indie tracks
Track: Four Authors – Fire, Fire
Four Authors are back with a burning new single ‘Fire, Fire’, igniting the spark that will capture your mind with its catchy melody and quick beat. It eclipses their previous work, bringing out a newfound confidence in their music ability and live performance alike. Chosen by BBC Introducing for an exclusive live session, ‘Fire, Fire’ has …
Track: The Van T’s – ‘Fun Garçon’
The Van T’s continue to bring the fun, and the noise, to 2016 with new single ‘Fun Garçon’. It’s been quite a year for the Glaswegian four-piece. Along with the release of their critically acclaimed EP ‘A Coming Of Age’ in July they’ve played support slots with Yuck and Rat Boy and performed at festivals …
EP: Braver Than Fiction – The Fool
Braver Than Fiction can take their comparisons with the mighty Fleetwood Mac as more than just a flattering musical connection as the Sheffield outfit have a bumpy road behind them involving line up swaps and health problems. The five piece describe themselves as “dark loungey swagger” on their Facebook page and combine diverse backgrounds and …
Track: The SSS – The One You Need
The SSS have unveiled a brand new single due for release in early November. Following on from their “Love, Lust, Loss” EP which featured the cracking “Eighteen”, “Calm Before the Storm”, “Pirati” and “Into the Sun”, the band release “The One You Need” which sets the bar even higher. The band have been previously compared …
New Music: Honeyblood – ‘Babes Never Die’
Honeyblood share the scorching title track from their eagerly anticipated new album ‘Babes Never Die’. Hot on the heels of the release of their comeback single ‘Ready For The Magic’ and punky follow-up ‘Sea Hearts’, the Glasgow duo of Stina Tweeddale and Cat Myers have now revealed the title track from their forthcoming album ‘Babes …
Tracks: Bayonet – Weekend
Bayonet are Vince, Lewis, Danny and Sam – a dashing group from Sheffield who I once described as being “an indie band designed for posters on teenage girls’ bedroom walls” (see review here!). Their previous single “Everything” was a mean and moody slice of indie pop comprising raspy vocals, melodious guitars, percussion to bounce along …
Track: Desert Planes – Together Apart
There’s something of the Bruce Springsteen about ‘Together Apart’ the new single from London two piece Desert Planes, and the follow up to their debut single Wake In Fright. The pair – singer Tom Farrer and drummer Ben Niblett, have created something that has this pulsating E-Street sound between them, all big production and chiming …
New Music: Honeyblood – ‘Sea Hearts’
Honeyblood take us for a ride on a wave of invincibility with new song ‘Sea Hearts’. In the wake of their storming comeback with ‘Ready For The Magic’ – the first single from their forthcoming album, ‘Babes Never Die’ (out 4 November on Fat Cat Records) – the Glasgow duo of Stina Tweeddale and Cat …
Track: Wet Leather – Secret Preference
If anxiety pop is a real thing, as NYC’s Wet Leather describe their music as, then we here at Backseat Mafia are immediate converts. Secret Preference is their new single, and it’s as if Girls Just Wanna Have Fun has been dragged to a party, got horribly drunk, and been laid out on a car …
Track: Riley Flood – Sunshine
Coming out of the ashes of the band he was with, Nylon Lyonn, Sacramento, California singer songwriter RileyFlood realised the best way to get his music out there was to do it alone. Judging by his new single Sunshine, it might be about the best decision he’s made. Sunshine takes its roots at classic rock, …