punk/post-punk
Track: Cowtown release the scuffed up beauty of endearing new single Can’t Talk Now
Ah, Cowtown are back, and they’re strutting into the spotlight with their latest single, “Can’t Talk Now.” This track proves these Leeds scamps can handle the glitz and glam of attention just as deftly as they thrive on the frayed edges of music. Driven by angular guitars that could scuff any musical shoe, this art …
Track: Alien Chicks – Steve Buscemi
London power-punk specialists Alien Chicks have announced their debut EP, ‘Indulging The Mobs,’ which will be released on July 18th via Hideous Mink Records (Opus Kink, Fake Turins, Black Bordello) and SO Recordings (Enter Shikari, Deadletter, Big Special). In preparation the band have shared the lead single, ‘Steve Buscemi’. Detailing their EP lead single, the group explained: “‘Steve Buscemi …
Track: Ferocious Dog – A Place We Call Home
Ferocious Dog have shared their evocative, poignant and beautiful brand new single, ‘A Place We Call Home’, via Graphite Records. The track is the third single to be taken from their forthcoming new studio album Kleptocracy, which is due out on the 17th of May. A story about romance in rough times, ‘A Place We Call Home’ brings about a …
Track: Middleman – Morning All The Time
Middleman have shared their new single ‘Morning All The Time’ the final teaser from their forthcoming EP ‘John Dillinger Died For You’ out this Friday on Evil Speaker Records. Singer Noah Alves comments: “Morning All The Time is unlike any of the songs we’ve written before. It’s our attempt at writing a Big Star song.” There’s beauty …
Meet: BCOS RSNS – London purveyors of post-punk
London DIY scenesters BCOS RSNS commemorate lost live music venue The Buffalo Bar in their latest single taken from their forthcoming eponymous album. The much-missed Highbury venue gets name-checked in their hymn to the grassroots scene. Backseat Mafia caught up with Abi and Carl from the band to hear all about their random Norwegian fan …
Track: Left Circles – Bleed It Out
Left Circles is the solo project from Brooklyn-based musician Brian Pluta of the band Space Cadet. The projects debut album ‘Nothing Is One Thing’ is due out on the 26th of April. The hook-heavy album flies through several modes of rock, from ‘90s lo-fi to Brit pop to ‘50s folk. It was mixed by Travis Harrison (Guided …
Live Review: Stiff Little Fingers / Glen Matlock – O2 Academy, Leeds 21.03.2024
By Phil Wright Thursday 21st March took me to Leeds for a total ‘Punk Fest’ at the O2. Opening the night was a true Punk legend, Glen Matlock, the original bass player and songwriter for the ‘Sex Pistols’. He was joined on stage by Neal Whitmore from ‘Sigue Sigue Sputnick’. The combination of Matlock and …
Track: Missiles – Living In A Nuclear Town
Sweden’s Missiles have released a new single, ‘Living In A Nuclear Town’, from their upcoming album ‘Weaponize Tomorrow’ due out on the 10th of May via Svart Records Missiles explains the backgrounds of the track: “Living in a Nuclear Town was one of the last – if not the last – song to be finished before we started …
News: Rebellion Festival 2024 Returns 1st-4th August At The Winter Gardens In Blackpool
Returning this summer over four days from the 1st to the 4th of August at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, Rebellion Festival has once again pulled together a line-up that runs the full length and breadth of worldwide alternative and punk rock culture. From the four iconic, genre-defining headline artists of The Stranglers, Sham 69, …
Track: Ferocious Dog – Sus Laws
Backseat Mafia’s Celtic punks, Ferocious Dog, have shared their brand single ‘Sus Laws’, taken from their forthcoming album ‘Kleptocracy’ due on the 17th of May via Graphite Records. the track was chosen as it encapsulates the unyielding spirit of resistance against oppression, the theme of the album. Plus, the chorus is a banger to sing along …