Psych
Say Psych: Premiere: The Oscillation – Paranormal Non-Activity
The Oscillation are a band that need no introduction, their latest single ‘Evil in the Tree’ is set to be released on 11th August 2017 on Wrong Way Records, and Backseat Mafia are delighted to present you with the premiere of B-Side ‘Paranormal Non-Activity’. The single was written, recorded and mixed by Demian Castellanos and …
Say Psych: Album Review: NONN – NONN
Rating: 7/10 Sweden has recently become a hot bed of psychedelic activity, with Goat being projected to global acclaim and Josefin Öhrn & The Liberation garnering ever increasing publicity. The latest act to join the ranks is NONN, AKA Christian Eldefors who presents his take on brooding post-punk and cold wave. After spending the winter …
Track: Beaches – ‘Void’
Melbourne psych outfit Beaches release a new single ‘Void’, from a forthcoming double album Second of Spring in September. Australian psych is really setting the pace at the moment, and this is no exception. Driving guitars and a relentless beat that doesn’t let up, like Dandy Warhols in a wind-tunnel, echo-drenched vocals, and yes I think …
Say Psych: Track: The Goa Express – GOA/Kiss Me
The Goa Express are a five piece from Burnley who despite their young age are garnering fans and media interest country wide. They offer music drenched in feel good energy and with a number of key support slots and festival appearances, they announce their AA single ‘GOA’, to be released on 11th August 2017 on …
Say Psych: Live: Bluedot Festival 7th July
Bluedot Festival has garnered a reputation as being one of the festivals of the summer, a must for all musical fanatics regardless of genre choices. This year’s line-up has been carefully curated to appeal far and wide, the addition of the unique settings and scientific slant mark it out as a curiosity not to be …
Say Psych: Premiere: BLACK’EX #1
Belgian label EXAG Records announce the arrival of their BLACK’EX split series and Backseat Mafia are honoured to provide you with the premiere. The concept for the series is to take two artists, from two different countries, press on top vinyl and in doing so create connections between artists from around the world, building bridges …
Meet: Tombstones In Their Eyes
Los Angeles’ rock outfit Tombstones in Their Eyes have announced the upcoming ‘Fear’ EP, to be released via Send Me Your Head Records. With this five-track release, the four-piece manage to embrace a wide range of influences, from the stoner rock of Kyuss to the warped neo- psychedelia of the likes of Spacemen 3 to …
News: Spirit Valley sign to Fuzz Club Records, release new single TNNLVSSN
Amsterdam duo Spirit Valley have signed to one of our favourite labels, Fuzz Club Records, and announced an album ‘Negatives’ will be out in August. From it comes lead track ‘TNNLVSSN’ and this tribal sounding drumming quickly subsides (but never stops) leaveing blurry, fuzzed up, f*cked up psych sounds. Draped in echo, and accomapanied by …
See: Eat Fast release new video for Immortal Kombat
Newcastle quartet recently released their new EP ‘Immortal Kombat’ via the Cannibal Hymns label, and on the back of their recently announced headline show at Sebright Arms on October 2nd, they’ve released some seriously psychedelic imagery to accompany the title track. Given that the track is a trippy, edgy, noisey take on garage-psych, its perhaps …
SAY PSYCH: MAGIC SHOPPE – HIGH GOODBYE
Boston’s Magic Shoppe are back with their third release in 18 months with their latest EP High Goodbye, released on 17th June on Portland based label Little Cloud Records. They sprung to public prominence in February 2016 with Interstellar Car Crash EP and then debut LP Wonderland. Having garnered a reputation for their mesmerising live …