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News: Travis to reissue their debut album Good Feeling on vinyl
Due for release 2nd April Travis’ 1997 debut album ‘Good Feeling’ is to be reissued on vinyl in its original format for the first time, with classic sleeve and original packaging replication. Available to pre order here, the U.S. pressing is available only on standard weight black vinyl and the UK pressing is available on 180-gram heavyweight black vinyl, …
News: Ex-Creation Records band Hurricane #1 sign new deal; new music and live shows expected this year
In news that will see a shudder of excitement flow across the loins of indie music officianados of a certain age, ex-Creation Recrords indie rockers Hurricane #1 have signed a deal with Golden Boot Records with big plans expected for 2021. in their 90s heyday, the band scored a couple of top 20 albums and …
News: Maximo Park set to perform a live stream for the release of their new album Nature Always Wins
Maxïmo Park’s have shared news of an exclusive online live-streamed show to celebrate the release of the album ‘Nature Always Wins’ via Prolifica Inc. The stream will take place on Saturday March 6th, live from the Riverside, Newcastle. The band will play songs from the new album live for the very first time, as well as …
News: Crowded House announces new album ‘Dreamers are Waiting’ and release exciting new track.
In very exciting news, New Zealand legends Crowded House have made a surprise announcement of a new album called ‘Dreamers are Waiting’. This is their first studio album in more than a decade. This follows the release of the single ‘To The Island’ with its gorgeously shot video infected with the typical humorous style associated …
NEWS: A reissue for chamber-pop masterpiece ‘A Life Full Of Farewells’ by The Apartments
Known as the darker brother of The Go-Betweens, Peter Milton Walsh’s career has recently been revamped, also thanks to the collaboration with a few French labels, Microcultures and Talitres. The latter has now announced that they are reissuing A Life Of Farewells, a 1995 album previously only available on CD from the original release. The …
News: PJ Harvey’s album ‘Stories from the city, stories from the sea’, gets a vinyl release along with a demos release
UMC/ Island will release the reissue of the vinyl of STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA, the fifth studio album by PJ Harvey, alongside a collection of unreleased demos which will be available on CD, vinyl and digital. All due 26 February Produced by PJ Harvey with Rob Ellis and Mick Harvey, and originally released …
See: Teenage Fanclub release new video for ‘Home’, plus new album news
In these most desperate of times, we all need something to hold onto, and what better than new music from the most life affirming of all bands, Teenage Fanclub. They’ve released a new video for the track ‘Home’, which is the opening track from the bands forthcoming tenth studio album, Endless Arcade, which is out …
News: Lanterns on the Lake announce live dates, plus rescheduled release
“One for the introverts and dreamers, the ones that still find beauty and magic in things” Now, technically speaking, we at Backseat Mafia have already previewed this back in October, ahead of a physical release on December 11th, but, this being 2020, nothing is ever that straightforward, so, this has now been rescheduled to 18th December …
Track: Arab Strap release new single Compersion Pt.1 ahead of album and tour
Iconic Scottish troubadours Arab Strap have announced details of their forthcoming 7th studio album, ‘As Days Get Dark’, their first since 2005’s The Last Romance, and due 5th March 2021. “It’s about hopelessness and darkness,” says singer and lyricist Aidan Moffat. “But in a fun way.” Despite coming out of that late nineties scene that …
News: New cultural project Solidarity Tapes release ‘Vol 1: End The Hostile Environment’ featuring Goat Girl, PVA, Big Joanie, Dan Carey andmore
From the newly created DIY project Solidarity Tapes comes their first release with Vol 1: End The Hostile Environment featuring an eclectic, heavyweight cast of some of the most exciting acts in the UK today including Goat Girl, PVA, Glows, Big Joanie, the head-honcho of Speedy Wunderground and the most in-demand producer at the moment, …