Interview
Droppin’ Knowledge: Jay Cinema & WilfMerson Know “What You Need Ain’t What You Want!” – Album Review & Interview
A trans-Atlantic collaboration between the Harlem-based rapper and London producer WilfMerson yields an album of depth and beauty. The Internet and the portability of sound files can open up the world for anyone who wants to find like-minded artists across the globe with which to collaborate. Social media allows musicians to find each other on …
Rising: We meet Tom Wells aka Fast Trains
Portsmouth songwriter and producer Tom Wells has been on our radar for a while, since last November in fact when he released his single ‘The English Way’, taken from his forthcoming EP, out later in the year. Focusing on men’s mental health, and encouraging people to speak out about their feelings instead of suffering in …
Rising: we chat to Mint Eastwood about his new single ‘Man From Atlantis’ and more
We happened upon the glorious fuzzy pop of Man From Atlantis a few days ago, written by Mint Eastwood – a person we were previously unaware of. The tracks takes the lo-Fi melancholy of Grandaddy, a hint of Teenage Fanclub and a healthy dose of synths and synth-pop and you have this intimate little comfort …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Jiyu Purp Creates Spiritual, Life Affirming Hip Hop on His Album Earth is Ours – Interview & Review
Last month, Dallas, Texas based hip hop artist Jiyu Purp released his first long player, Earth is Ours, an album suffused with spirituality and positivity, but one that hits hard, too. The rapper was born in Texarkana, Texas, a small city that abuts the border of Texas and Arkansas, and shares a metropolitan area with …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Birmingham’s Grimy Sound Architect Hobgoblin
And we back… From the gritty depths of the UK’s second city, Birmingham, arose an anti-villain who plumbs the muck for hardscrabble sounds, many of which are now instantly recognizable with the underground cognoscenti. This sound architect’s name is Hobgoblin, and today he joins Behind The Boards. Teacher by day, music anti-villain by night, Hobgoblin …
Meet: Erlend Hjelvik tells us all about his new band, new album and his love of Norse Mythology
Backseat Mafia got chance to put some questions to Erlend Hjelvik. Formerly known as frontman, lyricist, and co-founder of the Norwegian party rockers Kvelertak, he parted ways with his bandmates in 2018 and has spent the last two years biding his time and plotting a return to action.Now, he is a rejuvenated and newly inspired …
Meet: We interview Nic Dalton, owner of Sydney’s legendary Half a Cow Records
As a reviewer, from time to time you come across small boutique labels whose enthusiasm and dedication to the music scene is utterly magnificent and completely inspiring. Over the past few years, I’ve reviewed a number of brilliant bands with one common denominator – they were all on the Half a Cow Record label. This …
MEET: Louis Philippe
On the day London’s favourite adopted cult songwriter releases his excellent new album, Thunderclouds, we chat él, football songs, the state of the nation, Milton Nascimento and more
Meet: Emre Türkmen of Exit Kid
After releasing their immensely brilliant The Garden EP, read our review here. We caught up with Türkmen to find out about the band and their music, album art and the possibility of some Prodigy dance style music. First off. How are you guys doing during this current situation? How has the pandemic affected the band? …
Say Psych: Interview: Meet the Label – Strong Island Recordings
Neo-Psychedelia has become the fastest growing musical trend, and the genre that everyone who wants to be associated with. With that in mind, it’s easy to forget that it is people who make all of this possible and get the music out into the public domain in the first place. Say Psych plans to address …