indie tracks
Track: Mr. Ben and The Bens – Watering Can
We’ve already waxed lyrical aboutMr Ben and the Bens ‘Beast in the House’ video (and track), taken from their forthcoming album Life Drawing, out on July 10th via Bella Union, we aren’t going to let up with the release of follow up track Watering Can. Of the track bandleader Ben Hall says: “Watering can is a gently-swaying brassy …
Track: Snow Ghosts – Heavy Heart (Mogwai Remix)
British trio Snow Ghosts have unveiled a Mogwai remix of their track ‘Heavy Heart’, taken from their Real World Sessions EP, itself released today April 24th. The original version, previously reviewed by Backseat Mafia here hails from their stunning album A Quiet Ritual, Remixed in the main by Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite, it builds on the track’s gossamer-like nature while infusing it with dramatic swathes of electric guitar, the addition …
Track: Rex – Palaces
Amsterdam-based trio Rex have released an epic single ‘Palaces’ which has about it an exciting studied pose and swagger, and a video that captures this band’s cool presence. Singer Jonathan Rex has that razor sharp feel and profound delivery that cannot help recall the likes of Leonard Cohen or Nick Cave – ultra cool yet …
Track: Glenn Thomas – All you can do
Out now is the new single from singer-songwriter Glenn Thomas, ‘All you can do’, taken from his forthcoming album Reassure me there’s a window, out on May 15th via Palace Flophouse Records. All you can do has this sweeping haziness about it, with Thomas’s vocal creeping over the top of this indie-folk backing, with drips …
Track: Unloved – Why Not
If you’ve been watching the latest series of Killing Eve, then you’ll already have heard the new single from Unloved, available now via the ever brilliant Heavenly Records, as its was in the first episode. The band, Jade Vincent alongside Soundtrack artist Keefus Ciancia and DJ/producer David Holmes, have a new album in the works …
Track: Florence + The Machine – Light of Love
Originally written for the last Florence + The Machine album High as Hope, Light of Love never made the final cut, but Florence Welsh has decided to release it now, with all proceeds going to The Intensive Care Society Covid-19 fund Florence welcomes fans to make a donation if they are in a position to …
Track: Devendra Banhart – Swan
Devendra Banhart has released a song, ‘Swan’, with all proceeds going to the Los Angeles Women’s Center. It’s a cover of a song by Ioanna Gika, taken from last years solo debut album Thalassa. Swan is this beautiful folk pop melody, and Bandarts smooth, delicate baritone fingers it way over the picked guitar accompaniment. The …
Track: The Ellen Degenerates Fanorexic Club – The Ellen Degenerates Fanorexic Club
A double helping from Tauranga – still low in fidelity but arguably high in catchyness. The mouthful that is The Ellen Degenerates Fanorexic Club brings together a “who’s who” (or rather, “who the f**k”) of members from the area’s music scene – Austin Cunningham and Luke Turner (Threat.Meet.Protocol), Joel Burgin (Grown Downz, the previously covered …
See: Jehnny Beth reveals new video for Innocence
Taken from her soon to be released debut album To Love is To Live, out on June 12th via Caroline Records, Savages frontwoman Jehnny Beth has released a video from her latest single to be taken from it, Innocence. It’s a dark, usually sparse affair, her vocal alternating between the bitter of the verse to …
Track: Findlay Brown – When I’m With You
Yorkshire-born, Copenhagen based singer-songwriter Findlay Brown has released a brand new single When I’m With You, his first new material since his 2018 album Not Everything Beautiful is Good. Swathed in strings and decorated with this acoustic guitar playing that could be straight out of Paul Simons songbook, Brown delivers this love song with his …