Music
TRACK: Brooks Hudgins – ‘February’: fine ‘n’ free-associating Americana
BORN in Dallas, baptised in Tennessee, raised in LA, Brooks Hudgins had seen a lot of the States by an early age. It was also pretty early on that he discovered all the good stuff that could come from guitars, the booze, and writing; he had plenty to express, sparring with his folks, who were …
SEE: Tom Joshua – ‘This Still Life (Live Session)’: Stockton singer rings clear as a bell
STOCKTON-ON-TEES songsmith Tom Joshua grew up with a wealth of inspiration around him – the industry, the history, the landscape – all of which he’s channelled into his debut EP, Undergrowth, which is out now. “I’ve always considered the skyline you can see from the flyovers between Stockton and Middlesbrough pretty epic and unique – …
Track: Low Hummer – Take Arms
Not content with blowing us away with their previous releases The Real Thing and Picture Bliss, Hull quintet Low Hummer have released their new single ‘Take Arms’ on Leeds’ Dance To The Radio records. While the band have long tackled themes of social isolation, manipulation and misinformation, ‘Take Arms’ lands on an day where the …
Meet: Steve Riley takes time out to answer our questions regarding the LA Guns new album and life in the music industry
With the release of the bands new album ‘Renegades‘ via Golden Robot Records, (read our review here). Here at Backseat Mafia we where lucky enough to catch up with Steve Riley and find out about the new album and his 3 decades in the music industry. Exciting times with the new album ‘Renegades’ set to …
Album Review: LA Guns – Renegades
Renegades is the brand new album from L.A. Guns, out on Friday, 13 November, 2020, through Golden Robot Records. Not to get bogged down in the line ups and who is the real LA Guns, this album features drummer Steve Riley and bassist Kelly Nickels form the classic line up along with former Ratt bassist Scott Griffin …
PREMIERE: Post Moves – ‘Bob’s Peace In West Texas’: exploring the distorted bliss of the pedal steel
IF YOU’RE an avid reader of these pages, you’ll have come across Sam Wenc only recently in connection with RON, the very fine textural ambient twosome he forms exactly one half of in connection with Carl Laukkanen; and whose “What Can The Feeling” we were more than a little pleased to premiere a few weeks …
Say Psych: Video Premiere: Bones Shake – Unwell
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. BSM is honoured to bring you the video premiere …
Premiere: First listen to The Yorks new EP, Purple Sunsets
Los Angeles based The Yorks are preparing for the release of their latest EP, Purple Sunsets and and we’re delighted to premiere the EP as a whole right here on Backseat Mafia today. Moving to more of a solo project with Jorge Rodrigo Azanza at the help, The Yorks take something of a lo-Fi indie …
News: Transatlantic announce news of new album – The Absolute Universe due 5th Feb 2021
Transatlantic – the Prog Supergroup of Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Roine Stolt & Pete Trewavas – are pleased to announce their fifth studio album ‘The Absolute Universe’, set for release on the 5th February 2021. Representing the band’s first new music since 2014’s ‘Kaleidoscope’, with ‘The Absolute Universe’ the band have done something unique and created two versions …