Interview: Imperial Daze Plus EP and Tour News
I would boldly say Imperial Daze are one of the most exciting and promising bands around at the moment, possibly safeguarding the future of indie …
Live: Dark Mofo Festival – Sharon Van Etten
In the creaky, weary, glorious old Odeon Theatre in Hobart, Tasmania, Sharon van Etten made an explosive, incandescent start to the one of the most …
Track: Ride – Future Love plus Tour News
The legendary Ride have just released a new single – Future Love – off their forthcoming album ‘This Is Not A Safe Place’ due out …
Say Psych: Premiere: Helicon – This Can Only Lead to Chaos
Glaswegian psychedelic heavyweights Helicon are release their second LP This Can Only Lead to Chaos this Friday via Fuzz Club Records and BSM is privileged …
ALBUM REVIEW: of Montreal – UR FUN
In ‘San Junipero‘, the exquisite (and greatest, in my view) Black Mirror episode about love, life and death, the main characters, Yorkie and Kelly, walk …
Track: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Reducer
Newcastle psychedelic doom metallers Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs have unveiled ‘Reducer’, the first single from their upcoming third album, ‘Viscerals’. The song …
Track: Tan Cologne – Alien
Tan Cologne hugely impressed with their dream pop release ‘Cave Vaults on the Moon in New Mexico’ – a song that seemed to capture all …
Track: Even As We Speak – Blue Suburban Sky plus Tour News
Even As We Speak are a Sydney band that formed in the mid-eighties and, after gaining a following in the Australian indie scene, eventually gained …
Video: Underground Lovers – Feels Like Yesterday
The inimitable Underground Lovers have released an absolutely delightful video for the gorgeous track ‘Feels Like Yesterday’ opening their last album ‘A Left Turn’ (my …
Track: Jekyll – I Do What I Can
It was back in 2014 and one of the first reviews I ever did for Backseat Mafia was of this incredibly impressive Blackpool band, Jekyll. …
Track: Hot Snakes – Checkmate
00s San Diego post-hardcore legends Hot Snakes have released a rip-roaring new single, ‘Checkmate’, their first new material since their triumphant comeback album ‘Jericho Sirens’ …
News: PURE WRATH New Album & Track
PURE WRATH: Indonesian Atmospheric Black Metal Project To Release The Forlorn Soldier EP March 6th Via Debemur Morti Productions Indonesian atmospheric/symphonic black metal unit PURE WRATH will unleash The Forlorn …
Track: American Nightmare – Life Support
Following the surprisingly melodic self-titled album that Boston hardcore punk veterans American Nightmare released in early 2018, the band have continued to evolve beyond their …