Music
Feature: Top 20 Hip-Hop Tracks of 2015
2015 has been a great year for hip-hop music. With the so many legends returning to the game, it was inevitable this was going to be a strong list. But it’s not just the older players that make things up. New and emerging acts have also come along to put their own twist on things. …
Track: NZCA Lines – Two Hearts
NZCA Lines have released another track “Two Hearts” from their forthcoming Infinte Summer album. While the previous track Persephone’s Dream was an unsettling seven minute slow-burn (until the marimba kicked in anyway), Two Hearts thumps in on a solid bass beat before rising towards an euphoric crescendo, all in three minutes. According to the band’s Michael …
New Music : The She’s & The Dry Spells split 7″
The split 7″ has to be one of the most compelling indie releases. Always worth a punt, even if you don’t like one side, the other side might blow you away. Most importantly, it should always give you a dilemma on where in your collection to file it. This one is from Empty Cellar records …
Premiere: Redray Frazier reveals video to Blood in the Water
We’re delighted to premiere the new video from Portland soulful singer-songwriter Redray Frazier. Its the title track from his single Blood in the Water. With music having been in his family throughout his life, starting with singing in his fathers church choir, he’s toured as a member of David Byrne’s band and was in The …
Win: Tickets to Dream Koala at Birthdays, Dalston 4.3.16
The ethereal beauty of French-Brazilian singer-songwriter/producer Yndi Ferreira, better known by his sept age name ‘Dream Koala’is coming to Birthdays in Dalston for a no doubt dreamy set on March 4th next year, and we have been given a couple of tickets to give away courtesy of those brilliant people over at Soundcrash. This year …
Meet: Coves interview
We’ve fallen for Coves, here on Backseat Mafia. The duo, Rebekah Wood and John Roffe Ridgard recently moved from Leamington Spa to the bright lights of London, and are preparing for the release of their new album, the follow up to Soft Friday, next year. They’ve heralded the news of that album with a track, …
Live Review: Bring Me The Horizon, Neck Deep and Pvris, Doncaster Dome, 26.11.15
After the release of 2013’s Sempiternal, Bring Me The Horizon solidified themselves as one of the world’s biggest young rock bands. However, if it’s at all possible, they’ve managed to take yet another step up into rock’s stratosphere with this year’s far more commercial offering, That’s The Spirit, which is a far cry from the …
See: Josh Kemp reveals video for Leap of Faith
Josh Kemp is a hero. Well, sort of. He’s playing Nottingham’s legendary thief in Hood, a modern adaption of the medieval tale, produced by local media company Envision Productions. As well as playing the lead in the film, Josh has written and produced ‘Leap of Faith’, his latest single (which also features on Hood‘s soundtrack.) …
See: Tame Impala release new video for “The less I know the better”
It’s been a good week for Tame Impala having won 5 awards at the ARIA Awards, including album of the year and best group, adding another date at Alexandra Palace in London as part of their spring tour, and now releasing a new video for ‘The Less I know the better’, taken from their album …
Track: Nada Surf – Believe You’re Mine, plus new album news
March 4th next year will see the first album from Nada Surf as an expanded four piece, with Doug Gillard joining the trio of singer/guitarist Matthew Caws, bassist Daniel Lorca and drummer Ira Elliot. Titled ‘You know who you are’, it’s their first since 2012, and went through some revisions, originally being scheduled for January. …