Track / Video
Track: Romare – Roots
And Lo, a new chosen one of electronic music was chosen, and amongst the unfortunates unable to sieze the crown there was much waving of hands and gnashing of teeth. But his increasing number of disciples, which numbered Bonobo and Tiga amongst them, did celebrate, and hark back to his releases on labels such as …
See: In This Moment release video for ‘Big Bad Wolf’
The new song Big Bad Wolf still holds onto the electronic characteristics from In This Moment’s previous album Blood including some effective Nine Inch Nails-esque electronics and bulldozing riffs which lead into the eerie voice of front woman Maria Brink yelling “Even in these chains you can’t stop me.” Through the aggressiveness and cut throat …
Track: Jordan Klassen – Piano Brother, plus European tour dates
Vancouver singer-songwriter Jordan Klassen has spent the last year hard at work, earning increasing amounts of plaudits for his assured songwriting, literate lyrics and this intricate, layered sound that has earned him comparisons to the likes of Broken Bells and Passion Pit. Taken from his long player Repentance comes a new single, Piano Brother. Opening …
Track: The Districts – 4th & Roebling, plus Spring tour dates
Out on February 9th next year through Fat Possum Records is the new album from Pennsylvania quartet The Districts, titled ‘A flourish ans a spoil’. It’s a follow on from their debut self-titled EP which appeared at the beginning of the year, and it’s been produced by John Congleton (The Walkmen, St Vincent) From it, …
See: New Video for Bastille Vs. Haim – Bite Down
After a string of brilliant EPs, the Haim sisters Este, Alana and Danielle became the BBC’s sound of 2013. They followed that with ‘Days Are Gone,’ one of the best albums of the year. At around the same time, singer songwriter Dan Smith and his band Bastille were releasing their breakthrough single ‘Pompeii’. They followed …
Meet: Adamski and his new This is 3 Step EP
Adamski is back with a new E.P., I say back but he’s never really been away. DJing his eclectic sets around the world and working on various projects either under the classic Adamski moniker or aliases like ‘Adam Sky’. We sat down to talk to Adamski about his new E.P. and his ongoing obsession with The Waltz. Adamski …
EP: Hauswerks – Why You Tellin’ Me
Out next week (December 15th) on Jaymo and Andy George’s Moda Black label comes the new EP from one of the labels shining lights, Hauswerks, aka Leeds producer Colin Barratt. He had been one of the unsung of house music, engineering for some of the major acts in the genre, such as Steve Lawler, Doorly …
See: The Wave Pictures announce UK Tour / Pea Green Boat Video
Here’s an apology. We tried and tried so hard to bring The Wave Pictures to Sheffield for the viewing and aural pleasure of the music loving masses of the Steel City in one of our Backseat Mafia presents evenings, but (and this is for the second time) the dates just didn’t work out. So, sorry. …
Track: The Black Angels / Sonic Jesus – Fuzz Club Split Single No 5
The Black Angels and Sonic Jesus Split Single, I’m just going to savour saying that again, The Black Angels and Sonic Jesus Split Single… A proverbial beatific match made in Fuzz Club heaven. I confess to having been a bit of late-comer to The Black Angels, but when they appeared on my radar in December 2013, …
Track: Draag – Lavender Hole
Los Angeles five piece Draag have recently announced the follow up to their self titled album, which dropped earlier in the year with a new EP, Tracii Lordz. Produced by fellow LA experimental rocker Jeff Byron, formerly of The Mae Shi’s, the band Jessica Huang (guitar, keys, and vocals), Adrian De La Cruz (guitar), Carlos …