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PREMIERE: People Soup – ‘Rosemary’: fragrant ‘n’ wired Leeds post-punk debut
PEOPLE SOUP is a new post-punk trio outta the capital of God’s Own Country, Leeds, comprised of singer-guitarist Harry Jones, bassist Ryan Walker and drummer Joe Willis. They’ve got it going on and have just released their first single, “Rosemary”, via the offices of Bandcamp, who’ve certainly come through as one of the good guys …
ALBUM REVIEW: Adam Stafford – ‘Diamonds Of A Horse Famine’: atmospheric folk set from the notebooks
Diamonds Of A Horse Famine is a lyrically precise and freewheelin’ folk set, reviving a rediscovered notebook. Erotic Thistle contends for folk song of the year
SEE: Daniel O’Sullivan and Richard Youngs’ ‘Don’t Hang With Angels’; album announced for December
IF YOU like your singer-songwriting meaningful, deep, exploratory – in short if Daniel Blumberg, Richard Dawson, Jad Fair, David Thomas Broughton et al spin your dial – then the news that two of the British leftfield’s scions, Daniel O’Sullivan and Richard Youngs, have got together to fuse their thinking and have announced a debut collaborative album, Twelve of Hearts, …
TRACK: Citrus Clouds – ‘Whoa’: another great shoegaze drop from Arizona
HERE at Backseat Mafia, being the old shoegazers that we are, we have an awful lot of love for Arizona’s Citrus Clouds, who know how a guitar can soar to heaven when caressed correctly. That name? It’s for the majestic sunsets the band – bassist and singer Stacie Huttleston, singer-guitarist Erick Pineda and drummer Angelica …
SEE: Tele Novella – ‘Technicolor Town’: ramshackle and beautiful Texan alt.country
COMING atcha outta Austin, Texas, Tele Novella is currently the duo of vintage shop-owner Natalie Ribbons and Jason Chronis, who collects rare records. Tele Novella arose from the ashes of other musical projects they were involved deep down in Texas: Agent Ribbons, Voxtrot, Belaire. When they met they knew they could fashion something pretty special. Self-described as “medieval …
Track: Django Django release new track, The Ark
Following on from event single ‘Spirals’, which marked the return of the ever brilliant Django Django, the band are back with a new track ‘The Ark’, previously only available As a b-side on the vinyl version of the Spirals single. Glittering, cascading synths and sprawling electronics make up instrumental The Ark, with these acid sounding, …
Say Psych: Track Review: The Vacant Lots – Departure (Robert Levon Been Remix)
Arriving off the back of their recent Interzone LP, Brooklyn electro post-punk duo The Vacant Lots have shared a remixed song, ‘Departure’, which has been produced by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s Robert Levon Been. A long-standing crowd-favourite, the track is now set for a release for the very first time and is bolstered by the …
Say Psych: News: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce new album K.G.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have today announced their return with new album, K.G. To be released on KGLW via Caroline on 20 November, the ten track album is their 16th since forming in 2010 and features previously shared tracks ‘Straws In The Wind’, ‘Honey’ and ‘Some Of Us’. The band have also shared details of a further album track ‘Automation’ which they will …
Say Psych: Track Review: Gustaf – Mine
‘Mine’ is the debut single from Brooklyn art-punks Gustaf, who have just signed to Royal Mountain Records (US Girls, Wolf Parade, Pottery). It’s a chaotic, aggressive, and a compelling look at those people that have a false sense of entitlement. Formed in 2018, Gustaf have built a kind of buzz that feels like it …
See: The video for Elvis Costello’s ‘Newspaper Pane’
ELVIS COSTELLO could’ve been another ageing punk pioneer, making occasional appearances for the faithful; but instead, since his 1977 debut, he’s been uncompromising, eclectic, prolific and ever-present. His total embrace and respect for all musicians and genres of music is what sets him apart. Despite his formidable career he sits humbly at the feet of …