Indie
Premiere: Drummer/songwriter Kat Greta emits a bright ray of sunshine in the video for her debut track ‘Let It Go’, and announces EP and live dates
Kat Greta is by trade a drummer and songwriter who exclusively unveils for Backseat Mafia the video for her debut single ‘Let It Go’, sung by Melbourne’s Charlie Lane. His voice lends the song a dusky, edgy, whiskey-soaked tone to the driving, restless music that swells beneath. Greta’s steady and patterned rhythms form the spine …
Interview: We Talk To Jodi Phillis About Her New Album, ‘We Need To Be Free’ And About Being A Polymath
We talk to Jodi Phillis about life, music and her new album.
Live Review: The Libertines @ Castlefield Bowl, Manchester 01.07.2022
Photos by Olivia Kenny The Libertines commence celebrations for the 20th anniversary of their era-defining debut album Up The Bracket with four headline shows, the first of which took place tonight at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl. Up The Bracket was produced by Mick Jones of The Clash and took listeners then, and now, on a journey …
Live Review: The Coronas / Wild Youth / Roisin O. – Trinity Summer Series 2022, Dublin 01.07.2022
On the 1st of July 2022 Dublin indie band The Coronas played in Trinity College Dublin as part of the Trinity Summer Series originally scheduled for way back in 2020. The band is made up of Danny O’Reilly (vocals, keys, guitar), Graham Knox (bass) and Conor Egan (drums). The 3 permanent members of the band …
Meet: Who is Frankie Beetlestone, what makes him so good and why will you know who he is in the coming years?
By Joseph Douglas “I wanna be the biggest artist in the country”- Who is Frankie Beetlestone, what makes him so goodand why will you know who he is in the coming years? Spirited musician Frankie Beetlestone only released his debut EP in 2021. But after alreadytouring with Tom Grennan, he is already making his mark …
Live Review: Tom Grennan / The Ramona Flowers – The Piece Hall, Halifax 01/07/22
Tonight sees Tom Grennan perform at The Piece Hall, the iconic 18th century former cloth mill in Halifax, and what a beautiful backdrop it is for the venues aptly named Summer of Music in collaboration with Cuffe and Taylor. Starting the night off is support act The Ramona Flowers, a Bristol based band who are well …
EP Review: As We Leave release new EP ‘Stop Making Plans’
Four friends from the Isle of Wight merge Blur, Beach House, the La’s and their own shared history to produce a an EP packed with glorious acoustic shoegaze anthems.
Album Review: Xav Clarke – Magic Arrow
Margate-based musician and composer Xav Clarke creates a unique brand of jazz infused, psychedelic indie-pop, fitting somewhere between Tame Impala and Anderson .Paak with a smattering of Todd Rundgren for good measure. A vibrant collection of 13 tracks packed with funk infused rhythms, warming live instrumentation and analogue synths, the new album Magic Arrow possesses …
See: Mosa Wild Share The Spell Binding Video For Track ‘Orchards’; Bands New EP Is Out Now
British indie rock quartet Mosa Wild have released their new EP, ‘Zip Your Coat Up For English Weather’ via Glassnote Records in celebration the band have shared the video for the track ‘Orchards’. Written in a remote location, far deeper into the countryside than their home in Kent, ‘1993’ started life as a rolling, thunderous drum …
News: The Brackets release new track Flotsam
The Brackets are continuing to become one of the brightest new bands to come out of Yorkshire in years. Having released an EP with an older line-up a couple of years ago, the band have rebranded slightly and listeners have been gifted with a couple of standalone singles from the northern outfit. Latest release Flotsam …