Music
Track: Western Australian psych exponents Pond return with a blistering single ‘Pink Lunettes’ and announce tour news
The history of enigmatic Western Australian band Pond is inextricably linked with fellow mega star exports Tame Impala, with common members revolving in and out of each others bands over time. As a collective, the band has an impressive resume – eight studio albums with the release of their most critically acclaimed album to date, ‘Tasmania’ …
Track: Harker – Adulthood
Brighton, UK punk rock powerhouse Harker continues to roll out singles in advance of the upcoming album ‘Axiom,’ out April 23rd on Wiretap Records, Disconnect Disconnect Records, Shield Recordings, Fixing A Whole Records. Guitarist/vocalist Mark Boniface talks about the track: “‘Adulthood’ is based on the feeling of security and identity we develop as we mature into adult life. …
Track: Talk Show Release Their Version Of Trouble In Collaboration With Eli Brown
London punks Talk Show have been working on a collaborative two-part project with Polydor Records-signed producer Eli Brown (known to many as part of Calvin Harris’ Love Regenerator project) and Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard. Last month, Part 1 of the project was launched, which saw Talk Show’s Harrison Swan lend his distinctive vocal to the …
See: Field Music reveal new video for ‘Not When You’re In Love’, plus Podcast and Tour news
Here at Backseat Mafia we love the brothers Brewis – Peter, David and associates aka Field Music, and any excuse to rattle on about them, we take. As it is, there’s a load of stuff happening at camp Field Music as the band release a new video for their latest single ‘Not When You’re In …
Album Review: Luca Yupanqui – Sounds of the Unborn
The proportion of ‘firsts’ occurring in music (experimental or otherwise) would, in all likelihoood, greatly diminish over time. However, it may also be likely that other sources could blow open the doors to refreshingly exciting ways of creating music – which express emotion in similarly invigorating fashion. Technology, for example, is likely to be a …
Track: Kat Eaton new single announces her debut album
So gorgeously flavoursome; like warm caramel from a soft filled truffle chocolate
Track: Twin Diver delivers ‘Television’ – a brooding, prowling track with a melodic heart
There is an ominous and deliciously malevolent atmosphere in the single ‘Television’ by Twin Diver – an edgy brutality that has the raw energy of Joy Division with a crisp bubbling instrumentation highlighted by the jangling guitars and brooding rhythm section. The vocals have a disembodied chilling timbre, adding to the ethereal tone and the …
Album review: The Natvral – ‘Tethers’: The Pains of Being Pure At Heart frontman returns with a more Laurel Canyon thing
FOLLOWING the disbandment of The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart in 2017 after the release of The Echo of Pleasure, Kip Berman found himself at a creative crossroads, having written about young adult life in New York City with maturity and a fine ear for a tune. Tethers is the further maturation of Berman …
Say Psych: Video Premiere: Bones Shake – Hey Hey
Bones Shake are a scuzzed out, fuzz enthused garage rock trio formed in 2011 in Manchester’s underground They play everything to the extreme; violent bottle-neck blues riffs, drums kicked, pounded and exploited and squeals of reverb drenched vocals which when combined, will help save your soul. They have released 4 EPs and 3 LPs to …