Music
Track: Leron Thomas – Corporate
Trumpet player Leron Thomas has stepped away from his Pan Amsterdam moniker and made a record of his own, in betweeen writing/producing and touring the Iggy Pop album ‘Free’. The album, ‘More Elevator Music’, is out via Lewis Recordings later this year, and from it he’s released a new single, Corporate. Let’s get this straight …
See: Charli Adams reveals new video for Superpowers
Nahsville-based Singer-Songwriter Charli Adams has released a new video for her latest single Superpowers that embodies the likes of Phoebe Bridgers and Sharon Van Etten. It’s out for streaming right now via Color Study. Of the track Charli says “The first song I wrote in quarantine was ‘Superpowers’. I felt far away from the people that …
Say Psych: Video Premiere: Demian Castellanos – Zero Point
‘Zero Point’ is taken from The Kyvu Tapes Vol.3, the latest exploration of abandoned four-track experiments that were recorded between 1989-1992 by Demian Castellanos, of The Oscillation fame. Castellanos explains “It was recorded using a cheap Casio keyboard that I had borrowed from someone, and electric guitar where I was trying to find the melting …
Meet: LIZZI On her debut EP After Hours and more
East London singer-songwriter LIZZI has just released her debut EP ‘After Hours’, which mixes up a range of influences and Pushes them through a new soul hue. It’s more than that though, with her songs having the sort of immediately engaging smart yet introspective soul/pop music that’s been attracting attention from tastemakers and those close …
Track: The Streets – Where the F*&k did April Go
Mike Skinner, aka The Streets has just released the b-side to his new single ‘Call my phone thinking I’m doing nothing better’ which featured Tame Impala. Called ‘Where the f*&k did April go’, the track is a bonus that won’t feature on his forthcoming mixtape, but is available to stream now. Speaking about the new …
Track: Ariel Pink – Iron Worrier
Mexican Summer last week launched a new digital singles project under the title of Looking Glass, looking At familiar names on its label to celebrate discovery, diversity and collaboration. To that end, this week has seen a new single on there from Ariel Pink – Iron Worrier. It’s has this almost overbearing nature to it, …
See: Hollywood dead release live video for track Time Bomb.
Rap rock heroes Hollywood Undead have released a live video for their second single ‘Time Bomb’, taken from their recent brilliant 6th album New Empire Vol, 1. Shot at their sold-out album release show at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London, on 14th February 2020. Johnny 3 Tears comments: “Our record release show at the O2 Forum …
Track: Emery Heights – Wildflower
Brand new alternative post hardcore 4 piece band from Houston Texas. have released their debut single ‘Wildflower’ taken from their EP ‘Clarity’ out now. Fans of ‘Captives’ and ‘The Word Alive’ will straight away love the combining catchy, pop-inspired verses with upbeat riffs and heavy breakdowns. The verses may be pop-inspired but these guys aren’t …
Track: Silverbacks – Muted Gold
Quirky and bubbly, angular and slightly off-kilter: Dublin’s Silverbacks have released a fantastic new single ‘Muted Gold’ that is eccentric, bold and highly enjoyable. Think of Talking Heads (maybe more Tom Tom Club), Arcade Fire and Vampire Weekend with the slightly unhinged singing and idiosyncratic guitar picking style that I always associate with the late …
Premiere: Unruly Girls – Black Love (Video)
Backseat Mafia is very honoured to premiere today the phenomenal new video by Italian band Unruly Girls. ‘Black Love’ is off their recently released album ‘Epidemic’ – an album I rated a 9.1 out of 10 – and is a typically unhinged, anarchic and thundering production, yet is antithetically tinged with a sense of poignancy. …