Indie
Track: Bec is Back with Delectable ‘Cost of Love’
Bec Sandridge’s irresistible new single ‘Cost Of Love’ sounds like the jaunty love child of Shania Twain and Sheena Easton.
Premiere: London band Volleyball release the dreamy psychedelic pop of Kitua Fortune; watch the video exclusively here first
Describing themselves by saying “We create psych music that sits in a dreamy haze between catchy and explorative. Six singles have set a strong sonic territory on which to build their sound, with two mini albums set for release this year, the band are keen to innovate at the forefront of the UK psych scene,” …
Premiere: Kula Shaker release new video for Whatever it is (I’m against it); see it first, here
Taken from their new album 1st Congregational Church Of Eternal Love (and free hugs), Whatever it is (I’m against it) is the brand new single from a re-energised Kula Shaker, and we’re delighted to be able to share the accompanying video for the track exclusively here on Backseat Mafia this morning. The song is a …
Track: A.A Williams – Evaporate
A.A. Williams has announced the news of her much-anticipated second album, titled ‘As The Moon Rests’, due the 7th of October via Bella Union. To celebrate the announcement Williams has shared an intense and beautifully shot b/w video for lead single “Evaporate” directed by Fraser West. “Traditionally, your second album is the worry; where there’s the weight …
Live Review: Tim Burgess / Dean McMullen / Tom A Smith – Riverside, Newcastle 13.06.2022
By Hazel Littlemore It’s always good to see Tom Smith performing and see how much he has changed and how far he has came in his music career. As soon as Tom came on stage the whole crowd started to cheer his name and singing along to his lyrics. Tom has such a unique powerful …
News: Melbourne’s shimmering Grazer unveil the floaty dreamy track ‘These Days (Pass Me By)’ with Lynchian flavours and an indelible melancholic sparkle, and announce album and launch dates.
Featuring a vibrantly snaking melodic bass line that would fit in Peter Hook’s repertoire and crystal sharp jangling guitars, the new single from Naarn/Melbourne duo Grazer (couple Mollie and Matt Grazer) is a gorgeous dreamy track that is aquatic and hypnotic. The distant almost dissociated layered vocals are like billowing clouds in the sky: transfixing …
Live Review: Live at Leeds: In The Park – Temple Newsam, Leeds 04.06.2022
Having built a steady fan base since its inception in 2007, this year the organisers have upped the ante and introduced a fully fledged one day indie festival in the park. The location is Temple Newsam and will be familiar to some music lovers as it is the same venue used earlier for Slam Dunk …
Premiere: The Shrugs exclusively unveil their new ultra cute video for the fuzz bomb blast of ‘Shoebox’.
We are very proud to premiere the new video by Sydney band The Shrugs for their poptastic fuzz blast of ‘Shoebox’. The Shrugs combine creative forces and a swaggering posture to produce a effervescent indie pop blast that adds a sixties bubble gum flavour to the intensity of bands like Pixies or The Breeders. In …
Live Review & Gallery: Hand Habits at the Carriageworks, Sydney 11.06.2022
Live: Stripped bare – Hand Habits delivers a devastatingly beautiful solo set.
Live Review: Docksuns / The Empire Police / Gaz Price – Independent, Sunderland 11.06.2022
By Adam Littlemore First act of the night was Gaz Price playing with his full band and the full crowd stayed quiet to listen to the mix of folk and indie music topped with the raw voice of Price coupled with heavy bass and powerful guitar riffs. The second band up on stage were The …