indie tracks
See: Squid release new video for Sludge
Squid’s “Sludge” is perhaps the perfect isolation soundtrack (American Football’s “Stay Home” a close second). The band, in collaboration with visual artist Ali Amiri, have unveiled an intimate look of fans’ lockdown settings: set against the raucous noise of “Sludge”. The video’s settings change minutely, from desolate farm to desolate suburbs. Squid summarise this one …
Track: Hayfitz – I want
Out on May 29th is the new album from NYC-based indie folk artist Hayfitz, Capsules, is released and ahead of that he’s shared a new single ‘I want’, taken from it that encapsulates the indie-folk sound of Jónsi, Jose Gonzales, Kings of Convenience and the like. Light and ethereal, I want takes you somewhere quiet …
Track: Permanent Collection -Point of no return
Permanent Collection, the moniker of Jason Hendardy, has released a new single -Point of no return, taken from his forthcoming album Nothing Good Is Normal, our in June 19th via Strangeway Studio. It’s a follow up to his Blurring the Lines track that we loved here on Backseat Mafia. harking back to the likes of …
Track: Geographer – Slave to the Rhythm
Geographer, aka Mike Deni, has announced that his forthcoming album, ‘Down and out in the Garden of Earthly Delights’ is out on December 4th. He’s getting in early though with the release of a new single ‘Slave to the Rhythm’. On the track Deni describes, “I think this song is about being an artist, a creator …
Track: Dylan John Thomas – Lost Without
Out now on Spotify and ITunes is the new single, ‘Lost Without’ from Scottish Singer-Songwriter, Dylan John Thomas. This is his third single, following his singles, ‘Nobody else’ and ‘Problems’. This talented Glaswegian fuses the style of many Singer-Songwriters, from Bob Dylan to Johnny Cash and beyond. ‘Lost Without’ is a showcase of both Dylan …
Track: Wire – The Art of Persistence
Legendary post-punks Wire have announced details of a new album, ‘10.20’, originally scheduled for record store day, is now out on June 19th via the bands own pink flaglabels. Describing the tracks that make up the album as ‘strays’, they’ve released one of them as a taster – The Art of Persistence as a taster …
SEE: PABST share video for new single “Hell”
Berlin’s Pabst have shared the video for brand-new single Hell, a song that openly confronts the darker emotions within one’s self. Drummer Tore Knipping explains: “The song Hell is about the darker feelings inside of you, them returning once in a while and sucking you into a hole. It sounds feasible; enlightenment can sometimes only be found …
Track: Pip Blom – Sell By Date, plus The Boat special edition news
It’s been a year since the Amsterdam scuzz poppers delivered their wave breaking debut album ‘Boat’ and to celebrate they are releasing a special limited edition of the record on their label Heavenly. Built around siblings Pip and Tender Blom’s vocal/guitar chemistry and powered by a beat focused rhythm section (courtesy of buddies Darek Mercks …
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 …
See: Moon Panda – Rick F***in Dalton
With a title inspired from Tarantino’s recent classic, ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’, the new single ‘Rick F***in Dalton’ from US/Danish duo Moon Panda is not what you’d expect. It is a dreamy and mesmerising single filled with lush instrumentation and a divine melodic spine. This a song for the times, as singer/bassist Maddie …