Music
Track and News: Atlanta Trio Omni release new single and announce album and April UK tour
Omni – Photo Credit: Gem Hales Post-punk Sub Pop artists from Atlanta, Omni announce new album Souvenir to be released on 16th Feb. As a taster they have dropped a new single Intl Waters, which you can check out below. The spellbinding visualizer was created by the band’s drummer, Chris Yonker. The band is a …
Album Review: Control I’m Here: Adventures On The Industrial Dancefloor 1983-1990
This latest collection from the Cherry Red Records stable features Ministry, Nitzer Ebb, Front 242, Laibach, Meat Beat Manifesto, Sisters Of Mercy, The Shamen, The Neon Judgement, Renegade Soundwave and many more across 44 tracks exploring the 1980s’ industrial-clubland crossover. For those of you not familiar with 80s industrial dance music, it can be best …
Premiere: Eddy Lee Ryder Will Break Your Heart With Her Album Title Track ‘Sweet Delusions’
Currently gearing up to release her debut album ‘Sweet Delusions’ Eddy Led Ryder has shared the title track, ‘Sweet Delusions’ and we at Backseat Mafia are super excited to share the track the day before its official release. The self-proclaimed “demented pop” chanteuse Ryder fusers country sounds with an indie attitude to craft her own …
News: Peach PRC to Headline Australian Shows in March & April
Peach PRC, the vibrant pop sensation, is set to dazzle fans with her energetic headline shows across major cities
News: The legendary Barry Adamson (Magazine, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave) announces new album and UK/European tour
The thundering, ambulant bass in Magazine’s classic ‘A Song From Under The Floorboards’ is an indication of the skills of Barry Adamson, whose storied career underlines his significance as a musician over the past decades. After the demise of Magazine, Adamson stood in for Tracey Pew in The Birthday Party for some UK shows and …
Album Review: The Fall – The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country On The Click) 20th anniversary reissue
With 31 studio albums to choose from, there are very few fans of The Fall wo will ever definitively agree, which are the best 5 of all time. It can be as simple as who your favourite line-up was, and there were many it has to be said, or at what point in their career …
News: Chris Isaak will Tour Australia for the first time since 2016
Chris Isaak will return to Australia for the first time since 2016 for a national tour including a series of concerts at a day on the green this April.
Live Review + Photo Gallery: Claire Anne Taylor bares her soul during ‘Giving It Away’ album launch 27.01.2024
I had the absolute pleasure of witnessing the Hobart leg of Claire Anne Taylor‘s album launch tour for new album, Giving It Away. Making the experience even more exciting was the fact that it was all performed in the most beautiful of settings – in that of Hobart’s historic Theatre Royal. Claire Anne Taylor, for …
Track and News: A Certain Ratio Releases Newest Single ‘All Comes Down To This’ Ahead of Thirteenth Studio Album + UK Tour Dates
A Certain Ratio, the influential Manchester-based three-piece, is gearing up to release their thirteenth studio album on April 19, 2024, via Mute. As a tantalizing preview of what’s to come, the band has recently unveiled their latest single, ‘All Comes Down to This‘. The single is characterized by its unique riffs, featuring a mix of …
Track: Juno Point unveil the mesmerising sparkle of ‘Skimming’ ahead of album release.
The new single ‘Skimming’ from the elegant Juno Point shimmers like sunlight over water and sparkles like a slow burning fuse. The reflective vocals – whispered, almost spoken, recall Lou Reed at times and there is a certain ambiance to the instrumentation, ebbing and flowing with the tides and starting and ending with a wash …