indie interview
Meet: We chat with Steve Kilbey from The Church about celebrating 40 years, acting ‘European’, the fruits of isolation and we review his new solo album
If there’s one thing that is patently obvious over the forty years of Steve Kilbey‘s career, he is the maestro of melody and mysticism. Whether fronting The Church, through his many collaborations and solo work, Kilbey captures the kind of melodies that catch like superglue, wrapping his inherent romanticism and wry lyrics in a glorious …
Feature: Chris Trout – tales from the outer edges of pop
So we did this thing, on Instagram and Tumblr and Spotify, where some of us made sort of an ongoing, hopefully continuing mock John Peel programme. Or at least we wanted it to be records and memories and memorabilia (posters / fanzines / tickets / magazine clippings) and photos of bands and scenes and fans …
Meet: We interview The Paranoyds
LA garage rock four piece The Paranoyds already have the a new two track ep out now digitally, ‘Hungry Sam / Trade Our Sins’ with a 7″ vinyl copy to follow via Suicide Squeeze label on July 12th. Here at Backseat Mafia towers (well, my kitchen anyway) we were totally enamored with the tracks, so …
Meet: Hush interview
I sit down to interview Hush in Sheffield’s Café Totem ahead of their single launch at nearby Record Junkee. Their new track “King and Queen” is reviewed here whilst their gig gets a write up over here. This interview has been a long time coming as lead singer Ben Ibbotson has been on my radar …
Meet: Idle Ross
I meet with up and coming Sheffield band Idle Ross’s front man Ross Green in Sheffield’s Forum ahead of the launch of the band’s debut single. Over close to three quarters of an hour we chat about the band’s influences, music, interrelationships and our shared history. [Disclaimer – I knew Ross of old, having taught …
Meet: Bayonet interview
I sit down to interview Bayonet ahead of their sold out headline gig at Sheffield’s The Leadmill and spend an honest and often hilarious hour and a half chatting with the four local friends who are going from strength to another in terms of their profile and most importantly, their output. Latest single “Heart Attack” …
Meet: United Fruit, and listen to their track Where the Sun Beats down
We’ve long been taken with the punky alt rock of Glasgow based four piece United Fruit. When we heard the heavy riffs and blistering, driving vibe of their new single Where the Sun Beats down, we fell for them completely. There’s a sort of wobbly brilliance about the track, perhaps eminating from the jumpy, joyous …
Meet: The Cradles, and listen to their track Ideal Girl
We’ve been rather taken with The Cradles fantastic recent single, Ideal Girl – which mixes up bits of the Kinks, splashes a bucket of mersey, a touch of psych and some good old fashioned indie rock over things, and makes something which must be one of the records of the year thus far. We got …
Meet: Quickfire Interview with Danny Goffey, plus new Vangoffey video, Sucker
It’s been a while since the the days of Supergrass, but like all things in life, things move on…..and so did Danny Goffey. Busy with various projects and still hitting all the right notes with his band Vangoffey, the talented ensemble released their first album ‘Take your jacket off & get into it’ to great …
Meet: Lisbon – Matty Varty returns for a chat
I caught up with Whitley Bay heroes Lisbon at the end of their successful winter tour at The Rocking Chair. A tired but enthusiastic Matty Varty (lead singer) picked up where our chat had left off last year. Backseat Mafia: So, the end of the tour – what are your highlights from the last few …