indie rock
Track: Du Blonde drafts in Ezra Furman for the brilliant ‘I’m Glad That We Broke Up’
Beth Jeans Hiughton is back in her Du Blonde guise with a new album, out Ron April 2nd 2021 on Beths own Daemon T.V. label. She’s drafted in some stellar guests including Shirley Manson, Andy Bell (Ride/Oasis), Ezra Furman, The Farting Suffragettes, and members of Girl Ray and Tunng. She’s released a track off the record, featuring Ezra …
ALBUM REVIEW: Pale Waves – Who Am I?
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a band in possession of good reviews for their first album must find the second difficult. Debuts are, after all, borne out of years of hard graft and fine-tuning, whereas follow-ups are often written and recorded amongst a brand-new dizzying schedule of touring and promotion and under the …
Track: Weezer release new album and share first track
The legendary band Weezer are on their 14th album when they entitled OK Human, on Friday, January 29th on Crush Music/Atlantic. First track to be taken from the album is ‘All My Favourite Songs’. Vocal harmonies backed with strings and piano make this a laid back Weezer track, yet still very much a recognisable Weezer track. No mistaken that voice of …
Track: Fellowcraft – This Is How The World Ends
Washington-based indie prog band Fellowcraft have shared their emotional new video entitled ‘This Is How the World Ends’. The song is the fourth single taken from their upcoming studio album ‘This Is Where You’ll Find Me’, due out February 26th, 2021. The band comments: “JR and I wrote this song about a year ago, before the whole COVID-19 …
Track: Able Raise The Cain share a sonically huge track – Baptism Of Fire
Indie rock band Able Raise The Cain are set to release their first track of the year with the huge sounding ‘Baptism Of Fire’ Regarding the release the band comments: “‘Baptism Of Fire’ is a dark brooding ascending tornado of a song, featuring the rambling musings of a madman (rather Apt for the current climate), it is taken from an interview with …
TRACK: Paris Youth Foundation – ‘The Back Seat’: reaching out for that old flame with stirring guitars
GEARING up for a 2020 round of the festivals in which their music is readymade for cans and arms aloft, Liverpool’s Paris Youth Foundation watched the whole circuit vanish in the viral onslaught; a tough time for every band just itching to play out and commune in the musical love. But they’ve picked themselves up, …
Premiere: Subsurfer release new single, Hollow
San Diego indie rockers Subsurfer are today releasing their new single, ‘Hollow’ and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. It’s taken from their forthcoming fourth album ‘Subversive’, out later on in the year. Of the track, lead singer, David Montalbano says, “I had a lot of friends …
See: Maxïmo Park share new video for the glorious ‘All Of Me’
Long time admirers of Maxïmo Park as we are, we’re delighted to share the latest slice of their upcoming album Nature Always Wins (out February 26th via Prolifica Inc.) in the shape of a new video for ‘All Of Me’. Lead singer Paul Smith details the song: “It’s a love song about the power of song …
Track: Cub Scout Bowling Pins – Heaven Beats Iowa
Cub Scout Bowling Pins is a new secret identity of indie rock super-heroes Guided By Voices. They plan on dropping their EP Heaven Beats Lowa on 7″ and CD on January 22 via Rockathon Records. The band have shared the title track off the EP – ‘Heaven Beats Iowa’ Led by a bright organ and surf guitar …
News: PJ Harvey’s album ‘Stories from the city, stories from the sea’, gets a vinyl release along with a demos release
UMC/ Island will release the reissue of the vinyl of STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA, the fifth studio album by PJ Harvey, alongside a collection of unreleased demos which will be available on CD, vinyl and digital. All due 26 February Produced by PJ Harvey with Rob Ellis and Mick Harvey, and originally released …