indie tracks
Track: Melbourne psychedelic pop outfit Sunfruits share ‘Bonsoy’
There must be hallucinogens in the Australian waters as the newest wave of psychedelic acts coming from the land down under continues to sweep across the international shores. A whole kaleidoscopic cocktail of glorious acts have emerged over the recent year including the likes of Bananagun, Lazy Eyes, Dear Doonan, Leah Senior, Badgers, Kimono Drag Queens, Luke …
Track: Hen Ogledd release new track Crimson Star ahead of new album
Weird and wonky is how Hen Ogledd describe themselves but with the upcoming release of their fourth LP ‘Free Humans’ (released on 25th September via Weird World Records) the signs are the band are finding some focus in their otherworld. Originally the brainchild of folk experimentalist/indie anti-hero Richard Dawson and avant harpist Rhodri Davies, the …
See: Choir of Young Believers – Hollow Talk
Very new to Backseat Mafia as I am I didn’t know which section to submit this to. Eventually I selected Track/Video but could equally have requested Film (although ‘TV’ would be more appropriate) or Not Forgotten. It belongs in all of them and none of them. Aficionados of BBC4 and its Saturday night foreign drama …
Track: Djo – Keep Your Head Up
Djo, the alias of musician-actor wunderkind Joe Keery, released a spectacular debut album last September. This was put out surreptitiously, with very little promotion or fanfare, and without a label. Despite this, the album has earned upwards of 40 million streams, a testament to the music’s undoubtable wonder. Released with equal surprise, new single Keep …
Track: Mint Field release new single ‘Delicadeza’ ahead of album release
Following on from their Neu! meets Spaceman 3 like psychedelic rock and krautrock cocktail ‘Contingencia, Mint Field have delivered us mere mortals another offering off their upcoming sophomore album ‘Sentimiento Mundial‘ on Felte Records due 25 September with ‘Delicadeza’.Produced by Syd Kemp and featuring Callum Brown of Ulrika Spacek on drum duties, ‘Delicadeza’ from the …
Track: The Wytches reveal ‘Meat Chuck’, their latest single from upcoming album Three Mile Ditch
Taken from their anticipated third album ‘Three Mile Ditch’, out on their own Cable Code Records imprint on Friday 2nd October, The Wytches have returned with a new single ‘Meat Chuck’. On the track frontman Kristian Bell says, “Meat chuck was the first heavy song I attempted to write for a long time. It came after …
TRACK: St Vincent joins with Yoshiki to reimagine her much-loved ‘New York’
ANNIE CLARK, better known as St. Vincent, has partnered with international rock star/composer Yoshiki to craft a fresh version of her song ‘New York’, set for release August 28 through Loma Vista and Concord in association with Universal Music. St. Vincent said: “It was an honor to work with the amazing Yoshiki on this new version …
Track: Crime Spree In Candyland – Fatalism
LA Based Indie rock band ‘Crime Spree In Candyland’ have shared their new single Fatalism. Drawing inspiration from bands like Glass Animals, Bloc Party and No Knife, Crime Spree create fresh and instantly nostalgic anthems with their take on moody Indie Rock. Bass driven rhythms and summer vibes dominate this track. Sharp punctuated guitars and …
Track: Young Knives release ‘Swarm’, opening track from forthcoming album
Brothers Henry Dartnall and the House of Lords (one can’t help feeling one of the guys is operating under an alias), are back with another slice of their forthcoming album Barbarians – Out on September 18th via Gadzook Records, this time in the shape of opening track ‘Swarm’. Of the track, Henry says Swarm is …
Track: Out At Sea reveal the warm indie pop of Lie A Little
London based indie quartet Out At Sea have signalled their new EP with a single Lie A Little, out right now on all your favourite streaming platforms. wobbly synths and oddball guitar lines push the track through a melancholic haze as the track swings between sunny altpop and bubblegum heartbreak. Check it out, here