punk/post-punk
Feature: 10 years on – Dananananaykroyd on memories, the wall of cuddles, and Demi Lovato
The summer of 2011 was Dananananaykroyd’s last. The Scottish ‘fight-pop’ band had formed in 2006, armed with two drummers, two vocalists, and an entire arsenal of post-hardcore pop songs. Their debut album, Hey Everyone!, was released to critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic and somehow became a favourite of Disney Channel star Demi Lovato …
Feature: Supreme Joy give us an exclusive track by track run down of their new album, Joy
If you’re a fan of Cool Ghouls, one of the bands mainstays, Ryan Wong, has today released an album ‘Joy’ of his own, under the moniker Supreme Joy. Based partly on Japanese art magazines, Joy is filled with echoey, attractive indie/post-punk pop – packed with tunes, with nods towards psych, noise and shoegaze along the …
See: Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes return with brand new single ‘My Town’ featuring Joe Talbot
Punk rock behemoths Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes have returned to our airwaves with scathing new track ‘My Town’. The new single is the first offering of new music since their 2019 album End of Suffering, and if this track is anything to go by, things are heading in a more modern punk direction. Speaking …
See: Desperate Journalist – ‘Fault’
Desperate Journalist return with the brutal beauty of new single ‘Fault’. London-based quartet Desperate Journalist (Jo Bevan, Simon Drowner, Rob Hardy and Caz Hellbent) have announced the release of their fourth album, ‘Maximum Sorrow!’ (out on 2 July via Fierce Panda Records), which was recorded entirely in Crouch End in lockdown. Visceral new single ‘Fault’ …
Premiere: Baby’s Beserk reveal new cover of ‘Bangalee’ taken from forthcoming Bongo Joe comp.
Swiss cross genre label Bongo Joe have kicked off their 5th year with a new compilation ‘Futur Antérieur’ that sees the current roster take on songs from their back catalogue. The compilation features the likes of Yin Yin, Mauskovic Dance Band, Derya Yildirim, Meridian Brothers, L’eclair, Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp and Baby’s Beserk, who’s …
Track: There’s Little to Mourn on Elegiac’s Debut Single, Vous Et Ici
Marking a collaboration between two iconic British artists, experimental group Elegiac has released “Vous Et Ici” as a single leading up to the release of their self-titled debut on Friday, March 26th. The duo is composed of post-punk bassist/vocalist Edvard Graham Lewis (Wire, He Said) and saxophonist/vocalist Ted Milton (Blurt), and their collaboration creates envelope-pushing …
See: Nuha Ruby Ra reveals new video for Run, Run
It’s not very often that music videos are interesting. I’ve never truly participated in them for that exact reason and I haven’t rewatched more than a handful of them since I had a VHS of clips of nü-metal videos interrupted by Carson Daly. The video for Nuha Ruby Ra’s new single “Run Run” changes that. …
Feature: Shrines give us a track by track lowdown on their new EP, Ghost Notes
Making a compelling case as London’s heaviest post-punk outfit, Shrines are gearing up for the release of their new EP ‘Ghost Notes’ this coming Friday, March 26th via Apocalyptic Witchcraft Recordings. It’s available in both digital and cassette form as well as a die hard bundle containing a T-shirt, A4 print of the artwork as …
Premiere: SHEMY releases the irresistible pop punk of Something Bout You
Out today is the new single from Flint, MI singer-songwriter, rapper and all round musical polymath SHEMY. Taken from his forthcoming ‘Awkwardly Confident’ album, our on May 5th, the track is called ‘Something Bout You’ and we’re delighted to have the UK premiere of it right here on Backseat Mafia. It’s the follow up to …
EP REVIEW: Blanketman’s ‘National Trust’ – A Northern state of mind
MANCHESTER indie-pop and post-punk outfit Blanketman have come a long way since their early years. A band that has created a hard-earned and well-deserved name for themselves after performing extensively in their hometown, it’s no surprise that their debut EP, the brilliantly titled National Trust, is very much about their own story and identity. Arguably …