Backseat Mafia

Track: The Northern Belle feat. Siv Jakobsen and Louien – ‘No Rush’: Nordicana loveliness reminds us to take care

THE NORTHERN BELLE, the Norwegian alt.country collective led by Stine Andreassen who cites a love for Phoebe Bridgers, Khruangbin, Gillian Welch and Waxahatchee, amongst others, and who self-style as ‘Nordicana’,…

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See: HighSchool – ‘De Facto’: Melbourne trio shoot a darkly danceable arrow at love’s fiction

HAVING signed for the British indie Dalliance last autumn – and you can really see why those particular talent-spotters, Rich and Matt, were so eager to get them under their…

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Track: John Smith – ‘Hold On’: a plea to stay hoping with The Staves’ Jessica

AT LEAST once in recent times, Essex-born, Devon-raised folk troubadour John Smith has received the epithet “the guitarists’ guitarist”. And with a CV like his, you couldn’t argue; as a…

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Feature image of H.B. Nielsen leaning against a wall in a baseball cap.

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EP Review: H.B. Nielsen – It’s Today Again

Swedish singer-songwriter, rambler and travelling tattoo artist, H.B. Nielsen, follows up 2020’s debut album “Grand Opening” with his new EP, “It’s Today Again” which is out today. It’s a delicious…

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Track: Travis Shaw – Only Human

After wowing us with his single ‘Refuge’ (see here) the North East troubadour Travis Shaw has shared the video for track ‘Only Human’ taken from his EP ‘Balance’ released 2019.…

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Track: Boneyard – Oathbreaker

Canadian hard rock band Boneyard have shared the title track from their most recent album. Sounding ever inch a roaring power ballad, track Oathbreaker features some stellar guitar work to…

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Album Review: Infernalizer – The Ugly Truth

Goth metal band Infernalizer (ft. Claudio Ravinale of Disarmonia Mundi) have released their debut album ‘The Ugly Truth’ via Rockshots Records. The album is heavily influenced by 80’s metal acts such as Iron Maiden,…

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Track: Pure Obsessions And Red Nights – Your Own Enemy

After ending their previous trilogy ‘Mr Strangler’, Pure Obsessions & Red Nights have started their new trilogy, ‘The Stranglers’ by releasing a new single – Your Own Enemy. A cross…

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Track: Jeshua – ‘IDK’: another dreampop cracker from the Glasgow school

DUNDONIAN Joshua Gray transposes into the musical sphere as Jeshua, and as such, plies a delightful, lo-fi yet soaring line in dreamy, gliding guitar pop which could easily have come…

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Album Review: Randolph’s Leap – Spirit Level

Spirit Level is the new album from Scottish folk-pop collective Randolph’s Leap. The titular ‘spirit level’ is a steady reference point over what had been an unsettled spell writing the…

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Track: The Northern Belle feat. Siv Jakobsen and Louien – ‘No Rush’: Nordicana loveliness reminds us to take care

See: HighSchool – ‘De Facto’: Melbourne trio shoot a darkly danceable arrow at love’s fiction

Track: John Smith – ‘Hold On’: a plea to stay hoping with The Staves’ Jessica

EP Review: H.B. Nielsen – It’s Today Again

Track: Travis Shaw – Only Human

Track: Boneyard – Oathbreaker

Album Review: Infernalizer – The Ugly Truth

Track: Pure Obsessions And Red Nights – Your Own Enemy

Track: Jeshua – ‘IDK’: another dreampop cracker from the Glasgow school

Album Review: Randolph’s Leap – Spirit Level