Music
See: Editors release new video for Magazine
Editors frontman Tom Smith says of new single Magazine, “Magazine is a pointed finger aimed at those in power…some corrupt politician or businessman…a character, and a tongue in cheek poke at the empty posturing and playing to the masses of the power hungry.” It marks a slight shift for the band, as they move seemlessly …
See: Trembling Bells release new video for Christ’s entry into Govan
Seems like we’re only a few days into 2018 and we’ve already had some brilliant new tracks. Here’s another one, maybe the best. Trembling Bells return with ‘Christ’s Entry Into Govan, a Leige & Leif slice of freak folk, that has this startlingly brilliant arrangement, full of intricate guitars and lovely harmonies, but it’s so …
Say Psych: Album Review: Reverb Conspiracy Volume 5
Rating: 9/10 Fuzz Club Records, the London based label with an unmatched knack for tapping into international waters to discover fresh sounds to add to their vast, hefty back-catalogue of countless album releases, split singles and live sessions. Acting as a crucial catalyst for the trans-national psych scene and its many surrounding remits, one of the …
News: Release of early Duran Duran ‘Girls on Film’ demo EP
Cleopatra Records take us back to the beginnings of Duran Duran with the release of the ‘Girls on Film’ demo EP, which features rare recordings but no Simon Le Bon. The ‘Girls on Film 1979 Demo’ EP (available now via Cleopatra Records) features rare, previously unreleased debut recordings – including the original version of ‘Girls …
See: Spinning Coin release video for Starry Eyes, plus UK tour dates
Glasgow’s Spinning Coin release their latest visual accompaniment to their single ‘Starry Eyes’, which, much like their sound, captures beautifully their simple, languorous style that is at once personal and honest. Fringed with the theme of nature and friendship, the video seems to evoke something nostalgic and rose-tinted, with autumnal colours and candid smiles. The …
News: Myles Kennedy announces solo UK headline dates
Myles Kennedy has announced his first ever headline UK dates as a solo artist to coincide with the release of his first solo album in March. Presales will begin at 9am on Wednesday 16th January with O2, and 9am on Thursday 17th January at 9am with Livenation, before general sale begins at 9am on Friday …
Album Review : Mythic Sunship’s ‘Upheaval’
Mythic Sunship are a band that waste no time with subtleties. There’s no tip-toeing around whether things are gonna get loud and intense, as you know right as the first song begins to play on any of their albums that things are gonna get pretty damn loud. And pretty damn intense. But that’s not to …
Album Review : Nicklas Sorensen’s ‘Solo 2’
Nicklas Sørensen most recently blasted dreamy, psychedelic swaths of guitar on Papir’s 2017 record V. Within that Danish three-piece psych rock outfit, Sørensen can go from post-rock stoicism to 60s fuzzed-out freak out in seconds flat. He’s erased those boundary lines that seemed to box in the “guitar hero”. Jazzy introspection, distorted wah wah, and progressive lines …
Say Psych: Video Premiere: Dreamweapon – Monte da Virgem
Portugal’s Dreamweapon today announce that they will be releasing their new LP SOL on Fuzz Club Records on 16th February, to go with the announcement they have released the track ‘Monte da Virgem’ and BSM is honoured to provide you with the premiere of the video which accompanies the track. The band’s name comes from …
See: Gwenno releases new video for ‘Tir Ha Mor’
Here at Backseat Mafia towers we’re in a state of high excitement about Le Kov, the second album from Gwenno, due for release on March 2nd via Heavenly Recordings. Following on from 2014’s Y Dydd Olaf, which was one of our favourite records of that year, she’s just released a new video for Tir Ha …