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See: Mute to release SUICIDE career retrospective; see new short film including previously unreleased version of Frankie Teardrop

Jim F January 28, 2022

SUICIDE, the celebrated and increasingly thought of as seminal duo of Alan Vega and Martin Rev, is to have their first collection – Surrender, released via the ever brilliant Mute / BMG label on March 25th. From it is a new short film directed by Douglas Hart (My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, The Jesus & …

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News: Sydney’s premiere art pop outfit Loose Fit announce debut album ‘Social Graces’ and releases title track, a paean to awkwardness, as a tasty hors d’oeuvre.

Arun Kendall January 28, 2022

Loose Fit have an angular jagged art pop sound that is quite unique and utterly satisfying. We covered their recent release ‘Exhale’ and found it an exhilarating tour de force, and now the band commences 2022 with news of their debut album ‘Social Graces’, out through Fatcat Records/Spunk Records on 28 April 2022. And to …

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PREMIERE: LUMBEROB shares wonderfully weird video for ‘BEGANTOCRY’; debut solo album out next month

Gareth O Malley January 27, 2022

He’s been part of the New York performance art noise scene for over 15 years, and the weird and wonderful go hand in hand on the forthcoming debut solo album from Rob Erickson, also known as LUMBEROB. The reference points for the 22-track collection range from Captain Beefheart to Dan Deacon via Deerhoof, which is …

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News: The Jesus & Mary Chain sign to Fuzz Club Records; announce reissues and promise of new music

Jim F January 27, 2022

We’re incredibly excited here at Backseat Mafia HQ that the seminal Jesus & Mary Chain have signed with London based independent (and consistently brilliant) label Fuzz Club Records, and have announced that new music is in the works. Added to that, Fuzz Club are reissuing two of the bands albums; 2017 studio album ‘Damage and …