Music
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 …
News: Brussels ‘Fifty Lab’ Concerts
Starting last year, the Fifty Lab concept showcases up and coming exclusively Belgian talent at three key venues across Brussels. The Ancienne Belgique, Archiduc and Beursschouburg will host three days of concerts (nine in total), on the 18th, 19th and 20th of November. The full line-up has yet to be confirmed though some names have …
TRACK: Lady Wray shapes up for a new album with the stunning ‘Storms’
BIG CROWN’S first lady of modern soul, Virginian Lady Wray, is shaping up for her follow-up to 2016’s acclaimed Queen Alone with the gobsmackingly deep and heartfelt gospel-soul piano styles of “Storms”. Take a listen to a an absolute blast of a track, below. It looks forward and back; you can hear the church roots …
TRACK: Camila Fuchs – ‘Come About’: spectral electronic pop out of Lisbon
CAMILA DE LABORDE, who hails from Mexico City, and Münchner Daniel Hermann-Collini have been recording together as Camila Fuchs since encountering each other in London back in 2012. The band released their debut album Singing From Fixed Rung, in 2016, which they followed by signing for ATP for 2018’s Heart Pressed Between Stones; now based in Lisbon, …