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NEWS: Andy Bell unveils solo LP – watch the video for the 12-string psych-pop monster ‘Love Comes In Waves’
NOT content to sit back with the recent release of his GLOK remix project, Dissident Remixed (read our review here), Andy Bell, blonde-locked Ride singer-guitarist, has chosen the day of his half-century on the planet in order to announce the release of his debut solo album, The View From Halfway Down, which will be released on …
NEWS: King of the Slums announce ‘Encrypted Contemporary Narratives’ for September 25th
A FEW weeks ago Backseat Mafia had the pleasure to catch up with Charley Keigher, wordsmith of the rejuvenated King of the Slums. He revealed in the interview – which you can read in full, here – that they were due to “start mixing the new album in a few weeks; got two more albums …
SEE: A Certain Ratio – ‘Yo Yo Gi’: fantastic funk futurism sees ACR in fine form; album and live stream
A CERTAIN RATIO have shared a new track, “Yo Yo Gi”, from their eagerly anticipated new album, ACR Loco – and it comes with a dazzling video; watch below. Culled and edited with visual distortion and colour casting from rapid transit systems, railway interchanges, road junctions, flickering at speed through timelapse, it’s a dizzyingly urban …
TRACK AND ALBUM NEWS: Erasure – Hey Now (Think I Got A Feeling)
Synth-pop maestros Andy Bell and Vine Clarke – AKA Erasure – return on 21st August 2020 with their eighteenth studio album, ‘The Neon’ on Mute. Ahead of the new album, the duo release single ‘Hey Now (Think I Got A Feeling)’ and if you love that classic Erasure sound (you know the one I mean, …
ALBUM AND SINGLE NEWS: Dan Croll – Grand Plan
Dan Croll, Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts alumni and purveyor of gorgeous, intelligent, sunny indie pop and rock has just announced a new album release. The British singer-songwriter, now ensconced in California will release third album “Grand Plan” on August 21st through Communion Records. It was produced by Matthew E. White at Spacebomb. The album …
Track, Album News and Tour News: I Only Drink When I’m Drunk – BC Camplight
BC Camplight, aka Brian Christinzio, has announced his return with a new album “Shortly After Takeoff” on 24th April via Bella Union. It will be his first since 2018’s “Deportation Blues”. “This is an examination of madness and loss. I hope it starts a long overdue conversation” says Christinzio and adds, “It’s important to stress …
News: Bodywash Announce Debut Album and Share New Track ‘Reverie’
Montréal’s Bodywash have announced their debut LP Comforter and you can listen to new single “Reverie” which is out now. Bodywash was formed in 2014 when Chris Steward and Rosie Long Decter met and connected at McGill University. Bonding over a shared affection for shoegaze and dream pop. The band has grown since then and now …
See: Peter Buck & Joseph Arthur premiere new video for “Are You Electrified?”, plus album details
Rolling Stone has premiered Arthur Buck’s first video for the single, “Are You Electrified?” The Dean Karr directed clip was shot in Oregon, and features both musicians living the rock ‘n’ roll dream; hoisting their guitars aloft in front of a gritty graffiti-littered backdrop. Joseph Arthur and Peter Buck of R.E.M. fame will release their …
Track: Tracey Thorn – Queen plus album news
It hardly seems seven years since Tracey Thorn’s last album, her festive collection of songs ‘Tinsel & Lights’. But that’s probably because I dig it out every year, each time a different track becoming my new favourite. In the time between we have seen her collaborate with the likes of Jens Lekman and John Grant, …
News: Black Stone Cherry Announce New Album & Sign To New Label
Kentucky based hard rockers Black Stone Cherry have announced their signing to new label, The Mascot Label Group and yesterday (7th Oct) the band entered the studio to start recording their new album. Their previous album, Magic Mountain, released last year hit the top 5 in the UK charts upon release. However with this new forthcoming album, …