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PREMIERE: AM Higgins conjures majesty from isolation as she announces her debut album with ‘Anchors’
Back in May, Annie Toth shared ‘Peaks & Plains‘, a teaser track from her then-unannounced debut album; providing vocals and keyboards, she’s the leader of AM Higgins; simultaneously a solo project and, on the record, a trio completed by Jason Toth on drums and Joshua Dumas layering everything with electronics, which you can hear clearly …
Track: Pluto Jonze releases another sparkling double single ‘New Morning High’/’Rumschpringe’ and announces new album ‘Awe’.
We were honored to premiere Pluto Jonze‘s earlier double single release ‘Moonmaking’ and ‘Dot’ last month, and Jonze has returned to the fray with another sparkling double ‘New Morning High’/’Rumschpringe’. Both tracks highlight Jonze’s ear for melody and anthemic songwriting: there is an inherent sunshine glow in both tracks and an indelible effervescent beat. ‘New Morning …
PREMIERE: My Son the Doctor find the sweet spot between jazz and punk on animated new single ‘Rubber Hands’
We’ve got a lot of time for Brooklynites My Son the Doctor here at Backseat Mafia. We premiered ‘Bethany’ a couple of weeks ago, and with the release of their new EP on the horizon, we’ve got one last appetiser for you before the full six-song meal is served up next week, in the form …
News: Wrongpop Records & Running Punks announce charity compilation
Wrongpop Records have announced a new charity compilation album in collaboration with Running Punks in aid of the Single Homeless Project, a London based charity that label founder Stephen Clarke works for. Stephen is also a part of the Running Punks, who you might know from their YouTube videos reviewing albums while they run. Stephen comments: “we want …
See: jangle-pop new heroes Ducks Ltd. about to drop debut LP, present new single “How Lonely Are You?” and announce 2022 UK tour
Canadian duo Ducks Ltd. probably don’t even need an introduction, after their debut Ep was featured on all major music magazines. Their jangle-pop is one of the most precise and driven out there (maybe only Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever can be compared), full of riveting riffs and the genre-characteristic rhythms. Now they are about to …
News: Pillow Queens sign to Royal Mountain Records, share video for ‘Rats’
Dublin’s all raging Pillow Queens have just revealed that they have signed to Royal Mountain Records. To mark this momentous news, the band are sharing the rambunctious “Rats,” alongside a video directed by Michael Maxxis (Orville Peck, City and Colour). Of the filming, much of which was taken from one of the bands sold-out Dublin shows prior …
PREMIERE: Chayse Porter invites us to ‘Chay’s Palace’ with weird and wonderful lead single ‘Purpling Dawn’
Also part of Human Beat and Seriously, the Alabama-based Chayse Porter has put in further work as a solo artist. He’s performed with a live band, which used to be an entirely separate thing from his solo work, but not anymore – the band name has duly been lifted for the title of his next …
PREMIERE: Canadian psych-pop outfit Mother Sun share inventive double single ‘Marbles : Mycelium’
As the northern hemisphere moves into autumn, the onset of falling leaves and shorter evenings may have you pining for sunnier times; here’s a band that can help with that. Full of whimsy and intrigue, the Kamloops, BC-based quartet Mother Sun serve up an ideal tonic for seasonal blues on their brand new double single …
News: Metal Group Utopia Announce UK Tour Dates
Utopia, the metal group centred around guitarist John Bailey and Corrupt Moral Altar vocalist Chris Reese have announced UK tour dates for February 2022 following the release of their debut album ’Stalker’ last month on APF Records. John comments, “One of the things about music like this is that it’s very easy to let it …
News: Nirvana’s Nevermind Reaches It’s 30th Anniversary
The September 24, 1991 release of Nirvana’s Nevermind touched off a seismic shift in global youth culture. Rising to #1 worldwide over the next few months, its impact would elevate Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl from a promising Pacific Northwest cult band to one of the most successful and influential artists of all time. Nevermind returned …