blues
Meet: The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer
Vancouver duo The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer are fresh from a handful of European dates, in support of their recent record Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To. Although the name suggests something of the extremes (I had dutch happy hardcore, or Swedish death metal in mind) they actually make this rather intoxicating mix …
Track: NEEDTOBREATHE – No Excuses
So we know that Charleston, SC quartet NEEDTOBREATHE have a new album out on July 15th through Atlantic Records. We also know it’s called H A R D L O V E, (yeah, that gap thing going on again) and we know the band can turn their hands to, well, virtually anything following the previous …
Say Psych: Album Review, Lanes Oil, Dream Is Pry by Rollfast
Rollfast is a band that I’ve been following for a while (here for previous reviews); a five-piece from Bali, Indonesia it purveys a great line in blues drenched psych rock that, in the limited number of releases I’ve heard, has never disappointed. Now, after almost 5 years together, the band has put out an album with …
Track: Armchair Committee – All Mine (Portishead Cover)
Bristol three piece Armchair Committee have taken a look back into the musical history of their city for a prequel to their forthcoming single Rawgabbit, which drops December 11th. They’ve dragged Portishead’s All Mine through their skewed blues and punk energy, and made something thats loud, muscular and actually rather good. Recorded at the legendary …
Say Psych: Album Review – Take A Lover by Early Mammal
If you like dirty low down psychedelic blues rock then I would suggest that you are going to love this third album by Early Mammal, on the ever reliable Riot Season Records. Early Mammal seem to have adopted that sort of no holds barred psychedelic blues rock aesthetic that at the same time puts a …
See: Whisky Stain release video for The Lord’s Revolver
Around since 2011, meeting somewhere between London and Nottingham, and straddling other duos Royal Blood with a touch of Drenge and even a whiff of the much missed (at least by us here at Backseat Mafia) Wet Nuns, Whisky Stain have just released their new single, The Lord’s Revolver on I’m not from London Records. …