indie news – Page 44 – Backseat Mafia

Track: Roddy Frame – Forty days of fame, plus new album news

Scottish songsmith Roddy Frame is back in the album business, with a new LP set for release in May. Three records on from Aztec Camera’s last, Frestonia in 1995, “Seven…

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See: High Hazels – Summer Rain (Plus tour dates)

I first saw High Hazels last summer, when they supported Hey Sholay at the EP launch of Cloud, Castle, _____. Since then, I’ve stumbled across this young band at Tramlines…

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Track: Ben Watt to release new album Hendra, and listen to the title track

There are things we all either put off, or keep meaning to get round to. I’ve been meaning to paint my garden shed for quite a while now, while the…

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Track: Aan – Daylight, plus album and US tour news

Portland four piece Aan released their debut album, ‘Amor Ad Nauseum’ on 4th February and from that they have released the stand out single ‘Daylight’. Bud initially delivers a delicate…

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See: Augustines announce UK tour dates, plus album news

Formed out of the ashes of Pela, and named after the month where the bands main protagonists Billy McCarthy and Eric Sanderson were born, Augustines have returned. Their first, brilliant,…

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Track: Blood Red Shoes release ‘Blood Red Shoes’ + Tour, with UK dates.

“You might not even wake up tomorrow, so you might as well experience everything right f##king now.” Apparently this is the new dictum that Blood Red Shoes are living to.…

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New: Reverend And The Makers anounce new album Thirty Two, plus tour dates

Reverend And The Makers, one of the more commercially successful bands to come out of Sheffield, release their fourth album ‘Thirty Two’ via Cooking Vinyl Records on 24th of February.…

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News: Lloyd Cole and The Leopards announce tour

This year marks 30 years since Lloyd Cole and The Commotions released their debut album, ‘Rattlesnakes’. Name checking Norman Mailer, Eva Marie Saint, and Simone De Beauvoir it oozed style,…

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Track: Wave Pictures release new single Missoula, plus Jan/Feb tour dates

I have this pair of trainers (or sneakers for our American readers) the I’ve had them for years. The reason I can’t bear to let them go, is that firstly…

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Watch: Coves premiere video for ‘Cast A Shadow’, announce a handful of UK dates

They’ve provided support for Echo & The Bunnymen, had their cover version of Chris Isaac’s ‘Wicked Game’ adopted by the BBC , been re-mixed by top psych band Toy, received…

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