Track: Via Holland releases brilliant new single and video, Hotel Holland
Things in the Steel City of Sheffield are happening right now, and nothing happening quite as brightly (as far as we’re concerned anyway) than Via Holland, aka Angela Holland. After years playing in bands in the city, she’s stepped out on her own and this, her second single, is out now. It’s smoky, almost arid …
Track: Allah-Las release new track ‘Sky Club’ ahead of new album and UK dates
We’ve long been fans of Los Angeles indie / surf / folk outfit Allah-Las and we’re equally excited that there’s a new album, Zuma 85, out on October 13th. They’ve just released a new track from the album, Sky Club, the tale it seems of the night the band met the great grandfather of humanity. …
Track: Sheffield melodic deathcore band Steel Mage return with new track, God Of Heresy
Sheffield based melodic deathcore band Steel Mage have released their new single God Of Heresy along with an accompanying video. It’s somewhat of a change in direction for the band, principally because it’s the first to feature their new vocalist Kyle Dawson. Typically muscular and direct, it oozes aggression and Dawsons vocal equally cuts through …
Track: Indonesian trio Thee Marloes release the achingly beautiful retro soul of Logika
Sepia tinged soul always prods at that weak spot in us here at Backseat Mafia, and the new single from Indonesian trio Thee Marloes, out now on the inimitable Big Crown Records and available on a beautiful 7” vinyl is so good it’s like a punch in the stomach. Sung in Indonesian, which only seems …
Track: Colouring signs too Bella Union, releases new single/video for Lune
After signalling his intent with a series of EP releases on Interscooe Records and a debut album packed with dreamy indie gems, Jack Kenworthy aka Colouring has taken his considerable songwriting wares over to the brilliant Bella Union label. New single Lune is out now, and is accompanied by a video shot and directed by …
See: OMD reveal visuals for new single Bauhaus Staircase
Synth pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) are back, six years after their last critically acclaimed album The Punishment of Luxury, with a new album Bauhaus Staircase – out on October 27th. From it, the band have released their homage to both the Bauhaus era and protest art in general in the albums title …
Track: Barry Can’t Swim shares new single How It Feels, plus UK tour dates
Out on 20th October via one of our favourite labels Ninja Tune is the debut album from Edunburgh multi instrumentalist Barry Can’t Swim, and from it is the new single How It Feels, which is out now. The track is actually an exploration of various ideas and experiences Barry faced when writing his very first …
Track: Nature TV return with the hazy beauty of new single Frida
Ahead of the release of their new EP Mid Flight, Brighton quartet Nature TV have released a new single, Frida, out now via Heist or Hit. Of the Single, singer and co-songwriter Guy Bangham says “‘Frida’ is about those people who keep you awake at night, but absolutely wouldn’t be right for you. In most cases, …
Premiere: Downpilot releases new video for the rather beautiful ‘Black Eye’
Ahead of the release of his new album The Forecast, out on March 17th via the ever brilliant Tapete label, Downpilot – ostensibly the project of singer-songwriter, musician and recording engineer Paul Hiraga, has released a new video for the track Black Eye, and we’re extremely pleased to be able to premiere it right here …
Premiere: BMX Bandits release new video for Long Forgotten Summers
News from camp BMX Bandits is that the legendary Scottish indie band, beloved of Kurt Cobain and so many others before ansince, is that their new album, The Dreaded Light, is out now via Tapete Records (was there ever a label and a ban more suited to eachother?). It’s a first for Duglas and the …