New Music
LISTEN: POM POKO SHARE “PRAISE” (PLUS UK TOUR DATES)
Currently getting ready to wow audiences in the United States at SXSW and the New York-based New Colossus Festival (that’s only in its second year but already a fixture on the music calendar), Norwegian quartet Pom Poko have felt that they need to acquaint themselves with audiences once again. Hence the video for “Praise“, a …
Album Review: DZ Deathrays – Positive Rising: Part 1
It would appear some of my fondest memories of Auckland (New Zealand, Aotearoa) have managed to follow me to Backseat Mafia. I recall there was a buzz about a band from over the ditch (Australia. Just Australia) about a noisy three-piece who were of the Blood Brothers ilk. A little bit dance-punk, a touch of …
Album Review: Cassels – The Perfect Ending
Cassels are woke. That’s at least what the media surrounding their new album, The Perfect Ending, centres on. Climate change, victim-blaming, the far-right, millenial liberalism, sexual assault. These are all lightning-rod topics in today’s climate and can either be addressed with a certain nuance, an unbridled rage or, more worryingly, a clumsy heavy-handedness. Thankfully, it’s …
Listen: Mark Lanegan Band – Letter Never Sent plus tour
Fewer voices in music are as recognisable as Mark Lanegan. The ex-Screaming Trees frontman has felt like a sought after collaborator with some of the big names across the decade. Be it his work alongside Afghan Whigs leader Greg Dulli (The Gutter Twins) or his regular appearances alongside Queens of the Stone Age, Lanegan makes …
Album Review: Tracey Thorn – Record
So here’s what we already knew. Firstly, that Tracey Thorn is the queen of cool. In the nineties when her band Everything But The Girl started hanging out with the likes of Massive Attack, Deep Dish and got the remix treatment by Todd Terry, they developed their own brand of laid back electronic pop. Both …
Desert Storm – New Video/New Album
DESERT STORM NEW ALBUM ‘SENTINELS’ TO BE RELEASED MARCH 16TH New video released ready for New Album weeks away. Watch the new video for “JOURNEY’S END” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xQe110lv5I 2018 marks the return of Oxford-based sludge-metal titans Desert Storm as they prepare to follow the release of 2014’s critically-acclaimed ‘Omniscient’ album with their new opus ‘Sentinels’, …
Track: Tracey Thorn – Sister
Last Month former EBTG front woman Tracey Thorn revealed details of her her album and the disco-infused lead single ‘Queen.’ With the release of ‘Record’ just around the corner, the second single ‘Sister’ has just dropped. Whilst it has a more laid back sound that the first single, it keeps the electronic vibe that we …
Album Review: Reverend and the Makers – The Death Of A King
Sheffield’s very own Reverend and the Makers have just returned with their sixth release, and follow up to 2015’s critically acclaimed album – Mirrors – with possibly their most impressive – and expansive – outing so far. ‘The Death Of A King’ was released on 22nd September via Cooking Vinyl and it certainly grabs the …
Years Young – ‘Swim’ EP Review
Opening with their latest single ‘Lights’, it’s a very quick reminder of the high level of quality Years Young put into their tracks as their second EP kicks things into gear straight off the bat. With only three tracks this time around, it’s streamlined and straight to the point delivering quality riffs and chorus hooks that …
Album Review: Flyte – The Loved Ones
‘The Loved Ones’ is the long anticipated debut from London four-piece Flyte. It’s been some time in the making – about 3 years in fact. Flyte separately admit that as early as age ten, a career in music was their only ambition. Drummer Jon Supran and bassist Nick Hill met guitarist and lead vocalist Will …