Track: Bacchus – The Mirror
It’s been several months since the release of Bacchus’ last EP ‘The Rich & The War’. He’s clearly a sensitive soul, The four tracks that made up his last release followed in the steps of acts like David Gray and Damian Rice, stripping things back and making top quality acoustic music. His new track is …
EP: Forfeits – Forfeits EP
What makes good rock music? I can’t say I’m too big on the progressive kind that builds and takes several minutes to get to where it needs to be. A rock tune to me needs to go in with guitars blazing, say what it has to say and get out. That’s what first attracted me …
News: Nick Cave film, One More Time With Feeling, gets DVD release date
It’s fair to say, that 2016 wasn’t a great year for popular culture, as we lost more than a handful of our musical greats. With the loss of such legends as Prince, Bowie and George Michael, it’s important that whilst we remember them, we also appreciate our living legends. Legend is a word that gets …
Album Review: Loyle Carner – Yesterday’s Gone
For so many years, our American cousins had the hip-hop game pretty much tied up. But over the last ten years or so, us Brits have fought back, delivering game-changing acts such as Dizzee, Wiley, and Tinchy. Last year Skepta scooped the Mercury music award, and Kano released his career best album ‘Made In The …
Track: Ten Fe – Twist Your Arm
Rewind back to the nineties, when bands like Happy Mondays, Charlatans and Stone Roses ruled the roost. Primal Scream released their seminal album ‘Screamadelica’, and a whole new genre was born that was baggy. Many years later, and London Duo Ten Fe are still flying that flag. ‘Twist your arm’ is the lead single from …
The Best Sheffield Artists & Bands of 2016
Whilst Backseat Mafia now boasts writers and readers from all over the world, it all started in the northern city of Sheffield. We’re a proud lot here, and are particularly proud of the great musical acts we have brought to the world. Pulp, Richard Hawley, Joe Cocker and Arctic Monkeys are our crowning glories. But …
Feature: Best Hip-Hop Tracks of 2016
Last year for the first time we put together our favourite hip-hop tracks of 2015. With 2016 being an equally strong year for the genre, it only seemed right that we do another year end round-up. It seemed clear from the offset that we couldn’t possibly pick one favourite, so in no particular order, these are …
Meet: Janet Devlin interview
Hi Janet, thanks for talking to us. No, no! Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to me! You’ve just released your second collection of Christmas songs. Why is that important to you? After I realised “December Daze” last Christmas, I decided to have a listen when I got home for the …
Album Review: Janet Devlin – Little Lights
X-Factor contestants are not generally known for long-lasting and credible careers. But every now and then one slips through the net. Rebecca Ferguson is still doing the business. Little Mix are topping charts all over the place, and of course One Direction took over the world. 2011 contestant Janet Devlin didn’t win the show. In …
Album Review: Luke Haines – Smash The System
Former Auteurs frontman Luke Haines has had a varied career. As part of his former band he was responsible for some of the best albums of the nineties, including (in my opinion) his finest work to date ‘After Murder Park’. As a solo artist he has created a series of conceptual albums. His last release …