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Album Review : Ty Segall’s ‘First Taste’
That California Mad Hatter of indie rock Ty Segall is back with a new album. Coming down from the T. Rex grooves and Detroit City rock/funk of Freedom’s Goblin, his newest First Taste looks a little more inward. Segall still knows how to shake a tail feather or two, but this feels less like an …
Live Review: Hartlepool Live 2019 15/16.06.19
Hartlepool Live I what seems a wonderful trend and a great way to bring a little money into their town councils are jumping onto the day festival and showcasing the local talent. Its a great day for fans and bands a like. For a low fee fans get to see great bands they love and …
Classic Album: AC/DC – Highway to Hell
Held in higher esteem than is perhaps strictly necessary, Highway To Hell has the sad distinction of being the last AC/DC album on which vocalist Bon Scott appeared. As has been proved repeatedly in the music industry, few things enhance the reputation of an artist more than death, so perhaps that is why so many …
Track: Ronin Arkestra – Cosmic Collisions
Mark de Clive Lowe, the Japanese/New Zealand composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist has brought together some of the major players in the Japanese jazz and electronic scene to form his new project, Ronin Arkestra. It features members of Kyoto Jazz Sextet, WONK, Cro-Magnon, Root Soul, Sleepwalker, Sauce81 and Kyoto Jazz Massive, with Mark commenting “The members …
Premiere: Keys – I only want you for your Rock and Roll
Following on from their last single Black and White, welsh five piece Keys have returned with the scuzzy, sweat inducing, fuzz-rock of ‘I only want you for your rock and roll’, and we’re delighted to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia. Although it’s gritty and has this musty air of Stooges-like psych hanging over …
Track: Rat Boy – Truth of the Youth
Rat Boy, aka 23-year old singer-songwriter Jordan Cardy, is back with a new track ‘Truth of the youth’, taken from his upcoming second album, more details of which are expected shortly. It’s the usual thoughtful, attitude ridden Rat Boy affair with his lyrical social commentary and insightful story telling to the fore – “We’re the …
YUR MUM VIDEO PREMIERE FOR ‘SWEATSHOP’
The new video from London rock rebels Yur Mum is almost upon us, and we got first look at it from the band. Already SWEATSHOP has made quite the impact, getting played on BBC Radio, garnering criticl acclaim and contributing even more to their rabid and expanding fanbase. The new video, a perfect balance of satire …
Album Review: Various Artists – 1977 The year that punk broke
New 3 CD Punk Box Set from Cherry Red the perfect introduction if you ever needed one. There has been some very good Punk box sets in recent years, and although Cherry Red have produced a few of them, this one far exceed the others in terms of quality and quantity of the better releases …
News: Explosions in the sky reissue first, fourth albums, announce UK/Ireland tour
Texan post-rockers Explosions in the Sky have reissued their first and fourth albums on vinyl and announced plans to tour the UK and Ireland next year. The band have released debut album ‘How Strange, Innocence’ and ‘lost’ fourth album ‘The Rescue’ on vinyl. ‘The Rescue’ was previously only available as a download and CD mail …
EP Review: Why Sun – Frugte
Copenhagen trio why sun describe their sound as ‘sleepy noise’. It’s an interesting attempt to coin a new sub-genre, but I can hear little going on here besides straight up dream pop. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, of course. Within their new EP ‘Frugte”s opening moments, it’s clear that the band’s timing of …