blues
Say Psych: Album Review, Lanes Oil, Dream Is Pry by Rollfast
Rollfast is a band that I’ve been following for a while (here for previous reviews); a five-piece from Bali, Indonesia it purveys a great line in blues drenched psych rock that, in the limited number of releases I’ve heard, has never disappointed. Now, after almost 5 years together, the band has put out an album with …
Track: Armchair Committee – All Mine (Portishead Cover)
Bristol three piece Armchair Committee have taken a look back into the musical history of their city for a prequel to their forthcoming single Rawgabbit, which drops December 11th. They’ve dragged Portishead’s All Mine through their skewed blues and punk energy, and made something thats loud, muscular and actually rather good. Recorded at the legendary …
Track: Paves – ‘Dancing ’til The End Of Time’
With a lot of releases in recent years, the term throwback has almost become meaningless. It’s a term that has become overused and as more and more modern releases seemingly take more than inspiration from certain styles, it’s got to the point where they’re missing what made these styles great in the first place. Now …
Say Psych: Album Review – Take A Lover by Early Mammal
If you like dirty low down psychedelic blues rock then I would suggest that you are going to love this third album by Early Mammal, on the ever reliable Riot Season Records. Early Mammal seem to have adopted that sort of no holds barred psychedelic blues rock aesthetic that at the same time puts a …
See: Whisky Stain release video for The Lord’s Revolver
Around since 2011, meeting somewhere between London and Nottingham, and straddling other duos Royal Blood with a touch of Drenge and even a whiff of the much missed (at least by us here at Backseat Mafia) Wet Nuns, Whisky Stain have just released their new single, The Lord’s Revolver on I’m not from London Records. …
See: Little Brother Eli – ‘Dreams’ Music Video
Back with another highly impressive video (and creating a hefty dose of beard envy), Little Brother Eli have just released the music video for their song ‘Dreams’. An awesome track in the first place and now it has some incredible visuals to go along with it. Utilising a number of cool effects and focused shots, …
Meet: John J Presley interview
Sometime guitarist for Duke Garwood John J Presley is very much an artist in his own right, as previous singles Honeybee and Left amply demonstrated, and now he’s back with a new EP, White Ink, which drops on July 24th. It’s a mix of blues, with a dose of psych, indie and Mogwai (a stated …
EP: John J Presley – White Ink
Following on from his highly regarded singles Honeybee and Left, bluesman John J Presley is back with his debut EP, White Ink. Recorded in one eight hours straight session at Toe Rag Studios with Liam Watson (The White Stripes, The Kills, Tame Impala) whilst on a rare break from tour. “Recording at that hallowed space …
Live Review: Seasick Steve – Sheffield O2 Academy, 16.04.2015
It would have been so easy for Seasick Steve to infiltrate the crowd of his own gig. For one night only, Sheffield 02 Academy was filled with men of a certain age, complete with beards and baseball caps. But that’s not to say it was only the older generation at this gig. The audience spanned …
Track: The Districts – 4th & Roebling, plus Spring tour dates
Out on February 9th next year through Fat Possum Records is the new album from Pennsylvania quartet The Districts, titled ‘A flourish ans a spoil’. It’s a follow on from their debut self-titled EP which appeared at the beginning of the year, and it’s been produced by John Congleton (The Walkmen, St Vincent) From it, …