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TRACK: Hear the pastoral loveliness of Louis Philippe & The Night Mail’s ‘The Mighty Owl’; live-streamed performance announced!
MASTERFUL musician Louis Philippe, él Records aesthete and scribe of the beautiful game, has been away far, far too long; which is why here at Backseat Mafia we’re damn excited for the release of his second album of the year, in cahoots with The Night Mail, Thunderclouds – not least because we gets to hear …
SEE: The trippy visuals for Lost Horizons’ ‘One For Regret’; London date announced
LOST HORIZONS, the project of Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde and Richie Thomas, of former 4AD labelmates Dif Juz, are set to release their new ultra-collaborative double album, In Quiet Moments, on which every track features guest vocalists, in instalments across this winter; and they’ve just dropped the green-screen video for a track taken from part the …
SEE: Josephine Foster’s take on Daniel Blumberg’s ‘On & On’: reinterpretations album next month
YOU HAVE to say, Daniel Blumberg is one of the absolutely most interesting, unconventional songwriters to emerge on the British scene in many a long year. His album from a month or two back, On & On, pretty much has it all: confessional, heartfelt beauty; melodic simplicity; outside-the-pocket impro composition, taking the songs right to …
NEWS: London Jazz Festival moves online – schedule updates
LIKE the music itself, the London Jazz Festival, which runs from November 13th to 22nd, just refuses to be silent. A month ago we brought you news of the ambitious mixed programme of live gigs and streamed events … and then lockdown 2 descended. Daunted but not defeated, the festival organisers have reconfigured the programme …
NEWS: Khruangbin next to offer us their ‘Late Night Tales’ – hear their Kool & The Gang cover
LATE NIGHT TALES, the long-running and superb compilation series curated so far by pretty much every cool band of our times, from Belle & Sebastian to Air, from Jon Hopkins to MGMT, from The Flaming Lips to Nils Frahm and, most recently, Hot Chip, has announced that the latest in the series will see Texan …
TRACK: Lanterns on the Lake tease for December EP with ‘Baddies’; tour news
NEWCASTLE’S soaring ‘gazers Lanterns on the Lake have announced news of a new five-track EP, The Realist, which Bella Union will release on December 11th. The EP will include four new tracks as well as a reworked, stripped-down arrangement of the single, “Baddies”. And the quintet have shared that title track today; we’ve embedded it …
NEWS: Braids to play live-streamed ‘world tour’ shows today
MONTREAL’S excellent electronica explorers Braids will embark on their second 24HRWWWORLD TOUR today, October 29th, live streaming from their studio in Montreal, playing six concerts in six different time zones in one day via the world wide web. “This is our second marathon whirlwind livestream from our studio,” they say. “Safe to say all three of …
NEWS: Lucinda Williams announces Lu’s Jukebox live streams series
ALT.COUNTRY royalty Lucinda Williams has announced she’s doing her bit to help the venues and promoters she’s worked with down the years with a half-dozen themed live-stream shows called Lu’s Jukebox, running from this week right up to New Year’s Eve. The six Lu’s Jukeboxes will mostly feature her fronting a full band in HD …
NEWS: Yann Tiersen releases RSD 12″; hear a remix of ‘Diouz An Noz’; 2021 tour dates announced
ACCLAIMED and award-winning French composer Yann Tiersen has shared two new remixes, by Nine Inch Nails’ Alessandro Cortini and Swedish producer The Field – take a listen to the pristine electronic beauty of the latter, below. In a busy flurry of announcements, he has also revealed details of his updated European live dates for next year; and …
NEWS: The Lathums announce Blackpool Tower live stream
WIGAN’S current chosen indiepop few, The Lathums, have announced a return to live performance for the first time since their sold-out February tour when they play the historic Blackpool Tower, just up the M6 in coastal Lancs, with the show streaming in HD audio and video – for free – from 8pm British Summer Time next Wednesday, October 28th. The …