Indie
Live Gallery: Franz Ferdinand/Pillow Queens/ really Good Time, Wider Than Pictures, Collins Barracks, 27/08/2023
Franz Ferdinand closed out this year’s Wider than Pictures series at Collins Barracks this year with support from Pillow Queens and Really Good Time. Check out the gallery.
Premiere: Big League release the effervescent sonic missile ‘At All’, with launch dates ahead.
The venerable sonic bandits Big League honour us with the premiere of their brand new single ‘At All’ here at Backseat Mafia. A vibrant hyperkinetic fizz that snaps, crackles and pops with a high-stepping trot, ‘At All’ is filled with an almost chaotic punk onslaught, hyperventilating guitars and urgent yearning vocals combining to create a …
Track: Via Holland releases brilliant new single and video, Hotel Holland
Things in the Steel City of Sheffield are happening right now, and nothing happening quite as brightly (as far as we’re concerned anyway) than Via Holland, aka Angela Holland. After years playing in bands in the city, she’s stepped out on her own and this, her second single, is out now. It’s smoky, almost arid …
Track: Allah-Las release new track ‘Sky Club’ ahead of new album and UK dates
We’ve long been fans of Los Angeles indie / surf / folk outfit Allah-Las and we’re equally excited that there’s a new album, Zuma 85, out on October 13th. They’ve just released a new track from the album, Sky Club, the tale it seems of the night the band met the great grandfather of humanity. …
News: Superb Sydney-based supergroup Victoria (Youth Group, The Vines, Smudge) make a quiet return with the gorgeous track ‘Justify’ and news of debut album.
Sydney band Victoria have today released a new single ‘Justify through legendary producer Wayne Connolly’s label Scenic Drive Records, and they maintain their momentum as one of the purveyors of the finest indie pop being produced in the Antipodes at the moment. The label supergroup is apt – this is a band consisting of members of seminal bands …
Live Gallery: The Vamps/New Hope Club/modernlove., Wider Than Pictures, Colins Barracks, 25/08/2023
On Friday 25th of August 2023 the Vamps took to the stage at the wider than pictures series at Colins Barracks Dublin with support from local band modernlove. and New Hope Club. Check out the gallery below.
Track: Eora/Sydney’s GRXCE release the anthemic ‘Everything I Wanted’ ahead of tour.
Eora/Sydney band GRXCE return with the anthemic ‘Everything I Wanted’ – a yearning anthemic pop treat that exemplifies this band’s capacity for writing widescreen cinematic songs that are finally crafted and infectious. There is a detectable antipodean vernacular and delivery from singer Jamila Grace that adds a certain luster to the song, and an instrumentation …
News: Sydney singer/songwriter Georgia Mulligan announces debut album ‘Nothing Wrong’ with new single ‘Paper’ providing an enticing introduction
Sydney singer/songwriter Georgia Mulligan has announced today that her debut album ‘Nothing Wrong’ will arrive on 3 November 2023 through the esteemed Double Drummer label, with a new single entitled ‘Paper’ out today – proving a very nice taster of what’s to come. ‘Paper’ is a silky smooth track filled with many moods – ebbing …
Album Review: The Belair Lip Bombs provide a track by track guide to their sparkling debut album ‘Lush Life’, along with tour news.
The wonderful The Belair Lip Bombs today unveil their debut album ‘Lush Life’ and exclusively take Backseat Mafia on a detailed track by track analysis of the album. The Belair Lip Bombs are purveyors of the most magnificent brand of blistering indie pop and ‘Lush Life’ captures their energy and songwriting, with a delicious air …
Track: Colouring signs too Bella Union, releases new single/video for Lune
After signalling his intent with a series of EP releases on Interscooe Records and a debut album packed with dreamy indie gems, Jack Kenworthy aka Colouring has taken his considerable songwriting wares over to the brilliant Bella Union label. New single Lune is out now, and is accompanied by a video shot and directed by …