indie interviews
Meet: Leeds post-punks Household Dogs
Intrigued as we were by the beguiling and atmopspheric ‘Ain’t no Heaven’, We decided to investigate Leed’s Household Dogs. Forming in 2018, they’ve been mixing up elements of alt-rock, alternative rock, post punk and a nod towards Americana, all delivered with a darkness of touch and keen sense of drama with their lyrics. We spoke …
Meet: We interview Pete Astor on The Loft reissue and more
Pete Astor is very good company. I think. I never met him. Never really even heard him speak to be perfectly honest. But I had bought, as a teenager, bought a 7” single by The Weather Prophets (or which Astor led), Almost Prayed from a long forgotten record shop in Loughborough. Located near McDonalds, where …
Interview: Mark Gardener (Ride)
The legendary Ride are back in Australia and New Zealand after more than a twenty-five year gap as well as a long hiatus in the intervening time. During this time, Andy Bell joined label mates Oasis on bass while other members pursued their own projects. Ride reformed in 2014, playing live across Europe and North …
Meet: The Luck, and check out the video for leave your light on
The Luck, brother sister duo from London, have their new single ‘Leave Your Light On’ out now. We caught up with them to get some info on the new song and see what’s going on in the world of The Luck. Tell us about the new single. Max: Leave Your Light On is a song …
Meet: Our Girl
We enjoyed the brilliant new single from Brighton formed / London based indie trio Our Girl, titled ‘I really like it’ (oddly enough) so much that we track down the three of them –Soph Nathan (vocals and guitar), Josh Tyler (bass) and Lauren Wilson (drums). , to find out a little more. In the midst …
Interview: The Orielles
Backseat Mafia recently reviewed the new single “Blue Suitcase (Disco Wrist)” from the magnificent The Orielles, a band we have been following closely since 2015. In advance of a highly anticipated debut album, “Silver Dollar Moment”, due for release on 16 February, a UK tour in February and a European tour in April, we caught …
Meet: System Corporation
System Corporation has just released their debut single ‘Dismal Universal Hiss’, giving us the first look into what’s coming from this New Zealand rock outfit on their debut album ‘Fiction Dept.’, slated for release in late 2017. System Corporation began in 2011, based on a conversation between Phil Somervell (The Datsuns) and their long standing engineer Scott …
Meet: TULIPOMANIA
We recently discovered a band from Philadelphia, called Tulipomania. They already have quite a lot of music out there and plenty of award-winning videos to go with that, but the progressive art rock outfit will soon be releasing a new maxi-single. Following up their fourth album ‘This Gilded Age’, released last year, they are offering three …
Meet: Interview with QUIET DOMINO
Quiet Domino recently released the debut single ‘Metropelium’, drawing inspiration from new musings on a hometown city. Founded in San Francisco, this is the new project of singer-songwriter-reckoner Mark Nelsen. His unpredictable live shows and knack for writing and producing genre-blending songs led him to create his debut single as Quiet Domino. Over the past …
Meet: A Shoreline Dream
Colorado’s A Shoreline Dream will soon be releasing their new single ‘Room For The Others’ via Latenight Weeknight Records. This is the fourth single from their ever-evolving new album, which is being released digitally one track at a time, before the full vinyl-only album is finally ready. A Shoreline Dream, comprised of Ryan Policky and …