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EP review: It’s all ‘Cortisol and Blue Light’ for chanteuse Anna Smyrk in her sparkling new EP as she announces tour dates.
Melbourne artist Anna Smyrk has an exquisite ability to match a muscular indie pop instrumentation with her melodic vocals that are filled with witty, self-deprecatory observations on the human condition. Smyrk has just released her new EP ‘Cortisol and Blue Light’ collecting together her two recent singles and adding a dollop of extra goodness with two additional …
News: Jackson Wang releases new single ‘Cheetah’
Singer and performer Jackson Wang has released his latest single ‘Cheetah,’ following his exhilarating performances at this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The track’s lively, jazz-infused rhythm is produced by Jacob Ray (NIKI, Rich Brian, and Alison Wonderland) and MAX (Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd). Listen to ‘Cheetah’ here and watch the accompanying music video, directed …
News: McFly release new single and announce UK tour
McFly are back with another killer single, the party rock anthem God Of Rock & Roll and announce a UK Autumn tour for 2023. God Of Rock & Roll was premiered on Zoe Ball’s BBC Radio 2 show this morning and was released immediately after, via BMG, listen here. Tickets for the UK tour go on general sale from 5th May …
Track: One of Hartlepool’s greatest exports, James Leonard Hewitson, is back with new single ‘Fill My Head With Sugar’ and launch dates.
We here at Backseat Mafia have been massive fans of the pop punk sounds of Hartlepool’s James Leonard Hewitson for a number of years now, and it is great to see him back in the saddle and better than ever. His new single ‘Fill My Head With Sugar’ drifts ethereally into a more restrained dream …
Live Review: Caity Baser – Leeds Stylus 17.04.23
It was a night of unrelenting energy at Stylus in Leeds. First, Liverpool’s Michael Aldag brought everything he had to the stage to warm up the crowd. The room was already full for his set, and there were plenty there who were well prepared to dance and sing along to Aldag’s infectious melodies and lyrics. …
Track: The Clientele return with the reflective ‘Blue Over Blue’ – dreamy baroque pop brilliance at its very best. Tour and album on the way.
Yesterday we brought you fantastic news that venerable London band The Clientele were returning to the fray after an extended absence with a new album ‘I Am Not There Anymore’, slated for release on 28 July via Merge Records. The news is accompanied by the release of a single ‘Blue On Blue’: a classy dreamy …
News: Gilska Shines On New Single ‘Don’t Need Your Love’
London-born, Sri Lankan-originating solo artist Gilska is back with a pulsing new single, ‘Don’t Need Your Love’. The track is a unique blend of tight electronic music and pop tendencies, creating an intense alternative-electronic-pop sonic experience. From the very first notes, the track grabs your attention with its punching beats, bright soundscapes of modulated synths, …
Track: The Glass Hearts – Coupe DeVille
The Glass Hearts are a band born from the collision of two rising musicians in their own right – Charlie Cole (Stockport, and has spent the last few years touring UK, China & Europe with his previous band as well as working as a session musician), and Tommy Cobley (Leicester, who in the past toured UK …
Live Review: Tori Amos / Skarr – Royal Albert Hall, London 03.04.2023
By Rebecca Bush Tori Amos takes to the grand stage at the Royal Albert Hall for the 9th time tonight and the setting is befitting of an artist of her calibre. Despite being an avid fan for over 25 years tonight is my first time experiencing Tori live and to say it was emotional is …
News: Lucy Spraggan releases new single ‘Bodies’
Lucy Spraggan is back today with Bodies, the new single from her forthcoming album Balance. Bodies, accompanied by a beautiful video, is out now. Watch the video below and listen to the track here. Bodies finds Lucy reflecting upon her journey of working through image issues and learning how to build a better and heathier relationship between her mind and body. Accompanied …