indie tracks
Tracks: Big Image – Something
Big Image have shared another of their indie dance mixes with new track ‘Something’. The track is taken from the band’s new EP, Human Touch Is Forever, due 27th April. Speaking about the track, vocalist George Johnson says, “I wrote Something the day before we first met up again as a band after lockdown. I …
EP Review: Nudista’s glistening, passive and soothing debut ‘Halfway Here’.
Nudista are a band that are defined by their gentle charm, leaning towards the more sensitive end of the indie-rock spectrum. This new release focuses on the efforts of joint-leads: Pilar Matji Cabello and Robbie Carman, who have used the song writing of ‘Halfway Here’ as a way to express and navigate anxiety in anxious …
Track: Bishopskin release new single, Lean Closer
After exploring the roaring, primal sounds of music at the beginning of music with their first single fo 2022 I Was Born On An Island, Bishopskin are back with something decidedly more mellow and laid-back with this Lean Closer, introduced by a snippet of something closely resembling a Baroque clavichord and developing into a track …
Track: Maximo Park release new single, Great Art, and announce Sïngular UK tour this Autumn
One of our perennial favourites here at Backseat Mafia, Maximo Park, have announced a new tour – Sïngular, taking place this Autumn, which will see the band play their entire singles collection, from ‘Apply Some Pressure’ and ‘Going Missing’ from their breakthrough debut album A Certain Trigger, to ‘All Of Me’ from their latest album Nature Always …
Track: Opus Kink – The Unrepentant Soldier
Brighton collective Opus Kink have shared ‘The Unrepentant Solder’, which will be their second track to come off their forthcoming EP due 21st March via cult indie label Nice Swan Records. Detailing their newest EP reveal, Opus Kink stated: “’The Unrepentant Soldier’ is an appraisal of remorseless evil in the key of C minor. Some men just want to watch the …
Track: Banji release new single ‘Chatterbox’ and video via [PIAS] Recordings
Utrecht indie-rock quartet Banji have released new single ‘Chatterbox‘ via [PIAS] Recordings. The four-piece have produced a stomping track, full of energy and with a wild reverb. There is an electricity about ‘Chatterbox‘, with its sizzle of static capturing perhaps the white noise of those who drone on and on. The track is addictive and …
Track: ‘Youth Disaster’ Strikes – Handsome drops new track
Handsome hits new highs with new track ‘Youth Disaster’ off upcoming EP.
Tracks: Holy Springs – E.A.T
South London trio Holy Springs, have shared a new track ‘E.A.T’. With a driving rhythm for a backbone and overdriven fuzz drenched guitars this shoe gaze track is a sumptuous treat from the band. Fitting in perfectly with their varied back catalogue which shows the breadth of talent from this trio. Check it out, here …
Tracks: Opus Kink Announce Debut EP & Share Lead Single ‘I Love You, Baby’
Brightons own Opus Kink have shared their new single ‘I Love You, Baby’, taken from the collective’s debut EP arriving this summer via Nice Swan Records. Speaking about the single release, the band explained: “‘I Love You, Baby’ is a sweet, tender love song charting one careless heart’s adventure through purgatory. Signed with a sticky kiss from Opus Kink to you”. …
Tracks: Mountain Party – Hell, I Don’t Know
Formed in the heart of Georgia, Mountain Party makes music inspired by the working class and the everyday tragedy and celebration of American life. ‘Hell, I Don’t Know’ is the band’s first new release in nearly two years. Gritty vocals deliver attention grabbing lyrics as a cascade of music from the rolling drums and gentle picked guitar. The …