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Track: Kojey Radical – Open Hand
We’ve long been fans of rising poet/rapper Kojey Radical, evidenced by the blistering stripped back session he did for us earlier in the year. After supporting Young Fathers on their UK tour, he’s performed recently on Channel 4’s ‘Four to the Floor’. Picking up admirers such as Paloma Faith, Maverick Sabre and GoldLink along the …
New Music: No Hot Ashes – Easy Peeler / Smooth
Manchester indie funk four piece No Hot Ashes have followed up last years debut single, Goose with a AA-side single Easy Peeler / Smooth (no bits), Produced (as was that highly regarded opener) by Gavin Monaghan (Editors, Ocean Colour Scene,The Twang, JAWS) the band released it with a sold out gig at the Kraak Gallery …
See: Fine Fine Titans release video for Mistress
Ahead of the release of their new album ‘Renaissance’, out on November 20th via CI Records, Grand Rapids MI post-hardcore band Fine Fine Titans have released some visuals to their Mistress track. Its a track that shows that the band are able to mix up heavy, driving riffs with edgy vocals, sour chords but tunes …
New Music: London post-rock band Nonta release new single, Pulse
London post-rock indie band Nonta make the kind of atmospheric music that has you screaming Daughter and Sigur Ros (well, maybe not screaming, more fervently whispering). Ahead of their forthcoming debut EP Pulse, the band have shared the title track. It cracks through the silence, layers of intertwining guitars, glockenspiel and cello, its woody beauty …
Track: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Trapdoor
You’ll know if you read Backseat Mafia at all regularly (and why wouldn’t you?) that we love the seven piece Melbourne psych jugganaut King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Their latest album, Paper Mâché Dream Balloon, is due out on November 13th via ATO Records and from it comes a new track, Trapdoor. It’s got …
Track: Nations of the Soul – To the Loved Ones
Born in France, but now resident in Norway, brothers Mikael and Lucas Roussel – aka Nations of the Soul, have supported the likes of Hudson Taylor after scoring second place at Eggstock Festival. Their first single, Dancing Spirit, was picked up and cherished by the press and radio stations in their adopted home, and they’ve …
Track: A Mouth Full Of Matches – White Flag
Manchester born alt rock quintet A Mouth Full Of Matches follow on from opening for The Darkness and performing at the Brownstock Festival by releasing a new single, White Flag, taken from their forthcoming EP, titled Demon Days. White Flag is a searing, muscular workout for the band, but they weigh it down with driving …
Track: Rainer Weichhold – Bamboo 2015 (Sacha Robotti Giant Panda Remix)
Out right now on Rainer Weichold’s Gold Records is a new remix from Sacha Robotti of the head honcho’s track Bamboo, a 2015 version, rather than the original that dropped some eight years ago. In the intervening period Robotti has honed his craft, following nigh on ten years in the game working both as a …
Track: Mount Kimbie – Bell_5
Mount Kimbie, aka London producers Dominic Maker and Kai Campos, have reached week three in their month-long residency at NTS Radio with their show, broadcast Monday (21st Sept). They were joined by King Krule during the episode, with Archy Marshall popping in to take the reigns and be the subject of an interview, alongside Alex …
Track: Iman – Golden
If you like your electro pop a little more in your face than the recent penchant for syrupy, hazy sounding tracks, likelihood is you’ll go for Golden, the debut track from British born African/ Middle Eastern pop artist Iman. It’s all about these big 80s sounding synth riffs and 90s sounding beats, like sitting shoulder …