Drab Majesty creates in light and dark. There’s the Gothic chill of Pornography-era Cure and the synth pop lift of early OMD, Talk Talk, and …

Ardentjohn provide the perfect summer mix of sunshine and showers on their poignant new album Malin Head. Although the band was originally formed in Edinburgh, …

Following the critical acclaim heaped upon the band for their first two albums and their support spots with such luminaries as Fucked Up and METZ, …

It may not be a new release, but Sonic Youth’s show at Battery Park, NYC on July 4th 2008 is out now commercially and is …

While concept albums about cricket may not be the most obvious career move, The Duckworth Lewis Method seemed to be just the project that The …

Two years before the 1989 release of ‘Sonic Temple’, The Cult shocked many of their goth-tinged indie followers with the release of ‘Electric’, a hard …

David Breman – the singer/songwriter behind Purple Mountains – has form. Very good form. He was originally in the legendary Silver Jews formed along with …

Since covering her single ‘Blazing Radio’ back in 2014, we here at Backseat Mafia have keenly followed the career of Melbourne’s Gena Rose Bruce and …

Let’s not beat about the bush: this is … alright. It’s got all the elements of a Bruce Springsteen: well-worn faces and expressions, like favourite …

Bless him, for all his tantrums (and tiara’s), Elton John has enjoyed a career reassessment over the last two decades to the point where he’s …