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SEE: The Plainviews release video for new single ‘Bladerunner’
IDLES sideproject The Plainviews have unleashed new single ‘Bladerunner’ ahead of the release of their new EP ‘A Million Different Ways of Saying Nothing At All’ out on Invisible Lama. The band will host and play at an EP party with Heavy Lungs, Twisted Ankle and Sugar Horse at Exchange, Bristol on May 11th. …
Pale Honey Share Official Audio for ‘Get These Things Out Of My Head’.
Sweden’s Bolero Recordings and Publishing have been purveyors of fine music since 1997 and their most recent release (out today) is the official audio for Pale Honey’s ‘Get These Things Out of My Head’. Crunching Fuzz guitar sparks and spikes through calmer breaks of calypso melody. Krell machine frequencies oscillate and Casio synth shivers …
Elkhorn Release ‘The Black River’ on Debacle Records.
I first heard Elkhorn, the New York City based, long term friends, Jesse Shepard and Drew Gardner, whilst searching out new and interesting sounds to balance my equilibrium. The duelling duo had just digitally released the name your price ‘LIVE at Rhizome’. An album featuring tracks from their eponymous debut release ‘Elkhorn’ on fellow NYC …
News: Backseat Mafia Live! – Coastival, Scarborough13-14TH Feb
Get your buckets and spades ready, because Backseat Mafia is going back to the seaside, only this time it’s going to be bigger and better!!! Backseat Mafia has once again been asked to take part in Scarborough’s Coastival festival – www.coastival.com – The festival runs from Friday 12th of February right through to the evening of Sunday …
News: Lisbon Psych Fest – Second Bands Announcement
The second band announcements have been made for the 2016 edition of Lisbon Psych Fest, produced by Killer Mathilda; LISBON PSYCH FEST 2016 | Teatro do Bairro | 15 & 16 de Abril Day 15/06 – Chui Wan (CN) GANSO (en) Day 16/04 – Tau (de) Twin Transistors (en) Joining the already announced; Dia 15/04 – The Underground Youth (UK) Chicos de Nazca (CL) Dia 16/04 – Gnod (UK) 10 …
News: Lisbon Psych Fest – First Bands Announcement
The first band announcements have been made for the 2016 edition of Lisbon Psych Fest, produced by Killer Mathilda; LISBON PSYCH FEST 2016 | Teatro do Bairro | 15 & 16 de Abril Primeiras confirmações: Dia 15/04 – The Underground Youth (UK) Chicos de Nazca (CL) Dia 16/04 – Gnod (UK) 10 000 Russos (PT) Stay tuned for more exciting updates. Watch this space for …
Album Review: Thurston Moore – The Best Day
So if we were keeping score(which I am), then Kim Gordon was whipping Thurston Moore in regards to the quality of post-breakup records. Her Body/Head album from last year was miles ahead of Moore’s mediocre Chelsea Light Moving album that came out last year as well. She made an album that was just as much …
Feature: Seeing Black Circles :: Confessions of a Music Junkie
It’s usually this time of year when I really start to think about my obsession. It’s not something I’m necessarily proud of, but it’s not something I’m ashamed of either. It’s not an obsession that will land me in rehab, jail, or divorce court. There’s no lurid tales of back alley smack shooting, or maxing …
New Music: Puzzles/Paul Conrad/Violet May
Hello there ! A quick round-up of some of the new sounds pinging around in the Backseat Mafia inbox. First up are Sheffield quintet Puzzles. Made up of Matthew, Alex, Rob, Harry and Robert, the band formed at the University and have made music their refuge from the real world, at least for now. They’re clearly on …
Album Review: Beaches-She Beats
Melbourne’s Beaches new album She Beats has all the ingredients that help make an excellent record: loud guitars, dreamy, reverbed vocals, a solid rhythm section, and NEU!s Michael Rother’s seal of approval(plus his guitar playing on a couple tracks). She Beats is a mix of lo fi graininess, zone-out atmosphere, psychedelic colors, and some good …