Music
Track: Cwfen – Bodies
Glasgow’s Cwfen (pronounced ‘Coven’) have shared another taster of their debut album ‘Sorrows’ with new single ‘Bodies’. ‘Sorrows’ is due out on the 30th of May via New Heavy Sounds. Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Agnes Alder comments: “Bodies was one of the first songs I’d written for Cwfen. I’d gone through a period of significant …
Album Review: Heligoland’s Karen Vogt releases the shimmering, ambient solo album ‘Haunted Woodland, Volume 5’.
Australian-born Karen Vogt plays in the Melbourne dream pop shoegaze band Heligoland – who a few years back toured Europe and forgot to return home, ending up based in Paris. And while Heligoland have been relatively quite (although there is movement on the horizon), Vogt has continued to explore the world of atmospheric, ambient dreamy …
EP Review: Cie – Adventures II
Cie embarks on a new sonic expedition with ‘Adventures II‘, the successor to the original journey, continuing the musical quest with great intensity and energy. As the music begins, ‘Reichenstein‘ rises on the horizon like a majestic mountain peak, growing ever more imposing as you draw closer. Upon arrival, the towering presence of the castle …
Track: ‘Set You Up’ – Kat Greta radiates a blinding percussive pop blast with her new single.
Kat Greta is a much admired artist here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia for her pure pop songwriting craft and radiance, evident ever since we premiered her debut video for the track ‘Let It Go’ back in 2022. A common theme in our reviews of her music is observing her blinding luminescence that …
News: Mosh, Sway, Rave, Repeat: Spilt Milk’s 2025 Lineup Is a Monster
Headliners include Kendrick Lamar, Doechii, Sara Landry, Dominic Fike, and ScHoolboy Q.
Joining them are d4vd, Nessa Barrett, Skin On Skin, sombr, Club Angel, The Rions, South Summit, and Sofia Isella.
Also appearing: Baby J, Chance Peña, Don West, Ennaria, Esha Tewari, Lyric, Mia Wray, Ninajirachi, Rebecca Black, Rum Jungle, and The Dreggs.
Album Review: Emma-Jean Thackray – Weirdo; Grief grooves with funk-fueled resilience.
Emma-Jean Thackray’s new album Weirdo is a bold, technicolour triumph — deeply personal, fiercely original, and bursting at the seams with groove-laden jazz funk. Self-produced, self-performed, and self-mixed in the solitude of her South London flat, it’s the work of a visionary artist refusing to compromise. Across 17 tracks, Weirdo is a kaleidoscopic journey through …
Premiere: Stream Darker Lighter’s massive self-titled debut album
We told you there was more to come from Los Angeles artist Salar Rajabnik, aka Darker Lighter, and here it is: his self-titled debut album. He’s worked with the likes of Kim Gordon and Queens of the Stone Age, picking up a few things along the way, and poured it all into a deeply personal …
News: STR^NGE Return With Ambitious New Single ‘Crying Shame’
Liverpool-based risers STR^NGE return with their most emotionally raw and theatrically ambitious new single ‘Crying Shame’. Swapping the beguiling alt-rock of previous releases for a more Arctic Monkey’s ‘The Car’-esque whimsical feel, ‘Crying Shame’ is a personal, intimate track that reflects on lead vocalist and songwriter James’ past struggles with drug addiction. Produced by Amelia …
Premiere: Stream Fielded’s introspective, lush new record ‘Chuckles Deluxe’
The new album from Brooklyn’s Lindsay Powell is a beautiful, unflinching exploration of identity and self-expression; it feels like a record they needed to make. Their sixth as Fielded, it follows on from 2023’s Plus One. We premiered ‘Lost Youth’ last month and are delighted to say we’re streaming the entirety of Chuckles Deluxe ahead …
Live Review: The K’s / CVC /Passion Parade – Octagon Theatre, Sheffield 25.04.2025
words: Jim F / pictures: Huw Williams, Jim F Last Friday night saw a sold-out Octagon Theatre absolutely bouncing as The K’s headlined a blistering triple bill that left Sheffield reeling. Riding a wave of momentum, the Earlestown quartet proved exactly why they’re one of the UK’s most talked-about live bands, delivering a riotous, passionate …