Heavenly Recordings
News: 77:78 sign to Heavenly Recordings and announce details of debut London show
Heavenly Recordings have announcd the latest signings to their roster, 77:78, aka Aaron Fletcher and Tim Parkin, from the musical kaleidoscope that is The Bees. The label were bowled over by the band’s recent white-label seven, Love Said (Let’s Go), which sold out in 48 hours off the back of the building buzz. Heavenly quickly …
Say Psych: Track: Boy Azooga – Loner Boogie
Cardiff’s Boy Azooga are a musical mystery tour comprised of Davey Newington, Daf Davies, Dylan Morgan and Sam Barnes. This week they announced details of the release of their debut LP 1,2 Kung Fu! on Heavenly Recordings on 8th June 2018 and alongside they have thrust forth the video to ‘Loner Boogie’, an infectious swampy-fuzz …
Album Review: The Orielles – Silver Dollar Moment
Backseat Mafia recently interviewed Halifax band The Orielles following the release of a couple excellent singles in anticipation of their debut album, “Silver Dollar Moment” due out on 16 February 2018. We’ve had a listen to the album and it really is an extraordinary debut. Sweet harmonies over a scuzzy layer of instruments is not …
See: Gwenno releases new video for ‘Tir Ha Mor’
Here at Backseat Mafia towers we’re in a state of high excitement about Le Kov, the second album from Gwenno, due for release on March 2nd via Heavenly Recordings. Following on from 2014’s Y Dydd Olaf, which was one of our favourite records of that year, she’s just released a new video for Tir Ha …
Track: The Orielles – Blue Suitcase (Disco Wrist)
Following on from their fabulous Let Your Dogtooth Grow, Halifax three piece The Orielles have released a new track from their forthcoming debut album, Silver Dollar Moment, which drops on Friday 16th February via the ever brilliant Heavenly Recordings. Titled Blue Suitcase (Disco Wrist), the band say about the track “Blue Suitcase is a track …
News: MARK LANEGAN BAND Announces Still Life With Roses Remix EP/Tour
Following “career-best” reviews for his tenth album Gargoyle and a sold–out UK tour, Mark Lanegan Band announce the release of Still Life With Roses, a 6 track EP of remixes from the LP by various producers whose work he admires. The EP, released 29th September (Heavenly Recordings) will be available as 12” vinyl and download. It’s a …
Say Psych: Live Review: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard & H. Hawkline – Albert Hall, Manchester, 14.06.2017
Australians King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have garnered an enviable reputation for their superb live performances and insanely catchy music which traverses several genres to ensure they have an ever increasing fan base. Having played Manchester on several occasions to ever increasing in size venues, tonight Now Wave and Strange Days have teamed up …
Say Psych: Photo Gallery, Eindhoven Psych Lab, 10-11 June 2016
Day One: Throw Down Bones, Hills, Camera, Temples Day Two: Statue, Black Valleys Meets OWOW, 10000 Russos, Radar Men from the Moon, Flamingods, Gnod, Follakzoid, Goat
Album Review: Night Beats – Who Sold My Generation
Night Beats have always put out music that sounded as if it had been locked away into a time capsule back in 1969 and had been recently unearthed for all to behold. Their new album, Who Sold My Generation, doesn’t change that formula. Instead, they’ve tweaked their strange trip to include some Philly soul leanings and …
Track: Gwenno – Chwyldro (Andrew Weatherall Remix)
On his remix of Gwenno’s album opener Chwyldro, Andrew Weatherall adds his lightest magic touch to an already spellbinding track. Chwyldro is the first track on Gwenno Saunders’ debut solo album Y Dydd Olaf (named for Welsh author Owain Owain’s 1976 sci-fi novel). Sung almost entirely in her native Welsh tongue (one song is sung …