Music
Track: Anth Dymke releases the video for the beautiful track ‘Carol’ featuring the silky gossamer vocals of Clara Mallia Higgins.
Anth Dymke (Pony Face) helped produce and create the wonderful works of Jo Meares, whose music has featured often here at Backseat Mafia and always frequents our end of year lists of favourite sounds emanating from the southern regions. Dymke has now released a track of his own featuring the debut of singer Clara Mallia …
Album Review: Gareth Koch and Martin Kennedy (All India Radio) unveil ‘Music In The Afterlife’: a contemplative journey into an ethereal universe.
Both Martin Kennedy and Gareth Koch have created some stunning collaborations separately with The Church’s Steve Kilbey in the past years, and it is not surprising that the two Hobart residents have leaned over the garden fence in the southern capital with a cup of sugar and some music files to work together. The result …
Track: GRXCE is not following ‘Family Traditions’ – another cathartic blast of muscular pop, along with tour news.
Following up on their debut single ‘Pretty Boy‘, Sydney grunge pop exponents GRXCE have just released ‘Family Traditions’ which proves their adroitness at creating indelible muscular pop grunge of the highest order. ‘Family Tradition does ease off on the accelerator slightly, bit it is nonetheless a powerfully crafted pop missile. The track has a serious …
Track: Opus Kink – Dust
Brighton six-piece Opus Kink have announced their second EP ‘My Eyes, Brother!’, due the 19th of May via Nice Swan Records. This is the follow up to last year’s EP ‘Til The Stream Runs Dry‘. They have shared the first glimpse of the new EP with their new track ‘Dust’. Detailing their first EP reveal, Opus Kink stated: “‘Dust’ …
Track: Enslaved – Forest Dweller
Enslaved have shared their new single and video to be taken from ‘Heimdal’, their 16th studio album due out on the 3rd of March. The new track titled ‘Forest Dweller’ launches with progressive splendor, guiding the listener into a churning, psychedelic journey through archaic Norse folklore. Enslaved’s Grutle Kjellson commented: “To me ‘Forest Dweller’ was the most immediate song on the album, at least in …
Track: Esben And The Witch – The Well
Esben & The Witch have shared the first single from their recently announced new album ‘Old Sacred’ to be released on 12th May via Nostromo Records. Titled ‘The Well’ the track is an eerie, echoey meditation on the experience of depression. “A voice echoing from the bottom of a well. A call from a chamber, from within oneself, to summon the strength …
Live Review: Hot Milk / As December Falls / Jools / Clarence & The Modern Life – O2 Ritz, Manchester 03.02.23
By Sian Connolly For two nights and two nights only, Manchester’s very own, Hot Milk, perform two of their biggest headlining shows titled “England’s Screaming”. Last night, the band took over the London venue, Koko, creating nothing but chaos. But tonight, it was anarchy at the Ritz. Eagerly waiting for the venue to open, an …
Gallery & Set List: Rebecca Black / Jessica Winter – The Academy Greenroom, Dublin 04.02.2023
Rebecca Black played to a sold-out crowd at Dublin’s The Academy Greenroom as part of her ‘Let Her Burn’ tour and bringing with her experimental pop artist Jessica Winter.Jessica playing for 30 minutes, while Rebecca played a 18 song strong set-list. Jessica Winter Photo’s: Rebecca Black Photo’s & Set-list: Intro – WAIGDWYCrumbsMLCRead My MindDestroy MeSick …
Meet: Is this all there is? An interview with Steve Kilbey (The Church) on the new album ‘The Hypnogogue’, the US tour, being a stand-up comedian and the temporal nature of existence.
The Church – a veritable and venerated music institution – are about to release their new and much anticipated album ‘The Hypnogogue’. The band celebrated its 40 years as an entity in 2020. I caught up with singer, songwriter, bass player and spiritual leader Steve Kilbey on the eve of the album’s release and on …