Tracks: The Tangent – Changes
The Tangent, the progressive/jazz-rock collective led by Andy Tillison, have announced the release of their 12th studio album ‘Songs From the Hard Shoulder’ due 10th June 2022. This album sees The Tangent focusing almost entirely on their long format songs or “epics” with only one song being less than 16 minutes long. They have shared the album’s …
Tracks: Wunderhorse – Butterflies
British newcomer Wunderhorse has shared his new single, ‘Butterflies’ released via Communion Records along with the official video for the track. Wunderhorse on Butterflies: “Butterflies is about a sexual experience I had with an older girl when I was still very young. I didn’t know what I was doing at all and it spun me …
Meet: Hull Trio Bloodhound
Returning with new music after a two-year wait due to obvious world situation the band have shared their thunderous new track – A Message. Backseat Mafia put our usual questions to the band to find out what they have been up to and who inspires their grungy sound. Give us a potted history of the …
Track: Bloodhound – A Message
Bloodhound released their debut album ‘Fragile Skeleton’, a couple of years ago which earned them a heap of fans. Now the band have returned with their new single ‘A Message’. A song about completely shutting down and being enclosed in your own mind. About considering nothing but your own thoughts. About pushing people away but …
Track: Ophelia’s Eye – My Honor
Rising Swiss riff merchants Ophelia’s Eye are all set to release their new mini-album, ‘Hopeless World’, on the 15th of April. The band have shared a new track and visualiser video for, ‘My Honor’. A hugely likeable track from the very first drum beat the guys are onto a winning formula here with skills to back up the …
Meet: Cian From Irish Band Modernlove.
With the release of their debut EP ‘Monochrome Blue’ last year and a string of singles, Irish indie band Modernlove. are set to have a great year. We put some questions to Drummer Cian from the band to find out all about them. Give us a potted history of the band We started playing together …
News: Killswitch Engage To Release ‘Live At The Palladium’
On August 6, 2021, three-time Grammy-nominated hard rock heavyweights and platinum-selling band Killswitch Engage unleashed a streaming event that took fans by storm. The event took place at The Palladium in Worcester in the band’s native Massachusetts, which has been the site of many iconic KsE shows throughout the band’s history. The performance setlist consists of 2019’s Atonement in full, along with …
News: Following the release of his new album: ‘The Ghost And The Wall’, Joshua Radin will be heading to the UK this Spring
With a record hailed his “strongest work to date” (Glide) now under his belt, the US singer-songwriter will be embarking on a stretch of seven shows that kick-off at The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle on 18th April and come to a head at London’s Islington Assembly Hall a week later (25 April). Support for all shows …
Meet: Luke From Indie Dance Band Big Image
Big Image combine the reverb-drenched piano of house, the propulsive breakbeats of drum and bass and the bubbling buoyancy of baggy to create a cocktail sound that is entirely theirs. With smart, world-weary lyricism, and arms-around-shoulders sentiment, the Midlands four piece – composed of George, vocals; Luke, bass; Connor, guitar; and Seb, drums – make …
Tracks: Big Image – Something
Big Image have shared another of their indie dance mixes with new track ‘Something’. The track is taken from the band’s new EP, Human Touch Is Forever, due 27th April. Speaking about the track, vocalist George Johnson says, “I wrote Something the day before we first met up again as a band after lockdown. I …