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TRACK / NEWS: JIMMY EAT WORLD RELEASES COVER OF CROOKED FINGERS’ “CALL TO LOVE” FEAT. BETHANY COSENTINO
They originally performed the song to conclude their special livestream on April 17th for Stinkweeds Records to commemorate what would have been Record Store Day. Frontman Jim Adkins and the band were joined by Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino to perform a cover of Crooked Fingers’ “Call to Love”. It has now been released via RCA. “I thought I’d take advantage of the …
Track / News: Lucy Dacus Covers Tom Courtenay as Matador announces Yo La Tengo Electro-O-Pura reissue
Matador Records have announced the latest addition of their ‘Revisionist History’ series is the 25th anniversary reissue of Yo La Tengo’s 1995 album ‘Electro-o-pure’. Vinyl fans will be salivating at the album is now in a gatefold sleeve and has been cut from the 58 minute master. It’s pressed for the first time on two …
News: Oh Sees announce new UK & EU tour dates, plus Autumn North American tour
We all need something to look forward to once this lockdown eventually ends. Cue the best live band in the world (or so they’ve been billed as, and who are we to disagree) announcing their updated UK tour dates. Initially planned for May, the UK tour was postponed due to the cancellations caused by COVID-19. …
News: School of Language – Release 5 track EP in memory of Prince
Four years have passed since the world lost the musical powerhouse that was Prince Rogers Nelson. Regardless of the genre you love I’m pretty sure there is a track by Prince you will love and his death was felt around the world. David Brewis of Field Music fame has released an EP in memory of the …
See: Modern Nature release Harvest video, plus ep news
Modern Nature make music about today’s landscape. Tunes weave within tunes, rhythms tumble and motor, voices nest comfortably in the songs. After their opening statement, the EP ‘Nature’ and their intoxicating, much loved debut album ‘How to live’, they are set to intrigue once more with a new mini LP ‘Annual’ set for release via …
Track: The Orielles – Space Samba (Disco Volador Theme) Wrongtom Remix, plus Remix competition
As part of our ongoing love of The Orielles, since they’ve released the Wrongtom Remixes of Space Samba (Disco Volador Theme) taken from their recent, brilliant Disco Volador album – we’re happy to talk about it on Backseat Mafia. He’s taken the already brilliant track, traded in the disco indie feel and replaced it with …
NEWS: LITTLE MAN TATE TO REFORM FOR HOMECOMING GIG
Back together once more – LITTLE MAN TATE – will reunite for a major headline gig in their hometown this year. During the guitar band heavy early 2000’s there where many a band singing of life with big chords and even bigger choruses. Little Man Tate where one of those bands hailing from Sheffield. Releasing …
See: Phoebe Bridgers reveals new video for ‘Kyoto’ and new album details
Phoebe Bridgers has revealed the Follow up to her 2017 album, Punisher, will be released on June 19th via Dead Oceans and ahead of that she’s released a second single from it, ‘Kyoto’. Written on her first trip to Japan in February 2019, it skips along with Bridgers soft vocal peppered over lovely, uplifting melodies …
News: Matador Records announce Guided By Voices ‘Alien Lanes’ reissue
Matador Records has announced a 25th Anniversary vinyl edition of Guided By Voices’ 1995 album Alien Lanes. Inspired by the multicolored drumhead featured on the album’s artwork, this new edition is pressed on blue, green and red multicolored vinyl making it the first non-exclusive color vinyl edition of this release. A limited edition Guided By Voices keyring / …
News: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce Film and live album
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are excited to announce Chunky Shrapnel, a feature-length motion picture that follows King Gizzard’s adrenaline-inducing onstage performances from the perspective of the band. The film is accompanied by a double LP featuring the music from the film, which was recorded throughout the band’s 2019 European tour. The film will premiere on Friday, April 17 via an online …