EP Review: Husk – Inner Perception
North East hard rockers Husk may sound like they have been around for a while, but ‘Inner Perception’ just so happens to be their debut EP, and what an EP.…
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Album Review: ‘After The Flood’ is a magnificent collaboration between legends Ed Kuepper and Jim White that glows with a passion.
Following a thrilling tour last year between the two icons of Australian indie music, Ed Kuepper and Jim White have released ‘After The Flood’ on 21 March through Remote Control Records. Kuepper has also announced…
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Album Review: Shelagh McDonald –‘Stargazer’: A long lost folk rock treasure returns to the shelves.
Vinyl reissues over the past few years have seemed to have been seized upon by majors gagging to maximise the current appetite for buying black (but now probably re-coloured) plastic.…
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Album Review: The Horrors – Night Life: Breaking Boundaries, Embracing Change
The Horrors have never been a band that stands still, but their approach has always been to evolve their sound rather then outright revolutionise it. New album ‘Night Life’ embraces…
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Album Review: Gnod & White Hills – Drop Out III; A Psychedelic Resurrection Unleashed
With their extensive European and UK tour on the horizon—including their debut collaborative performance at Roadburn Festival—Gnod & White Hills have unearthed Drop Out III, the definitive edition of their…
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Album Review: Haters debut with ‘Non-Violent’ – a raw and abrasive delight that soars with passion and melody.
In the words of a poetic messiah, haters are going to hate, but here at Backseat Mafia’s antipodean outpost we love the new album ‘Non-Violent’ from Queensland’s indie punk band…
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Album Review: T. Gowdy – ‘Trill Scan’: Inspired Early music and darkwave alchemy.
It was a question of time before Canadian producer/audio-visual artist T.Gowdy’s background filtered through to his engrossing electronic music and that time is now. Gowdy’s new album ‘Trill Scan’, his…
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Album Review: Barry Hyde – Miners’ Ballads; A deeply personal folk concept album
Barry Hyde, best known as the frontman of The Futureheads, ventures into deeply personal and historical territory with Miners’ Ballads, released on his own Sirenspire Records. The album is a…
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Album Review: Joe Armon-Jones – All The Quiet, Volume 1; A bold fusion of jazz, funk, and dub.
Joe Armon-Jones has long been at the forefront of the UK’s thriving jazz scene, blending deep grooves, exploratory improvisation, and an ever-expanding sonic palette. All The Quiet: Volume 1, the…
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EP Review: Ideal Living – This Big House
Released on boutique label Crafting Room Recordings Ideal Living’s Indie Opera EP ‘This Big house’ will be accompanied by the release of a short film, and the publication of frontman…
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