Music
News: Royal Trux sign to Fat Possum, reissue / new album news
American rock & roll band Royal Trux (Jennifer Herrema and Neil Hagerty) have signed with Mississippi label Fat Possum Records who will re-release the entire digital catalog from the duo’s 1988 self-titled debut up to 2000’s pre-hiatus gem Pound for Pound (not including their two major label releases). Herrema and Hagerty have also confirmed plans …
Album Review: The Orielles – Silver Dollar Moment
Backseat Mafia recently interviewed Halifax band The Orielles following the release of a couple excellent singles in anticipation of their debut album, “Silver Dollar Moment” due out on 16 February 2018. We’ve had a listen to the album and it really is an extraordinary debut. Sweet harmonies over a scuzzy layer of instruments is not …
See: Titus Andronicus reveal new video for ‘Above the Bodega (Local Business)’
Titus Andronicus have announced the release of their forthcoming album A Productive Cough, which is out March 2nd on Merge Records, and from it they’ve released a new track ‘Above the Bodega (Local Business)’. Of the track (and the album in general) mainman Patrick Stickles explains) “All the songs on [A Productive Cough] deal with …
News: Broken Social Scene announce May/June UK dates
Broken Social Scene will be heading back to the UK & Ireland this year having just announced a string of dates for this May & June with shows in Dublin, Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol & London. The band released their first new album in seven years last year via City Slang, to a rapturous response …
See: Evestus release new video for ‘Welcome to my World’
Estonian indsutrial rock band EVESTUS have published a music video for the track “Welcome To My World”. The song was selected from approximately 300 applicants to compete at Eesti Laul competition along with 19 other artists, which will select Estonia’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. This is the first time an industrial artist …
See: Fozzy Release Video for ‘Painless’, On European Tour With Steel Panther
Fozzy have released the music video for “Painless”, the latest single from their album Judas. Lead singer Chris Jericho (yes, that Chris Jericho) said of it “In essence, it’s a sequel to the ‘Judas’ video and continues the story of the two different dimensions converging. Plus it’s got blazing fires, hot chicks AND a pillow …
Say Psych: Album Review: Dreamweapon – SOL
Rating: 8/10 Portugal’s Dreamweapon take their name from the 1990 Spacemen 3 live album Dreamweapon: An Evening of Contemporary Sitar Music, who themselves took inspiration from the work of minimalist drone – or ‘Dream Music’ – visionary La Monte Young and a 1965 multimedia piece titled ‘Rites of The Dreamweapon’ by original The Velvet Underground drummer …
Premiere: Cloonee – Rotate
Out on February 9th via Leftwing & Kody’s Lost Audio imprint is the new four-track EP from Sheffield producer Cloonee, Sneakers. It comes on the back of last years releases through Elrow Music, which landed him straight into the Beatport Top 10. From the EP, we’re delighted to be able to premiere Rotate. It’s this …
The Monochrome Set – New Album, Box Set and Tour Dates
The Monochrome Set have been producing arch indie-pop with a raised eyebrow for some decades now. Their wry sound, peppered with literary cultural references and barbed wit, typified the Cherry Red Indie assault of the early 80s and spawned admirers and imitators alike. Now a new album – ‘Maisieworld’ (their 14th!) will be released on …
Watch : Ty Segall Performs “Every1’s a Winner” and “Despoiler of Cadaver” For Jimmy Kimmel Debut
Last Thursday evening Ty Segall and the Freedom Band stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live for Segall’s Kimmel debut. It was a loud and rockin’ affair with Segall blowing minds and ear drums with two of his Freedom’s Goblin tracks, the Hot Chocolate cover “Every 1’s a Winner” and “Despoiler of Cadaver”. Whether you’re a fan …