Rock
Album Review: Ezra Furman – Twelve Nudes
So, if you’re going into this, you need to prepare yourselves. You need to brace yourselves for the rawness, the thunder, the desperation, the tenderness, the rage, the love, the abyss, the hope. Don’t expect to be comfortable when you listen to this. Furman gives us one break – the remarkable lovesong ‘I wanna be …
Premiere: Trick Shooter Social Club – Boxcar Racer
Chicago Americana/Rock outfit Trickshooter Social Club make the sort of warm, intelligent rock and roll that lumps them in with the likes of Wilco and The Black Keys, although on Boxcar Racer, which we’re delighted to premiere today on Backseat Mafia, there’s also just a whiff of the likes of The Rolling Stones and even …
Track: New Model Army – End of Days
New Model Army have released this track as a taster of what is to come with the release of the eagerly anticipated new album From Here – Due out 23rd August via Ear Music It’s not very often you get a track that knocks you sideways and right from the very first pounding drum beat and …
Album Review : Black Mountain’s ‘Destroyer’
I remember when I got my drivers license. I was a late bloomer and didn’t get mine till I was 17. After some shenanigans prior to being 16 and my uncle’s 1949 Chevy, I was banned from getting my license for a bit. But when I did finally get it, it was such a feeling …
See: Alice in Chains release new video for the single ‘Rainier Fog’, plus European Tour Dates
‘Rainier Fog’ is the title track of Alice in Chains Best Rock Album Grammy nominated, plus Number 1 in the iTunes Rock Album Chart plus billboard topping Rock, Alternative & Hard Music Charts. Glorious. Unafraid to not take themselves too seriously, much spoofing and hilarity is on tap in the new Peter Darley Miller-directed Alice …
Track: Idle Ross – Sleeptalking
Idle Ross are one of the most exciting things to come out of Sheffield since the Steel City’s own Blades’ promotional push this season. With their brand new track “Sleeptalking”, they prove that they’re just as ready to play with the big boys in the top tier. Previous debut track “Into the Thick of it” …
Album Review : Paul Gilbert’s ‘Behold Electric Guitar’
I first discovered Paul Gilbert when I was a freshman in high school. Somewhere around 1988 or 1989 I picked up the Racer X album Second Heat and I was immediately blown away by the incredible Mr. Gilbert. I wasn’t as blown away by Racer X, but man could Paul Gilbert play. My admiration for …
Album Review : Papir’s ‘VI’
Papir are one of the premier three-piece rock bands working today. The trio of Nicklas Sørensen, Christoffer Brøchmann Christensen, and Christian Becher Clausen have been working their sound into a tight, ethereal crunch for close to ten years now. Part fuzzed-out blasts of psych and post-rock, while other moments glimmer and shine with daydream bliss, …
Track: Exiled – Lita’s Place
Up and coming indie rockers Exiled have released their latest single, “Lita’s Place”. The band, all of whom are still students with roots in Bristol and Sheffield, have recently been tipped by BBC Introducing in Sheffield and compared to Circa Waves and Catfish and the Bottlemen. The influence of both of these can clearly …
Track: Dommengang – Wild Wash
California trio Dommengang are set to release their new album, No Keys, on May 17th through Thrill Jockey and have unleashed a pulsating new single ahead of its release. “Wild Wash” certainly demonstrates the band’s penchant for blues infused psych-rock as Dan “Sig” Wilson’s guitar work howls throughout, all the while the band embark on a …