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Album Review: Rough Church – Emergency Breakthrough
Rough Church‘s new release ‘Emergency Breakthrough’ is an album – and sound – that is really difficult to categorise. What is certain is it is a thoroughly enjoyable serving of unbridled, unhinged indie rock with a siding of humour and compassion. There is a wild Pixies element with an unhinged, explosive and unpredictable side (‘That’s …
See: The Psychotic Monks share ‘Closure’ ahead of their LP for new label FatCat
RECENTLY signed to FatCat Records, France’s The Psychotic Monks have shared “Closure” ahead of the release of their second album, Private Meaning First, set for release via the Brighton based label. A visceral racket of gothic-stained psychedelia meets cacophonous post-punk, The Psychotic Monks whirl up a distorted racket that’s like a cauldron of Girl Band …
SEE: The video for Possessor’s unholy new single, ‘Bloodsuckers’
LONDON-based, horror-influenced metal band Possessor have shared the new video for “Bloodsuckers”, the second single to be taken from their new album, Damn The Light. It’s a meaty slab of filth, riffs a-plenty and some actually great production which is refreshing for things that usually sit in this area of the musical world. It’s sludgy, …
SEE: Epica release ‘Abyss Of Time’; announce new album
DUTCH symphonic metal giants Epica have announced the release of their new album, Omega. Omega is the band’s first studio album in five years. Epica have also released the first single from the album, entitled “Abyss Of Time”. Epica’s Simone Simons says: “Finally we can show you the video for our newest single, ‘Abyss Of Time’! “We flew all the way …
TRACK: Mayo Thompson & The Corky Band – Worried Worried
A MUSICIAN and visual artist who is best known as the leader of the avant-garde rock band Red Krayola, Mayo Thompson has released a wild live collaboration with The Corky Band entitled “Worried Worried”. In a post promoting the song, the act released this unusual explanation: “On January 9, 2020 – the day after the …
EP Review: Holy Springs – Camera
South London based trio Holy Springs have shared their new EP – Camera recorded in a weekend in Peckham at the end of last year. Influenced by shoegaze, lo-fi and psych, all of which you can hear over the 4 tracks on this EP. Opener, ‘What I’m Supposed To Do’ has a nice slowed down …
TRACK: Palace Winter – ‘Richard (Says Yes)’: vivacious synth-rock guided by the spirit of Little Richard
PALACE WINTER, the Danish-Australian intelligent pop duo who just last month hit us with the cracking “Kraftwerk plays country” track “The Deeper End”, featuring the not inconsiderable talents of Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle, have decided to let their hair down and party on their final single drop ahead of next week’s album release. The song is …
Track: The Finalists release new single ‘Learn to Live Without You’ and announce news of album ‘First’
Sydney group The Finalists follow up their earlier single ‘Ignore All The Hate (On Your Telephone)’, premiered here on Backseat Mafia, with a bright jangly sixties-infused track ‘Learn to Live Without You’. And to add to the excitement, they have also announced the date for the release of their new album ‘First’ on 6 November …
News: METZ Announce ‘No Ceiling’ Video, LP Launch Shows, European Tour
Following hot on the heels of the critical acclaim that greeted the release of their fourth album ‘Atlas Vending’ on Friday, Toronto noise punk stalwarts METZ have dropped another new video from the album and announced a European tour in autumn 2021, as well as album launch shows at Toronto’s legendary Opera House this week. …
Droppin’ Knowledge: Behind The Boards With Farma Beats
In 2018, Brooklyn spitter Rome Streetz released one of the best collections of hip hop that year, Street Pharmacy. The album is filled with hard-hitting street stories, told with precision and skill, a cautionary tale that expressed some hard truths and offered some hard-won wisdom. Streetz is a skillful raconteur, but the album also featured …