Indie
See: Ezra Furman releases new video for ‘Calm Down’, plus new album and live news
Never one to rest upon his laurels, Ezra Furman is back with a new album – Twelve Nudes, out via Bella Union on August 30th, barely 18 months since his critically acclaimed Transangelic Exodus dropped. From the new record, Ezra has released a video for single ‘Calm Down’, and announced a whole raft of live …
Track: Pinky Pinky – Mr Sunday
Out on June 14th via the ever brilliant Innovative Leisure label is ‘Turkey Dinner’, the debut album from LA-Trio Pinky Pinky. From it they’ve released a new track, Mr Sunday. The track is a swooning slice of warm indie rock. There’s something faintly sad about the song, with the vocals leaving us in no doubt …
See: Moon Panda release new video for ‘Gun’
Moon Panda, aka California songwriter Maddy Myers and Danish guitarist Gustav Moltke have revealed a new video to accomapany their last single Gun, which dropped at the end of last year. If you missed it then, it’s a delicate, gently uplifting op song, with these brushes of guitar and hollow sounding synth noises combining to …
See: The LaFontaines release new video for ‘Alpha’
Ahead of the release of their new album Junior, out June 14th via So Recordings, The LaFontaines have released a new video for their latest single ‘Alpha’. “’Alpha’ comes as result of the losses we’ve had recently in this area from young males, predominately of the ‘Alpha’ stereotype,” frontman Kerr Okan explains. “I’ve often struggled with my emotions …
Track: Charlie Cunningham – Bite
His last single ‘Sink in’ got him plenty of attention, particularly from the likes of Annie Mac and Phil Taggart over on Radio 1, but now Charlie Cunningham has revealed a new track ‘Bite’ from his forthcoming album ‘Permanent Way’. Recorded in LA with producer Rodaidh McDonald (The XX, King Krule), it’s a wispy, smokey …
See: The Raconteurs release new video for Help Me Stranger, plus World Tour Dates
Supergroup The Raconteurs – Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler, have resurfaced with a new album ‘Help Us Stranger’, out on White’s Third Man Records on June 21st. From it the band have released a new single ‘Help Me Stranger’, and details of their World Tour. The old time blues start is …
Track: Idle Ross – Sleeptalking
Idle Ross are one of the most exciting things to come out of Sheffield since the Steel City’s own Blades’ promotional push this season. With their brand new track “Sleeptalking”, they prove that they’re just as ready to play with the big boys in the top tier. Previous debut track “Into the Thick of it” …
Premiere: Luke Hogan – Windowpane
Taken from Portland singer/songwriter Luke Hogan’s debut album ‘Thank You Stranger’, we’re delighted to premiere the track Windowpane here on backseatmafia.com Of the single, Luke told us that “I wrote ‘windowpane’ in my tiny bedroom in what will hopefully remain the worst apartment I’ve ever lived in- my first official place in Los Angeles after …
Track: Outer Spaces – Album For Ghosts
Baltimore singer/songwriter Cara Beth Satalino, aka Outer Spaces, is preparing for the release of her album Gazing Globe, out on June 28th via Western Vinyl. Of the album she says she was “….obsessed with finding music from the past that has a cult following now, but never really ‘caught on’ at the time it was …
Track: Sonic Youth – Bull in the Heather, plus Battery Park NYC: July 4 2008 reissue news
Matador records have announced they are releasing Sonic Youth’s live album Battery Park NYC: July 4 2008 on June 7th. Initially sold as a bonus alongside the bands final album – The Eternal, this new version will be available on streaming services and as a stand-alone package for the first time ever. Taken from a …