indie rock
Track: Fellowcraft – This Is How The World Ends
Washington-based indie prog band Fellowcraft have shared their emotional new video entitled ‘This Is How the World Ends’. The song is the fourth single taken from their upcoming studio album ‘This Is Where You’ll Find Me’, due out February 26th, 2021. The band comments: “JR and I wrote this song about a year ago, before the whole COVID-19 …
Track: Able Raise The Cain share a sonically huge track – Baptism Of Fire
Indie rock band Able Raise The Cain are set to release their first track of the year with the huge sounding ‘Baptism Of Fire’ Regarding the release the band comments: “‘Baptism Of Fire’ is a dark brooding ascending tornado of a song, featuring the rambling musings of a madman (rather Apt for the current climate), it is taken from an interview with …
TRACK: Paris Youth Foundation – ‘The Back Seat’: reaching out for that old flame with stirring guitars
GEARING up for a 2020 round of the festivals in which their music is readymade for cans and arms aloft, Liverpool’s Paris Youth Foundation watched the whole circuit vanish in the viral onslaught; a tough time for every band just itching to play out and commune in the musical love. But they’ve picked themselves up, …
Premiere: Subsurfer release new single, Hollow
San Diego indie rockers Subsurfer are today releasing their new single, ‘Hollow’ and we’re delighted to be able to premiere it right here on Backseat Mafia today. It’s taken from their forthcoming fourth album ‘Subversive’, out later on in the year. Of the track, lead singer, David Montalbano says, “I had a lot of friends …
See: Maxïmo Park share new video for the glorious ‘All Of Me’
Long time admirers of Maxïmo Park as we are, we’re delighted to share the latest slice of their upcoming album Nature Always Wins (out February 26th via Prolifica Inc.) in the shape of a new video for ‘All Of Me’. Lead singer Paul Smith details the song: “It’s a love song about the power of song …
Track: Cub Scout Bowling Pins – Heaven Beats Iowa
Cub Scout Bowling Pins is a new secret identity of indie rock super-heroes Guided By Voices. They plan on dropping their EP Heaven Beats Lowa on 7″ and CD on January 22 via Rockathon Records. The band have shared the title track off the EP – ‘Heaven Beats Iowa’ Led by a bright organ and surf guitar …
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 …
TRACK: Neighbourhood Watch – ‘Focus Up’: Toronto quintet telling indie-rock tales of growing up
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH are a young five-piece outta Toronto with a really simple mission: they love making music about growing up. Clear, concise and ready in your ‘hood with melody and storytelling. Singer-guitarist Tristan Surman – who’s joined in the Neigbourhood Watch, keeping an eye on your endz, by pianist Tyler Moretti, bassist Thom Elgie, lead …
Track: Sonder Bombs release new single, K
Cleveland’s Sonder Bombs have released a new single, ‘K’, the third taken from their forthcoming album Clothbound following on from ‘Crying Is Cool’ and ‘The One About You’. K wears its indie rock cloak quite comfortably, but there’s a little prog-pop embroidery here and a hardcore / metal lining there. Mostly though its just a …
Track: The Hold Steady release new single Family Farm ahead of eighth studio album due in 2021
Slightly behind the curve, but never one to ignore the stuff we love, The Hold Steady have returned with a new single ‘Family Farm’, taken from their forthcoming eighth studio album, Open Door Policy, out on their own Positive Jams label via Thirty Tigers on February 19th 2021. Of the singe, guitarist Craig Finn says …