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NEWS: Matthew E. White and Lonnie Holley announce avant-garde folk album; hear ‘This Here Jungle of Moderness/Composition 14’

THEY may at first somewhat unlikely bedfellows: Matthew E. White, who arrived back in 2011 with his debut album The Big Inner, seemingly a fully formed gentleman of classic Southern…

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Premiere: The Motive release new single, Live It Again

South West London indie rock quartet The Motive are releasing their new single tomorrow (3rd February) and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here today on Backseat…

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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,…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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

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NEWS: Matthew E. White and Lonnie Holley announce avant-garde folk album; hear ‘This Here Jungle of Moderness/Composition 14’

Premiere: The Motive release new single, Live It Again

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