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See: Muck Spreader drop the shadowy dub riot of ‘Take Flight’ ahead of a July EP; there’s a June tour, too
A CHAOTIC, riotously fun force of nature which – if you believe the myth – came about after lightning struck, Muck Spreader are back with a shadowy, gloriously dub-jazz didactic single, “Take Flight”, ahead of a July EP for Brace Yourself – and a tour in very fine company. The new eight-tracker, Abysmal, follows last …
Track: Western Australian psych exponents Pond return with a blistering single ‘Pink Lunettes’ and announce tour news
The history of enigmatic Western Australian band Pond is inextricably linked with fellow mega star exports Tame Impala, with common members revolving in and out of each others bands over time. As a collective, the band has an impressive resume – eight studio albums with the release of their most critically acclaimed album to date, ‘Tasmania’ …
See: Field Music reveal new video for ‘Not When You’re In Love’, plus Podcast and Tour news
Here at Backseat Mafia we love the brothers Brewis – Peter, David and associates aka Field Music, and any excuse to rattle on about them, we take. As it is, there’s a load of stuff happening at camp Field Music as the band release a new video for their latest single ‘Not When You’re In …
Track: Kat Eaton new single announces her debut album
So gorgeously flavoursome; like warm caramel from a soft filled truffle chocolate
See: Throwing Snow unveils a June album for Houndstooth; watch the grainy, generated imagery for the hip-fizzin’ groove of ‘Brujita’
ROSS TONES, the West Country-based practitioner of a very I form of textural IDM, has announced he’s releasing his forth album under that moniker for Houndstooth come the end of June. It’s to be entitled Dragons, and he’s dropped a first sonic enticement in “Brujita”; scroll down, press play, come back up to finish reading. …
News: Masters at Work relaunch MAW Records with a full digital issue; hear their new single, ‘Mattel’
IN THE arena of house music, perhaps never were artists more succinctly and appropriately named: Masters at Work. Masters at work indeed. The creatives behind such generation-defining floor-fillers as Voices’ “Voices In My Mind”, the Latin percussive skip of KenLou’s “Bangin’ Early Theme” and the summer shine of MAW feat. Patti Austin’s “Like A Butterfly …
Track: Middle Name Dance Band show off smooth, soulful revamps on new single ‘Lovers Featuring’
Three-piece MPC, keys and bass trio Middle Name Dance Band have released more infectiously relaxed groove by smoothly reworking two tracks taken from their 2020 acclaimed Middle Name Dance Tracks Vol.2. The new 7” single features vocalised versions of Weekend Love Chant and Love Bite – the sultry, smoky resonance of singers Wallace and Natalie …
See: Charlie Clark releases a poignant, elegiac tribute to his father in the shimmering track ‘A Bridge To Your Idol’
There is no doubt that Charlie Clark is a prodigious talent – ‘A Bridge To Your Idol’ is his second solo single over the last twelve months and both singles have been majestic pieces of sparkling indie pop, infused with a deeply personal narrative. Indeed, this track is a heartbreaking sequel to his previous release …