OBITUARY : HOLGER CZUKAY 1938 – 2017
“We completely refuse to make a judgement about what is beautiful and what isn’t. We make something, that’s all, and the scope of possible sounds is immense. We’re not musicians,…
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New Music: Unruly Girls, Cruel Tales
Many years ago in the nascent years of Backseat Mafia, we wrote about a number of exciting Italian bands creating distinct indie rock with style and attitude. One of these…
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Say Psych: Album Review: Juju – Our Mother Was A Plant
Rating: 9/10 JuJu is the project of Italian multi-instrumentalist Gioele Valenti who also works with Lay Llamas. Following on from his successful debut album in 2016, Valenti has teamed up…
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Say Psych: Album Review: L.A. Witch – L.A. Witch
Rating: 8/10 L.A. Witch, who’s name is a partial misnomer, hail from Los Angeles but do not partake in any sort of witchcraft, unless you class creating soundscapes of hazy…
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Album Review: Flyte – The Loved Ones
‘The Loved Ones’ is the long anticipated debut from London four-piece Flyte. It’s been some time in the making – about 3 years in fact. Flyte separately admit that as…
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Classic Compilation: James – The Best of James
James are one of those bands that I return to every now and again. It’s not as if I am a massive fan, but they have slowly crept into my…
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Album Review: Alvvays – Antisocialites
Alvvays may have to contend with unreasonably high expectations of their second album, but – trust me – ‘Antisocialites’ is that good. The first time I heard the Toronto-based group…
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Video and Album News: Baxter Dury, Miami
Any uncertainty about Baxter Dury’s parentage is quickly dispelled the minute he starts singing. If singing is the right term: he is a blistering, sardonic cockney raconteur just like his…
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Video and News: Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, Over Everything
This must be the most perfect laconic, low-fi alt.country indie music match in history – Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile are releasing an album together entitled “Lotta Sea Lice”, due…
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Interview: Trupa Trupa
Music as landscape: Trupa Trupa contemplating the poetry of place. Photo courtesy of the band. Trupa Trupa is a psychedelic no wave band from Gdansk, Poland. Their stylistic approach recalls…
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