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See: Chuck Prophet Releases new video for Nixonland
Chuck Prophet, formally of cult 80s new-psych outfit Green On Red, has just released a new single and accompanying video for ‘Nixonland’, taken from his latest album ‘The land that time forgot’, which has been recently pushed back until August 21st via Yep Roc Records. The album will be his 15 solo record, and for …
Album Review: Modern Studies – The Weight Of the Sun
With new album The Weight Of the Sun, Modern Studies haven’t actually changed the blueprint of their previous two albums, more adapted it. With the two main protagonists living apart, Emily Scott in Lancashire, while Rob St John is in Scotland, social distancing hasn’t made the slightest difference to the band, but thats not stopped …
Track: Bob Dylan – False Prophet
A release as surprising and enigmatic as the prior “I Contain Multitudes” and “Murder Most Foul”, “False Prophet” foreshadows Dylan’s “Rough and Rowdy Ways”. Although much is different across his three tracks of 2020, Dylan is reflective across the trio. Here though, he ponders with much gusto and “…last of the best” seems self-congratulatory in …
Track: Dylan John Thomas – Lost Without
Out now on Spotify and ITunes is the new single, ‘Lost Without’ from Scottish Singer-Songwriter, Dylan John Thomas. This is his third single, following his singles, ‘Nobody else’ and ‘Problems’. This talented Glaswegian fuses the style of many Singer-Songwriters, from Bob Dylan to Johnny Cash and beyond. ‘Lost Without’ is a showcase of both Dylan …
Meet: Modern Studies talk three tracks ahead of The Weight of the Sun release
We’re big fans of kosmische folk-rock quartet Modern Studies, and we’re thoroughly looking forward to the release of the bands third album ‘The Weight of the Sun’, out this Friday (8th May) via Fire Records. Principally written by the bands Emily Scott and Rob St John, the band convened with Pete Harvey and Joe Smillie, …
Album Review: Lavinia Blackwall – Muggington Lane End
Moving on from a treasured band when you were pivotal to their sound is a difficult manoeuvre in music. Nearly two years after leaving the pioneering psych-folk explorers Trembling Bells, multi-instrumentalist and singer, Lavinia Blackwall has taken that very step and made it look easy. Her debut solo album ‘Muggington Lane End ‘(released on 1st …
Meet: We interview Lavinia Blackwall on her debut solo album Muggington Lane End
We’ve all been stuck inside for ages. Unless your one of our lovely key workers. What it has done is given us all time to listen to and appreciate music (that’s why you’re here, right?) and undoubtedly one of our favourite songs of the year, possible our absolute song of the year here at Backseat …
See: Anna B Savage releases new video For Chelsea Hotel #3 (live at the Barbican Conservatory)
Taken from her debut album, coming soon on the City Slang label is Chelsea Hotel #3, Anna B Savage has released a new video, shot live at the Barbican Conservatory. The track is a clear nod to Leonard Cohens ‘Chelsea Hotel #2’, only this time the man in the story is the muse, as Savage …
Track: Fingerless – Sympathetic Love
You just don’t know where you are with Fingerless. One minute they are producing psychedelic shoegaze slacker rock with the odd Gregorian chant thrown in, the next thing they produce ‘Sympathetic Love’ which is unlike anything I’ve heard before. And I’ve heard a lot. But the thing is, they are brilliant enough to pull it …
Feature / Playlist: Every track (on Spotify) for every John Peel festive 50
Over on our Spotify page, alongside all the playlists we’ve received from artists, albums of the year, our monthly playlists, psych playlists, classic DJ sets, not forgotten series and other delights (you should really check it out and follow some of them), we’ve added a new, mammoth playlist – every track currently on Spotify from …