Indie
Track: Adem – By Everyone, plus UK tour dates
One of the first ever articles written on Backseat Mafia was about Adem. It was, back in 2013 sometime, imploring the former Fridge man to make a new record. Sadly, he took no notice of us whatsoever, until now where to be fair, he’s probably still took no notice of us, but he has returned …
Track: Richard Ashcroft – This is how it feels
Former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft returns with a new album, These People, his forth solo outing, on 20th May via his onw Righteous Phonographic Association label, and through Cooking Vinyl. Its been some six years since the Brit and Ivor Novello winning artist had an album out, although things have been on the horizon since …
Track: Sun Circus – We went to War
If their debut record, Got That Feeling, caught people’s attention, then We went to War, the new single from melodic indie four piece Sun Circus will grab it, and not let go. These boys can still write melodies that dance and shuffle their way into your conciousness, but they’ve added a little of the Black …
Live Review: Cage The Elephant at Unity Works Wakefield
Two songs in and crazed Cage the Elephant frontman Matt Shultz has already plunged into the crowd to have a good natured wrestle down the front with his surprisingly young fans. Matt is like a wild animal onstage leaping around as if processed by the sheer spirit of rock and roll combining the sinuous moves …
Track: Dream Wife – Hey Heartbreaker
London based three-piece Dream Wife prove they’re a riot grrl fantasy with the lead single from their debut EP.‘Hey Heartbreaker’ opens with a tantalizingly long riff before Rakel Mjöll’s sugar-frosted vocals kick in, reminding me of Liela Moss from The Duke Spirit at her most sultry. Then the snarling chorus, “hey hey hey” shouted backing …
See: Minor Victories release new video for A Hundred Ropes
So….. A “supergroup” featuring members of Slowdive, Mogwai, Editors and one of the most promising young video producers around? Yep, we’ll have a bit of that…. So Monday (22nd February) was a busy day for Minor Victories: Rachel Goswell of Slowdive, Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai, Justin Lockey of Editors and his brother James of Hand …
See: Radical Face release video for Rivers in the Dust
Jacksonville, Florida singer songwriter Ben Cooper, und his Radical Face alter ego has released a new video for the track Rivers in the Dust, taken from his new album the third in his family tree trilogy, tracing the fantastical lives of the 19th century Northcotes family. Of the video, Cooper says “This video was shot …
Meet: Lisbon – Matty Varty returns for a chat
I caught up with Whitley Bay heroes Lisbon at the end of their successful winter tour at The Rocking Chair. A tired but enthusiastic Matty Varty (lead singer) picked up where our chat had left off last year. Backseat Mafia: So, the end of the tour – what are your highlights from the last few …
Live Review: Lisbon / Feral Mantra / The Wired at The Rocking Chair, Sheffield, 18/02/16
Lisbon are the kind of band it’s very easy to get excited about. They’re enthusiastic about their music, whether it’s finessing new material in the studio, getting the tech just right ahead of a gig, or playing one of their fun-drenched, sweat-soaked gigs to a highly appreciative audience. They’re also incredibly savvy when it comes …
Album Review: Wild Nothing – Life of Pause
I’ve been smitten with Jack Tatum ever since I heard “Nocture” back in 2012. Such beauty and bittersweet melodies in that song. I knew right then that this Tatum fellow knew how to turn emotional dials with the magic that is music. He was also tapping into my childhood growing up in the early 80s. …