Music
Track: Minor Pieces – Rothko
One word can be used to describe Minor Pieces new release – Rothko and that is beautiful. The duo of Ian William Craig and Missy Donaldson together under the name Minor Pieces are due to release their debut album titled ‘The Heavy Steps of Dreaming” since getting together in 2017. Some might be already familiar …
Live: OK Button – King Tut’s Glasgow 28.7.2019 Plus Gallery
OK Button bring their stunning soundscapes to Summer Nights at King Tut’s. OK Button released their debut EP – Sepia Spectres – last week. Despite featuring only one song that hadn’t been previously released, anticipation was high. The synth-pop soundscapes created by Amber Wilson, Nass Donald and Adam Falkner have already earned them a reputation …
Premiere: Kazyak – Contravertical
Minneapolis indie five piece Kazyak are preparing for their new album Odyssey, which is released on August 16th, and from it we are delighted to premiere the track Contravertical here on Backseat Mafia. Of the track, singer/guitarist Peter Frey told us “‘Contravertical’ explores the unknown parts of the universe and the idea that we’re all …
EP Review: Greta Stanley – Sun In My Eyes
It’s the spaces in between the ethereal beauty of Greta Stanley‘s vocals that make her music so mesmerising. Think later stage Radiohead – delicate, sometimes sparse, musical pattering serving and augmenting the song and the voice. Stanley has long impressed us here at Backseat Mafia and ‘Sun in My Eyes’ displays a stunning musical progression, …
Album Review: Jaco – You Know
Not quite a new player on the scene, Jaco, aka Jake Waitzman, has released his debut album packed with power pop, a zest for indie/garage pop and chorus’, and it’s an enjoyable 11 song romp. In actual fact, the Birmingham, Alabama man has spent the majority of his career behind a drum kit, playing with …
Say Psych: Live Review: Bluedot Festival – Saturday 20 July 2019
Taking place in one of the most dramatic settings, Bluedot Festival open its gates for its annual three day event. Under the Lovell Telescope at the National World Heritage observatory of Jodrell Bank we come together to appropriately celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing with a fuse of incredible live music, scientific displays, …
Album Review: The Hold Steady – Thrashing Thru the Passion
My relationship with the music of The Hold Steady is one that has evolved since I first heard their music back in 2007. I’d originally heard their name mentioned in passing a couple of times before I chanced my arm with their debut when I saw it cheap, however the first time I heard Almost …
Track: Minimal Compact – Statik Dancing
Influential Dutch post-punks Minimal Compact have announced a new album – ‘Creation is Perfect’, is being released via October 25gh via the bands own Minimal Compact label. It contains new versions of tracks from the bands back catalogue, which dates back to their formation in 1980. From it the band have released their new version …
TRACK – 4’33 – THE NORMAL
Despite creating Mute Records, launching Fad Gadget and Depeche Mode, and then blazing a trail with Yazoo, The Birthday Party and a zillion more to become the indie label of all time, founder Daniel Miller’s moniker, The Normal has been strangely quiet since 1978. His one release, ‘TVOD/Warm Leatherette’ that initially launched the label was …
News: Working Men’s Club Release Second Single, Announce Tour
Following their support slots with The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Fat White Family, Yorkshire teenage new wave revivalists Working Men’s Club have released their second single and announced extensive touring plans. The band, who claim Suicide as an influence, have signed to Heavenly and followed up debut 7″ ‘Bad Blood’ with ‘Teeth’ as their …