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Say Psych: Track Review: The Spyrals – Same Old Line
‘Same Old Line’ is the second single from the upcoming album of LA’s The Spyrals which is set for release via Fuzz Club Records on 30 October. Taking cues from The Velvet Underground, 13th Floor Elevators and The Stooges by way of Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Muddy Waters, the new album Same Old Line was …
ALBUM REVIEW: El Ten Eleven – ‘Tautology’: ambitious, thrilling post-rock triple set from LA duo
YOU have to admire the scope and ambition of Los Angeles postrock duo El Ten Eleven, who are about to release their eighth full-length LP, Tautology, on September 18th. You certainly get a lot of bang for your buck. They’ve been releasing it bit by bit in the digital world for months now: Tautology I …
TRACK: El Ten Eleven – ‘Shimmered’: yearning and dynamic postrock from their upcoming triple
EL TEN ELEVEN have really pushed the boat out on their soon-coming latest, Tautology: it’s a massive, conceptual triple set, predicated on a disc each representing youth, middle, and old age. In fact, they’ve been dropping the album in thirds right across the year, with the stunning energy of Tautology I reaching our ears on …
Say Psych: Album Review: L.A. Witch – Play With Fire
Californian trio L.A. Witch are back with a new album, Play With Fire, which is released tomorrow on Suicide Squeeze Records. Their self-titled debut album unfurled like hazy memories of late night revelries in the city centre creeping back in on a hungover Sunday morning. Guitarist/vocalist Sade Sanchez purred and crooned over jangling guitar chords, …
TRACK: El Ten Eleven – ‘You Are A Piece of Me, You Are A Piece of Her’: a ‘gazey post-rock lullaby
LOS ANGELES postrock duo El Ten Eleven, who’ve been out there quietly carving away in their own instrumental space since 2004, have dropped a beautifully shoegazey, postrock lullaby, “You Are A Piece of Me, You Are a Piece of Her” in advance of their ambitious triple album Tautology, which is out via Joyful Noise come …
Say Psych: Track Review: Death Valley Girls – The Universe
Today Los Angeles dystopian punk/occult glam rockers Death Valley Girls announce their new album Under the Spell of Joy is set for release Oct 2nd via Suicide Squeeze Records and the band are sharing their new single from the record ‘The Universe’ now. Speaking about the track, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Bonnie Bloomgarden said “Under the Spell of Joy is a space-gospel record. We …
EP: The Know – wearetheknow
The Know consist of husband and wife duo Daniel Knowles and Jennifer Farmer. Knowles had previously worked as a producer and guitarist for UK shoegaze band Amusement Parks on Fire. This pedigree shows. Their new EP, ‘wearetheknow’, out now through those purveyors of extremely high quality music, Shore Dive Records is an indelible, sparkling release that …
Album Review: Cassowary – Cassowary
Following hot on the heels of the new Thundercat album ‘It is what it is’ it just in terms of timing but style as well (and quality as well, let’s get that out there), with a new name, Cassowary, aka 25 year old Miles Shannon. He’s got form though, from playing piano on Childhood friend …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Warlocks – The Chain
Los Angeles’ The Warlocks are back with no less than their tenth studio album The Chain, which was released on Los Angeles based label Cleopatra Records on Friday. Describing it as “creamy, dreamy, glass breaking-style storytelling,” frontman Bobby Hecksher sets the scene for what is to come. The Chain was recorded by The Warlocks …
Premiere: Sky Keller – High & Hurt
Los-Angeles based singer songwriter Sky Keller is today releasing her latest single ‘High & Hurt’, and we’re delighted to be premiering it here on Backseat Mafia. Of the track Sky exclusively told us “I thought I’d never get out of that depressive funk, but writing the song gave me the kind of head change i …