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Say Psych: Live Review, Cavalier Song, Electrowerkz, London 26.2.16
Cavalier Song are a band that are new to me this year, but one that I really rate. The band’s debut album, Blezard (read the review here) is a stark and spacious record that has its moments of noise and chaos, but leaves you with the overall impression of dark tranquility. Seeing Cavalier Song for …
Track: Gabriel Bruce – metal soul
Seemingly on the cusp of big things, largely due to his rich, attractive baritone and songwriting comparisons to the likes of Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen, but since his lauded debut album Love in Arms, things have been quiet. It’s therefore something of a relief that he’s back, on the other sid of the devastating …
Album Review: Wolfmother – Victorious
Man, do you remember back in 2005 when Wolfmother dropped their debut album? That glorious mix of proggy, organ-drenched, chunky guitar goodness that reminded us that Uriah Heep were pretty cool(at least Ken Hensley’s bits) and that Robert Plant would’ve sounded pretty damn cool fronting Black Sabbath. Yeah, I remember that self-titled well. There was …
See: Wintergatan will blow your mind with Marble Machine
Swedish band Wintergatan are ready to blow your mind with their latest video dubbed Marble Machine. The video features Martin Molin playing a tune using the intricately crafted machine built over 14 months with help of a team. The machine incorporates a kick drum, bass and various other instruments powered via a handcrank and utilises …
Premiere: Indigo Face – Come Close (Sora Remix)
Indigo Face, aka Singer/songwriter Mariachiara Terragin and producer and multi-instrumentalist Maxime Obadia Are back following the release of their EP At the Gate, with a couple of remixes of the track Come a Close, and we are delighted to premiere Vienna artist Sora’s reimagining right here on backseat mafia. He’s given the track some extra …
Reissue: Ashford & Simpson – I Wanna Be Selfish
Everyone loves stone classic Ain’t No Mountain High Enough but it was just one of the many hits penned by songwriting guns for hire Ashford & Simpson, But like many top class songwriters who provide the guide tracks as they demo their hits they decided to go for it themselves and their second album saw …
See: Cícero releases new video for “De Passagem”
It’s been a while since Cícero released a video. The Brazilian singer shot some very creative videos for is first album, Canções de Apartamento (2011), in which he rode on an old tram in a calm Rio de Janeiro, sings from his apartment room and lives through a very melancholic carnival. It took a long …
See: Black Atlass release video for “Tonight”
Black Atlass, aka producer and multi-instrumentalist Alex Fleming has released a new video for his recent track Tonight. It’s an eerie and slightly unsettling track, propelled by his vocal, this thing of startling beauty, especially against the (initially) sparse nature of the accompaniment, this minimal synth line and stripped back percussion. As it gradually unfurls, …
Album Review: Treetop Flyers – Palomino
I don’t know if it’s about getting older and wanting to ensure that I spend my time only listening to what I really like, or just a shorter attention span. Thing is, I’ve not got as much space to allow music to settle. Maybe that’s unfair. That’s just how it is, though. Ok ? So if …
NEWS: Independent label Tympanik Audio comes to an end
Tympanik Audio the independent electronic music label with the slogan “Electronic music for the rest of us” has apparently come to an end according to a short Facebook post on the labels page yesterday and with it one of the most interesting independent labels in music disappears. The Chicago based label ,started in 2007 by …