Supergroup The Raconteurs – Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler, have resurfaced with a new album ‘Help Us Stranger’, out on White’s …

Matador records have announced they are releasing Sonic Youth’s live album Battery Park NYC: July 4 2008 on June 7th. Initially sold as a bonus …

New Model Army have released this track as a taster of what is to come with the release of the eagerly anticipated new album  From …

Editors have recently released some in music in the form of a single titled Frankenstein. With a hint of dance and distorted vocals you would …

The Snuts have today announced a nine date UK tour, kicking off mid-September after festival season, including the band’s biggest show outside of their home …

Quirky indie darlings Black Honey return with ‘I Don’t Ever Wanna Love’ the first new recording since last year’s self titled debut album. The Brighton …

Out on May 31st is Run Around the Sun, the second long playing installment from duo Sacred Paws, aka Rachel Aggs and Eilidh Rodgers. There were …

Stina Tweeddale goes solo and takes inspiration from her fears on Honeyblood’s epic third album In Plain Sight. We all have album releases that make …

Singer-songwriter Gianni Paci learn the ropes the hard way, touring with The Butthole Surfers, sharing the stage with, amongst others Ace Frehley of Kiss, Steven Adler of Guns N …

Georgia born but Scotland based singer songwriter Addie Brik is set to release her new album ‘I have a Doctor on Board’ via her own …

How do you judge what were the best albums of the year? Well, here at Backseat Mafia its a collaborative affair, where everyone that writes …

They Might Be Giants are an act who have forged an utterly unique music career over thirty-odd years, from their early days as an act …

Good old Travis. Good old sensible Travis. For a while they had a reputation for doing exactly what you expected of them. So honest, so …

Sometimes you hear a band and you go, ‘Yep, that’s for me’. It was like that when I heard Who Killed the Zutons? for the …

Dama Scout are the kind of band I tend to prefer. A band that it’s hard to pigeon hole. A band that as soon as …

Aimee Mann has been a constant on the music scene for many years. From her beginnings with her former band ‘Til Tuesday, she has carved …

Me and the musical Prince of Sheffield Richard Hawley have history. Sadly, history that he’s blissfully unaware of. Back in 1989, or it could have …

A former cow shed in the Belgian countryside isn’t every band’s idea of a dream booking, but with London venues closing in their droves, savvy …