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See: Gauche reveal new video for “Running”
They say that the green-screen music video is becoming an outdated concept. Gauche would beg to disagree, however. The DC supergroup’s video for “Running” plays up a kitsch production value that made Messrs Tim and Eric such cult figures in both the music and anti-comedy scene alike. The single, taken from the band’s forthcoming release A People’s …
Album Review: Ex Hex – It’s Real
Ex Hex defeat the curse of second album disappointment by bringing us more ripping power pop on It’s Real. I’m not going to lie: I’m a few days late to the review party for Ex Hex’s new album It’s Real (out now on Merge). So, following my initial write-up, I read some other reviews from …
Track: Ex Hex – Cosmic Cave
It just got real – Ex Hex are back with punchy new single ‘Cosmic Cave’. It’s a great start to the year when you hear that a band you love will be releasing new material. American trio Ex Hex are one of the bands I’ve been eagerly awaiting to hear from and not only have …
Album Review: Tracyanne & Danny – Tracyanne & Danny
Tracyanne & Danny’s eponymous debut album couples unblinking reflections on moments in life – and love – with a wonderfully timeless sound. Tracyanne & Danny brings together Tracyanne Campbell and Danny Coughlan. Campbell is the singer and songwriter from the much loved Glaswegian band Camera Obscura. Bristol-based Coughlan is known for his work as Crybaby …
See: Wye Oak release video for It was not natural, plus tour dates
We’re rapidly falling in love with Wye Oak here at Backseat Mafia. Following on from their successful European tour and the release of their album ‘The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs’, out now on Merge Records (read our review of it, here) the band have announced a whole run of tour dates, including …
Track: The Essex Green – Sloane Ranger
Long standing Brooklyn indie trio The Essex Green have broken their long hiatus – taken to (according to the band at least) build houseboats, lead fermentation effort in Vermont and study elk rutting, and have reconvened over the last 2-3 years in various locations to record new album Hardly Electronic. It’s out on June 29th …
Album Review: Ought – Room Inside the World
On their third album, and first for Merge records, Ought augment their anxious, itchy alt-rock with a wider palette of instrumental colours, balancing the agitated highs of earlier records with moments of emotional numbness and tired acceptance. The woozy piano chords which introduce ‘Into the Sea’ establish the introspective mood from the outset. Singer Tim …
Album Review : Superchunk’s ‘What a Time to Be Alive’
Superchunk have been a constant in the indie rock music scene since the early 90s. They helped to define a sound, regionally in the Chapel Hill music scene, and nationally that defined what itmeant to be “college rock”. There’s also the whole DIY ethos surrounding the band, with members Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan forming …
See: Titus Andronicus reveal new video for ‘Above the Bodega (Local Business)’
Titus Andronicus have announced the release of their forthcoming album A Productive Cough, which is out March 2nd on Merge Records, and from it they’ve released a new track ‘Above the Bodega (Local Business)’. Of the track (and the album in general) mainman Patrick Stickles explains) “All the songs on [A Productive Cough] deal with …
Music News : WYE OAK Announce New Album ‘The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs’, Hear First Single
WYE OAK have come a long way since the beginning of their music career. From low key folksies to a more electronic feel, Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack have never been afraid to tear down their music wall and rebuild from the ground up. With their new album The Louder I Call, The Faster It …