Video: The Lovetones – Modern Life is Killing Me
We are huge fans of Sydney band The Lovetones and recently published a glowing review of their new album as well as an interview with the enigmatic singer/songwriter Matthew J Tow. In the midst of universal lockdown, The Lovetones have released a trippy psych-infused video for the song ‘Modern Life Is Killing Me’ with its …
Track: An Early Bird – One Kiss Broke The Promise
Backseat Mafia have been ardent supporters of Stefano De Stefano ever since reviewing his first band Pipers back in our early days in 2014, through to his debut album ‘Of Ghosts and Marvels’ under the name An Early Bird reviewed by us in 2018. De Stefano has developed quite a presence in Italy where he …
Track: Einstürzende Neubauten – Ten Grand Goldie
The legendary Einstürzende Neubauten have just released a new track ‘Ten Grand Goldie’ in anticipation of a new album ‘Alles in Allem’ due out on 15 May 2020. And what a song. It is a typically sonic adventure filled with singer Blixa Bargeld’s indie cabaret insouciance style vocals, squeaking, growling, thundering along over the band’s …
Album Review: Cloud Tangle – Kinds of Sadness
There is an imperial, glacial beauty to Cloud Tangle’s new album ‘Kinds of Sadness’ that is breathtaking and euphoric. Cloud Tangle is the work of Brisbane’s Amber Ramsay and it is hard to comprehend that this album was done almost exclusively in Ramsay’s bedroom, bringing to mind another favourite musical genius, Fazerdaze, from New Zealand. …
Album Review: Impulsive Hearts – Cry All The Time
‘Cry All The Time’, the new album from Chicago band romantically named Impulsive Hearts is an instantly adorable release that captures an indie low fi dynamic adorned by brilliantly exotic instrumental flourishes. The album is exemplified by singer Danielle Sines’s gorgeous expressive voice – loaded with yearning and melancholia, melodic and evocative that pours over …
Track – Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – She’s There plus album news
Currently one of the most exciting contemporary acts coming out of Australia, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever (RBCF) have just released a video for their new single ‘She’s There’ in anticipation of a newly announced sophomore album, ‘Sideways to New Italy’ due on 5 June 2020. RBCF preserves a long line of important and influential Australian …
Track: Clwb Fuzz – No Heaven
Cool and assured with just a hint of delicious malevolence, ‘No Heaven’, the new single from Welsh band Clwb Fuzz is an absolute sonic delight. If a reference is needed, there is a Bad Seeds insouciance to the music, a dash of Mazzy Star and Sonic Youth and a quiet/loud ethic that The Jesus and …
Track: Unruly Girls – She Grew Up in a Shotgun Row
It’s been two years since we’ve heard from Southern Italy’s provocative and innovative Unruly Girls and their new single ‘She Grew Up In A Shotgun Row’ displays a sharpening of their incisive and slightly anarchic sound. The single is an aural assault – a pleasant and pulse-quickening one – that is inspired by the upbringing …
Track: Thrillhouse – Lesser
There’s always been something in the water at Brighton which is rapidly solidifying its reputation as a hot bed of unbridled creativity. So it is with ‘Lesser’ from Brighton band Thrillhouse. This is one of the most enthralling singles I’ve heard in a while – it has a bouncy, rippling pace but with a maturity …
Premiere: The Brave Faces – In The Dark
With an insistent, driving beat and crystalline guitars, ‘In The Dark’ is an instant indie anthem that is posed and elegant in its delivery. Astonishingly, this is a debut single from Brighton’s The Brave Faces: it has a pre-installed maturity that augurs well for the future of the band. Here at Backseat Mafia, we are …