Music
Album Review: Promise and The Monster – Feed the Fire
As someone that written album reviews for over a decade, I’ve learned to accept that there are some reviews which just don’t come easy. Sometimes because it’s difficult to put into words just how mind-fryingly amazing some music is. Or sometimes it’s the flip of that, where there are no words strong enough for you …
Say Psych: Playlist 1/2016
Here’s the first playlist of the year. Mostly new stuff that I been turned on to, but a couple of oldies too. Hope you enjoy it. Wet Grave by Henge “It’s not an easy listen from this London-based four piece, anything worthwhile rarely is, but it is very rewarding. Here Henge have taken acid-psychedelic-noise-sludge-punk …
Album Review: Panic! At The Disco – Death Of A Bachelor
Panic! At The Disco have never shied away from the weird and the wonderful, every album has an electrifying creative spark and a wonderfully eclectic musical image. Ten years on from their delightfully emo debut A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, now virtually a solo band as the CD booklet says “Panic! At The Disco …
See: Gary Numan in his studio creating a brand new track
Gary Numan is back in the studio with plans to release a new album this coming October, and he wants your help. Numan has launched a pledge campaign which will reward contributors not only with a brand new album, but will also offer a unique insight into the whole creative process. Through a combination of …
News: Sleeping With Sirens Announce New Single ‘Go Go Go’ and Tour News
Billed by Kerrang! Magazine as “a band heading for the stratosphere”, Sleeping With Sirens are set to have one of their biggest years yet. The band are to release new single ‘Go Go Go’ on March 18th. The single is taken from the hugely successful album ‘Madness’ which came out March 2015. It was produced …
Album Review: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Pond Scum
We’ve a lot to thank John Peel for. When he died I remember feeling the shock as if he were a family member almost, rather than a radio host I had never met. But the legacy he left, especially in terms of the mountains of sessions recorded as part of his show, remains a resource …
Premiere: Man & The Echo – Vile as you want
We’re delighted to be able to premiere the new single, Vile as you want, from Warrington agit-indie rockers Man & The Echo. It follows on from a busy 2015 from the band, who released three singles – two of which garnered decent amounts of AirPlay, the third, largely due to the 25 ‘fucks’ contained within …
Track: Wildhart – Fantasy
It’s been a bit of a wait for those people who loved Gothenburg trio Wildhart’s debut single ‘Stuck in a Second’, release petty much exactly a year ago. But now their back with a refined sound (one that’s been soaked in fellow countrymen Niki & the Dove and Little Dragon and a new single Fantasy, …
Track: Web Sheldon – Ranch House On A Hill
Sheffield born singer-songwriter Web Sheldon has paid his dues. Now London based, he has spent the last few years playing pubs and smaller venues, both on his own, and in a brief stint with former band Bilame. Last year he put his DJing skills to the test, with a guest-mix for us here at Backseat …
Track: Paves – Take me while I’m here
London quartet Paves follow last Novembers debut single ‘Til the end of time’, with a new track ‘Take me while I’m here’. Taking at least a little bit from the likes Blossoms but mixing it in with a good dose of good time blues rock, the band do a neat line in lovable ruffian like …