Indie
Track: Demob Happy – Wash It Down
Demob Happy’s frontman Matt Marcantonio says “apathy has been encouraged” in the current music market, but thankfully his band sounds anything but indifferent on blazing new track Wash It Down. This single is taken from the Brighton quartet’s eagerly awaited debut album, due out later this year, and follows the well-deserved hype surrounding previous single …
EP: Wozniak – Auster
Here at Backseat Mafia, we’ve been long time admirers of Scottish Post-Rock/Shoegazers Wozniak. The Edinburgh four piece have a new EP, titled Auster, out now via the bands bandcamp page, and its another step forward for the band. Opening track Snow Effect marries this buzzsaw guitar line with another – echoey, almost tinny sounding one, …
Feature: 10 Bands to Catch at Tramlines this weekend
So, it’s here again, Sheffield’s brilliant City Centre festival – Tramlines. With (literally) hundreds of bands to choose from all over the city this coming weekend (24th-26th July), it’s an unenviable choice to pick some things out, but do it we have. With headliners such as Basement Jaxx, Wu-Tang Clan, Martha Reeves, The Buzzcocks and …
See: Yo La Tengo release video for Cure cover “Friday I’m In Love”
It was a seemingly innocuous series of events that lead to the apocalypse. Remember when we greeted the start of the weekend with unnecessary cheery pictures of cats, or babies, or even frogs on social media? Finally some watching intelligence must have tired of this folderol marking the appearance of a perfectly normal day. Why …
Album Review: Tame Impala – Currents
Okay, so I’ve listened to Tame Impala’s excellent new album Currents several times now. Like everyday, twice a day, since last Friday. I can say very confidently that it’s a masterpiece. Kevin Parker has finally decided he no longer has to make albums that sound like they’re being performed by a crusty crew of long-haired, bearded psych …
Premiere: Babytooth – “Big Bass” + Meet the band
Since first forming in 2013, Babytooth have built up a rep as a fine live band. Today see’s them premiere their debut release ‘Big Bass’. Not only are we stoked to be bringing you the track – we are also pretty chuffed to be able to give you all a proper introduction … BM: Ok, lets …
Track: Snow In Mexico – Juno Beach
Out this week on Saint Marie Records is the new, third, EP from Italian electronic duo Snow In Mexico, aka Andrea Novelli and Massimiliano Cruciani. Titled Juno Beach, it sits somewhere between the perfect electronic pop of the Pet Shop Boys, with nuances of Indie Pop and M83 somewhere along the way. Think a more …
Track: The Bulls – Small Problems
Out on August 28th via Diet Pink Records comes the new EP from inide/alt-rockers The Bulls, called Small Problems. The Los Angeles two piece, Anna Bulbrook of The Airborne Toxic Event and Marc Sallis of The Duke Spirit, have revealed the title track from the EP ahead of its release on Friday. It begins with …
See: Mammoth Penguins release video for ‘Propped Up’
If you’ve been a regular reader of Backseat Mafia, you’ll have found Emma Kupa popping up throughout its history, specifically as lead singer of the much lamented (especially by us) Standard Fare. Happily, a move to Cambridge allowed Kupa to recruit bassist Mark Boxall and Drummer Tom Barden and form Mammoth Penguins. The brilliant Fortuna …
Tracks: Shannon And The Clams – Corvette
Corvette is the first single from the forthcoming Shannon And The Clams album Gone By The Dawn, due for release on 11 September. This is a song that begins sweetly with Shannon Shaw’s vocals a deep purr. As the lyrics turn sour she starts to growl and you realise that this one will have a …