Backseat Mafia

NEWS: Chad Vangaalen announces a March album for Sub Pop; see the properly brilliant animation for ‘Samurai Sword’

HE’S SO much fun, right? Sub Pop’s favourite Albertan singer-songwriter, Chad VanGaalen – he’s made his whimsical home at the Seattle imprint since 2006’s Skelliconnection – has revealed that actually,…

View Post

View Post

Track: Yonaka release new single, ‘Sieze the Power’

Brighton-based rockers YONAKA have announced their brand new era with their new single ‘Seize The Power.’ The empowering and unifying single was produced by the four-piece themselves and is out…

View Post

View Post

Sundance Review: Try Harder!

There’s huge competition between high school students to gain admission to Ivy League colleges in the US. Year on year, the number of applications rise whilst acceptance rates often fall.…

View Post

View Post

Album Review: Modern Hinterland – Diving Bell

‘Americana’ is one of those genre descriptions that is narrow enough to be definable but wide enough to be inclusive. Americana music is built on the shared and varied musical traditions of…

View Post

View Post

Droppin’ Knowledge: For Niagara Falls Rapper Jamal Gasol, All The World Is Piff

It started like this… It was 2008, or 2009. The rap artist Jamal Gasol has a brother, and his brother had a ring tone. It wasn’t exactly a ring tone,…

View Post

View Post

Sundance Review: Rebel Hearts

One of the main criticisms which can be levelled at any major religion is that it has failed to keep up with the times. Whether that’s in the way they…

View Post

View Post

Track: Dave Manington – ‘Strike The Harp’

A reimagining of something old into something new is one thing, but a completely original re-invention is another.. One thing I’ve learned whilst talking to musicians is that, being a…

View Post

View Post

ALBUM REVIEW: The Telescopes – ‘Songs Of Love And Revolution’: sexy, sleazy psych set

No Fender Jazzmasters or Vox Teardrops were likely harmed during the course of this record, but many are reported to have emerged bruised, sweat-slicked and smiling. Dirty, sexy and necessary

View Post

View Post

Sundance Review: Bring Your Own Brigade

In 2018, the Camp Fire was the deadliest and most destructive fire in California’s history. It claimed the lives of 86 people and ravaged four towns in Butte County. The…

View Post

View Post

News: Squid announce debut album with new track, ‘Narrator’

BRIGHTON quintet Squid have shed light on their massively anticipated debut album, Bright Green Field: due to be released on May 7th. It’ll boast production from Dan Carey and boast…

View Post

Pages

Home

NEWS: Chad Vangaalen announces a March album for Sub Pop; see the properly brilliant animation for ‘Samurai Sword’

Track: Yonaka release new single, ‘Sieze the Power’

Sundance Review: Try Harder!

Album Review: Modern Hinterland – Diving Bell

Droppin’ Knowledge: For Niagara Falls Rapper Jamal Gasol, All The World Is Piff

Sundance Review: Rebel Hearts

Track: Dave Manington – ‘Strike The Harp’

ALBUM REVIEW: The Telescopes – ‘Songs Of Love And Revolution’: sexy, sleazy psych set

Sundance Review: Bring Your Own Brigade

News: Squid announce debut album with new track, ‘Narrator’