NEWS: Tim Smith of Cardiacs passes aged 59
THE world of quirky indie music was left a little darker this morning with the news that Tim Smith, singer with eternally loved, eternal outsiders the Cardiacs, has died at…
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TRACK: The Seshen – ‘Still Dreaming’: luscious future beats
SAN FRAN area septet The Seshen have been nothing if not productive this year. They released their third album, Cyan, earlier this year with Brighton’s eclectic beat hounds Tru Thoughts.…
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Track: Cucamaras – Keep It Cool
With a buzz saw drive and the most louche sardonic vocals you could hear, Cucumara‘s new single ‘Keep It Cool’ is the very definition of cool. Imbued with a healthy…
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Track: Amaunet – Pilot
Scandinavia’s position as a hotbed of cool indie rock continues apace with the release of the debut single from Sweden’s Amaunet. ‘Pilot’ has a fresh rawness and delivery: an anthemic…
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News: The Chills’ classic albums to be re-issued through Fire Records
It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of the New Zealand indie music scene ever since the heady days of the eighties, with the Dunedin music scene, spearheaded…
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See: Spanish post-punks Belako reveal new video for Truth
Taken from their forthcoming Plastic Drama album, out via BMG on 28th August, Spanish post-punks Belako have released a new single, ‘Truth’. It’s their fourth album, but first since signing…
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Track: Isle of Wight beach punks REMINDERS share new single ‘Seaside Scampi’
Isle of Wight beach punks Reminders are back with a pre lock down demo song that was sitting around gathering dust, due to the lack of togetherness that bands normally…
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SEE: Tiga & Hudson Mohawke – ‘Love Minus Zero’: transatlantic dance pop euphoria
THE SPHERE of dance music is one of constant, healthy cross-fertilisation and contrast, of new sounds arising. But when Warp’s leftfield hiphop and breaks reinventor Hudson Mohawke began working with…
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See: Rival Consoles release video for the bittersweet beauty of ‘Sudden Awareness of Now’
Taken from his forthcoming six-track album Articulation, out on 31st July via Erased Tapes, Rival Consoles – aka Ryan Lee West has released a new track, the album closer ‘Sudden…
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Premiere: 80s/90s indie heroes BOB release new track, ‘Plastic’
Long standing readers of Backseat Mafia will know that our love for criminally underrated 80/90s heroes BOB knows no bounds. So the news of a ‘new’ album – ‘You can…
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