Indie
News: The K’s announce UK debut album tour for 2024
One of the North’s fastest rising indie bands of 2023 – THE K’S – will return in 2024 with a fresh wave of UK shows. The tour will coincide with the arrival of their hugely anticipated debut album ‘I Wonder If The World Knows’ – slated for release March 22nd. A 12-date run that will see the …
Live Review: Sammy Rae & The Friends – Crystal Ballroom – 2023.10.15
This past Sunday, Sammy Rae & The Friends brought their Camp tour to Portland, Oregon’s Crystal Ballroom, where a lively crowd had gathered, dressed in their finest camp attire. The anticipation for The Friends’ performance was palpable as the audience buzzed with excitement. The stage was transformed into a summer campsite, adorned with foliage, wooden …
Live Review – Little Man Tate – o2 Institute Birmingham 20.10.23
Little Man Tate performed to an up-for-it Birmingham crowd despite Storm Babet almost causing the gig to be canceled due to travel delays and flooding at the venue! A short delay to doors opening and a long 5-hour trip for the Sheffield lads to get to Birmingham. The night was opened by Coventry band The …
Track: San Cisco Drops New Single ‘High’ and Announces Fifth Album ‘Under The Light’!
Good news for indie-pop lovers – Australia’s beloved San Cisco is back in the game with a brand new single and a fifth studio album that’s bound to rock your world. The Fremantle trio, famous for their infectious tunes, has just unleashed ‘High,’ a single that’s got everyone talking. Plus, there’s a shiny new album, …
Track: NZ five piece Milk Tooth release new single Voyager, a triumph of soulful experimentation
Hailing from Pōneke, New Zealand five piece Milk Tooth have released a new single, Voyager as they head out on a tour of the North Island. In complete constraint to the wonky soul of their previous record Liquid which was built on this gorgeous wonky vibe, Voyager is more muscular and ambitious. Built on these …
Live Review: The Hoosiers – Sheffield Leadmill
All words and pictures by Phil Wright: All Rights Reserved. The last Saturday of September took me to Sheffield’s iconic venue ‘The Leadmill’, a small intermate venue which is brilliant for the bands and fan alike. The night kicked off with the indie pop quartet ‘Crystal Tides’ from Portsmouth. These guys brought a unique blend …
Album Review: The Grogans release the swagger and the rush of ‘Find Me A Cloud’, ahead of UK/European tour
‘Find Me A Cloud’ is The Grogans‘ fourth album, and it shows a band that is willing to push sonic boundaries and explore a range of sounds, all grounded in a common thread of insouciance and swagger. The band says of the album: ‘Find Me A Cloud’ has felt a little different from other albums …
News: Meanjin/Brisbane artist Rinse announces new EP ‘Sinker’ and asks ‘Does The World Even See Me?’ in shimmering new single, with live dates ahead.
Rinse – the nom de plume of the multi-talented Joe Agius is a firm favourite of ours here at Backseat Mafia’s antipodean outpost – his 2021 EP ‘Wherever I Am’ has a permanent placement on the turntable. Creating a palpable frisson of excitement here in the offices, Rinse has just announced a follow up EP …
Track: A Swift Farewell return with another thumping emotive track ‘Like This (I Don’t Wanna Die)’
Following a rejuvenation and a welcome return with ‘Sorry’ earlier this year, Eora/Sydney band A Swift Farewell return to say hello with new track ‘Like This (I Don’t Wanna Die)’. With their thumping quiet/loud sound and yearning vocals, the band prove they are in form and as always, the band’s collective hearts are on their …
Track: New Zealand’s incomparable Office Dog are off the leash with new track and video ‘Gleam’ ahead of northern hemisphere release of debut album ‘Spiel’.
There is a lot of justified hype about the New Zealand band Office Dog, signed to the legendary Flying Nun label in the southern hemisphere and with genetic roots to that mecca of indie music, Dunedin. Having expanded their horizons by signing to northern hemisphere label New West Records and releasing their single ‘Big Air’ last month, the band …