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EP Review: Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou – The Helm of Sorrow
Dark folk singer’s collaboration with Louisiana sludge metallers bears yet more fruit.
SEE: Kalbells – ‘Purplepink’: cosmic psychedelic disco to the max
KALBELLS are one of those fun, creative side gigs, an adjunct to another band which, having animated with the spark of lifeforce, has gained a vitality all of its own. The band was conceived as a little place for Kalmia Traver to shake a solo thang, outside of the cute-as, lo-fi Brooklyn pop outfit Rubblebucket …
SEE: Cory Hanson – ‘Angeles’: mellow LA country-psych with the darkest heart
BY DAY Cory Hanson is singer-guitarist with LA psych quintet Wand, but he also pursues a rather seductive solo vision: a very LA blur of blissful, rootsy psych, part-Laurel Canyon, part-peyote in the deserts out past city limits. He’s got only his second full-length solo outing, Pale Horse Rider, due for release on Drag City …
Track: Real Dogs release the experimental electronics of Thinking About Art
Real Dogs have released the second single from their forthcoming Fragments III, which drops on February 5th via Don’t Be Nasty, titled Thinking About Art. These Fragments of the title combine short experimental sketches, field recordings and scraps of ideas intermingled by fully formed electronic pieces like Thinking About Art. Sitting somewhere between weird synthpop …
Premiere: Tiki & The Hotstuff release debut single, Hey Kids
New (indie/alt-pop) kids on the block, Swedens Tiki & The Hotstuff have opened their account with debut single, ‘Hey Kid’, and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. Mixing up a bucketload of styles, with these gentle synth-indie chords and splashes of cascading electronics, with this clean alt-pop …
Lizzie Reid – ‘Been Thinking About You’: jazzy swing with real heart, soul and devil-may-care
LIZZIE REID, the young Glaswegian songwriter who is a massive, massive new talent – no dissent now at the back, this is just how it is – has been melting hearts at Backseat Mafia over the past few months as she’s hashed out a little trail of candid and heartfelt tunesmithery en route to her …
EP REVIEW: Frank Iero and the Future Violence – ‘Heaven Is A Place, This Is A Place’
Heaven is A Place, This Is a Place does its intended job; short and sweet, a furious kick to the jugular
SEE: Visionist preludes his March album for Mute with ‘The Fold’
LONDON’S musical scryer Visionist has announced details of a new album, A Call To Arms which, after his 2017 LP Value for Big Dada, will be his debut for Mute. The album, which will be released come March 5th, sees a departure in aesthetic methods as for the first time he brings his own voice to …
Track: Sadness and Complete Disappointment – Monotony
Midlands trio Sadness & Complete Disappointment are ready to bring forth their spooky, gloomy, grunge rock when they drop their debut EP – ‘Fun’ due 5th March. ‘Monotony’ is the latest track to be revealed from the EP and it’s bleak to say the least. “We’re so fucking bored,” says drummer and lead vocalist Esme. “Even before these constant …
Track: Otzeki – Familiar Feeling
Fresh from announcing their sophomore album ‘Now is a Long Time’, subversive electronic-punk provocateurs Otzeki return with the video for their new single ‘Familiar Feeling’ which they released on 1st January to streaming services. ‘Now is a Long Time’ is set to be released on 19th March 2021 via Akira Records. Singer Mike Sharp on the song: “After seeing a modular synth band …