Your Head Up

Djo, the alias of musician-actor wunderkind Joe Keery, released a spectacular debut album last September. This was put out surreptitiously, with very little promotion or fanfare, and without a label.…

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See: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets share video for Mr. Prism

THE AUSSIE psych machine that is the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets released their first single of 2020 earlier this month, “Mr. Prism”. It’s a familiar but refreshing mixture of the Porn…

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News: The Cribs announce UK tour dates

The Wakefield brothers, who recently shared details of their upcoming eighth album Night Network, have now revealed further information on their 2021 UK tour dates. For what will be their…

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Track: Hinds With Chai release the collaborative track United Girls Rock’n’Roll Club

Spanish quartet Hinds recently collaborated with Tokyo-based Chai on new single UNITED GIRLS ROCK’N’ROLL CLUB. The track is as ebullient and liberating, if not more, than both of the respective…

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Track: Pom Poko release new single, ‘Andrew’

The Norwegian punk-pop extraordinaires’ creative wizardry, very much cemented with their astounding debut LP Birthday, continues with new single Andrew. The single allows a welcome sense of familiarity with it’s…

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Track: Michael Rother releases new single, ‘Bitter Tang’

The Krautrock pioneer Michael Rother, one half of the remarkable Neu!, recently released a new single. The new track foreshadows Rother’s new album, to be released later this year, entitled…

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Meet: J. Zunz talks new album, influences and more

Lorelle The Obsolete‘s Lorena Quintanilla just released her second album as J. Zunz: Hibiscus. The record exhibits an even more electronic maelstrom of captivating, ethereal sound than previous projects. Lorena…

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Album Review: J. Zunz – Hibiscus

J.Zunz, the alias of Lorelle Meets The Obsolete‘s Lorena Quintanilla, released her debut album Silente in 2017, which melded fuzzy-or erstwhile intricate- guitars with textural synths. Since then, Lorelle Meets…

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Track: Running Into You- The Cribs’ new single, plus video and new album details

After Cribs fans endured a hefty wait from 2017’s 24/7 Rock Star Shit, and many more were tantalised for new music by their lockdown performance of Be Safe, they have…

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