pop
Track: Hannah Georgas – That Emotion
Produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner, the new single from Hannah Georgas is a gorgeous, dreamy pop song that is celestial and majestic: soothing, crystalline guitars and a driving rhythm, with Georgas’s voice the absolute icing on the cake: Georgas says of working with Dessner: Aaron and I agreed the production needed to bring out …
See: Fickle Friends release new video for ‘Eats Me Up’
Fickle Friends have released another, third, taste of their new album which is out later in the year in the form of a new single, Eats Me Up, which comes hot of the heels of ‘Amatuers’ and ‘Pretty Great’. On writing ‘Eats Me Up’, Natti from the band says – “When we took some time …
News: OMD announce iconic Royal Albert Hall concert as part of 40th anniversary
Continuing to celebrate their anniversary in style, OMD have today announced that they return to the Royal Albert Hall for an extremely special concert on September 28th with tickets going on sale 6th March 2020 HERE. Set to be a totally unique night for all OMD fans, the evening will see them perform two stunning sets. Opening with …
News: Goldfrapp announce Supernature reissue as tour sells out
There’s something always ok in the world when Goldfrapp are in it, and so the news that Mute / BMG have announced the long-awaited vinyl reissue of Goldfrapp’s third album, Supernature – out on 15 May 2020 is very welcome indeed. The additional news that the new edition of the album will be available on …
TRACK: RUFUS WAINWRIGHT – DAMSEL IN DISTRESS
Rufus Wainwright has announced his brand new solo album ‘Unfollow The Rules’. The record will be Wainwright’s first pop album since 2012’s ‘Out of the Game’, and it’s set to be released on April 24 via BMG. First single off the album “Damsel In Distress” is an ode to the wonderful Joni Mitchell, who Wainwright was …
See: Søren Lorensen release new video for Swallow
What happens when a musician like Matt Hales, he of Aqualung, who in their (well, his) past has created some of the most devastating beautiful and poignant pop music, both in his ht and for others including Lianne La Havas amongst others, meets Davide Rossi, who’s worked with everyone from Goldfrapp to Karl Heinz Stockhausen? …
Album Review: James Leonard Hewitson – Only The Noise Will Save Me
There’s a golden thread that runs through indie music stretching from at least as early as The Kinks and winding through to the Sex Pistols, Ian Dury, The Undertones, Wreckless Eric through to The Libertines, Pulp, Supergrass and more recently The Arctic Monkeys. There’s many I’ve left out in that list but I’m sure you …
Album Review: Grimes – Miss Anthropocene
On Friday 21st February, Grimes released her highly anticipated 5th album and 3rd on 4AD Records MISS ANTHROPOCENE The album title stems from the words Misanthrope, “a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society” and Anthropocene, “the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and …
Track: Hayley Mary – Like A Woman Should
Hayley Mary has just released a new single and video for her song ‘Like a Woman Should’ in anticipation of her forthcoming EP, ‘The Piss, The Perfume’ due out on 17 January 2020 through I Oh YOU Records. Mary – real name Hayley Frances McGlone – has form: she was in Australian band The Jezabels …
Premiere: Elder – wabi sabi
Backseat Mafia couldn’t be more pleased to premiere the extraordinary single ‘wabi sabi’ from Brisbane’s Elder: a song that is so innovative and exciting and quite mesmerising. It heralds the beginning of another stunning year from the stable of 4000 Records. With crystal sharp splashes of guitars, drums and bass, the song is alike a …