Music
EP: Egyptian Blue – Collateral Damage
I had the pleasure of seeing Egyptian Blue for the first time at Portsmouth Psych Fest 2019 back in May, and they really made a great impression on me; tight as anything, passionate, and with a real sense of abrasive post punk urgency. This eagerly awaited EP continues to favour those first impressions, and with …
News: APHRODITE – Lust and War album
Canadian speed metallers APHRODITE have inked a deal with Fighter Records for the release of their debut album “Lust And War”. The album is set for international release on July 9th, 2019 on CD and 12″ LP. Founded in the second half of 2018, APHRODITE is the result of a collective effort between the creative …
News: THE WRAITH – Upcoming album
Los Angeles Dark Punk Band Signs To Southern Lord Records For Release Of Upcoming Debut LP Less than three years since forming, Los Angeles-based dark punk band THE WRAITH has wrapped its debut full-length, Gloom Ballet, with Puscifer guitarist/producer Mat Mitchell. The foursome has signed to Southern Lord Recordings, who will release the album worldwide …
Track: Ty Segall – Radio
It’s hardly news at all that the ferociously prolific has a new record out (First Taste, August 2nd via Drag City) or a new single, but such is the relentless quality of what he produces that we can’t ignore it. Of the track, Segall says “‘Radio’ is a science non-fiction song. We live in a …
News: Catfish and the Bottlemen announce further Arena dates
Hot on the heels of their new album The Balance, Catfish and the Bottlemen have bowed to fan pressure (and ticket sales no less) and added a couple of extra Arena dates to their November tour, which sees them hit Scotland with dates at Aberdeen’s P&J Live on Thu 7 November 2019 and Glasgow’s SSE …
Track: Joney – Owl School
Taken from his forthcoming album Bananarchy, out this summer via Audiolith / Anette Records, Hamburg based producer / DJ Joney, aka Jonas Schiefferdecker has streamed the album opener Owl School. Full of vocal cut ups and waves of bass, alongside this almost garage backing, it mixes up house with bass, (approaching) grime with UK garage …
Premiere: Minimal Animal release video for Rise, plus new EP news
Under a new moniker, Minimal Animal, former Screaming Maldini main man Nick Cox is releasing his first new music since the band, a favourite of ours here at Backseat Mafia, split. Taken from his new EP out today, Nick has released a new video for lead track Rise, which we’re delightedly to premiere here. Of …
Incoming: Spider-Man: Far From Home
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever. Spider-Man: Far From Home is in cinemas from 2 July.
Track: New Model Army – End of Days
New Model Army have released this track as a taster of what is to come with the release of the eagerly anticipated new album From Here – Due out 23rd August via Ear Music It’s not very often you get a track that knocks you sideways and right from the very first pounding drum beat and …
News: HR (Bad Brains) to release new album ‘Give Thanks’
Paul “HR” Hudson Front man of the iconic punk band Bad Brains, formed in 1979. He’s releasing a new album, Give Thanks, which drops on 18th October via Hardline Entertainment. Originally formed under the name Mind Power a Jazz Fusion band, a name and direction change soon came. Incorporating speed and an incredible precision, Bad Brains quickly …