punk/post-punk
Track: Beige Banquet release debut single ‘Wired/Weird’
London based Beige banquet have just released their debut single Wired/Weird ahead of their upcoming debut long player which is due out in the early part of 2021, both via Just Step Sideways Records. It’s angsty and anxious post-punk / art rock that feeds you winding riffs that break into slashing chords as it builds …
Feature: The 50 best albums of 2020
Well, it’s been a bit of a year, hasn’t it? Global pandemics, George Floyd, environmental issues, terrorism, dissatisfaction with those in charge, not least in the ongoing (it seems) fallout from the American Presidential election. None of that has stopped artists from all persuasions and genres making some fantastic music over the last 12 months. …
News: New cultural project Solidarity Tapes release ‘Vol 1: End The Hostile Environment’ featuring Goat Girl, PVA, Big Joanie, Dan Carey andmore
From the newly created DIY project Solidarity Tapes comes their first release with Vol 1: End The Hostile Environment featuring an eclectic, heavyweight cast of some of the most exciting acts in the UK today including Goat Girl, PVA, Glows, Big Joanie, the head-honcho of Speedy Wunderground and the most in-demand producer at the moment, …
Track: New London trio Regressive Left share debut single ‘Eternal Returns’
FORMED by Georgia Hardy of Spilt Milk alongside Will Crosby and Simon Tyrie, Regressive Left is a new outfit from the depths of London who’ve just released their debut single, “Eternal Returns”. Having only played their debut show last year with PVA, Scalping and Porridge Radio, the trio have wasted no time in getting into …
See: Young Marble Giants live video ahead of Colossal Youth 40th anniversary edition
Out on November 27th via the ever brilliant Domino Recordings Is the 40th anniversary edition of Young Marble Giant’s one and only album Colossal Youth. The Cardiff trio, guitarist-songwriter Stuart Moxham, brother and bassist Philip, and singer Alison Statton, have curated a package that includes the album, as well as songs from Salad Days, Is The War …
See: The Psychotic Monks share ‘Closure’ ahead of their LP for new label FatCat
RECENTLY signed to FatCat Records, France’s The Psychotic Monks have shared “Closure” ahead of the release of their second album, Private Meaning First, set for release via the Brighton based label. A visceral racket of gothic-stained psychedelia meets cacophonous post-punk, The Psychotic Monks whirl up a distorted racket that’s like a cauldron of Girl Band …
See: Step Into The Murky World Of Legss with new visuals for ‘On Killing A Swan Blues’
Following on from their debut EP, Legss have shared the video of ‘On Killing A Swan Blues’ taken off of their sophomore EP ‘Doomswayers’. Hailing from London emerging from the cauldron of new music and one of the finest cultural institutions being Windmill, Legss latest offering is ramshackled, murky post-punk. Visceral and angst-ridden, ‘On Killing …
Premiere: Good Cop release new video for ‘Neighbourhood’
WE’RE delighted that, following on from Friday’s release of the album World Piss, Austrian punks Good Cop have released a new video for the track “Neighbourhood”; and we’re premiering it today right here on Backseat Mafia. The band – Manuela Rabitsch, Bastian Andorfer and Aaron Dal – formed in Vienna in 2013, and have been …
Track: James Williamson & Deniz Tek – Jet Pack Nightmare
Coming as the second tease of their upcoming album, following first single Stable, Jet Pack Nightmare issues a typically Williamson, rollicking riff. The duo is completed by renowned Australian punk pioneer Deniz Tek, most notably the founder of Radio Birdman. The sublimely rhythmic, rattling lead guitar is bolstered by the explosive drums throughout. With it’s …
Album Review: A. Swayze and the Ghosts release the brilliant debut album ‘Paid Salvation’
Emerging from Hobart at the very edge of the settled world, A. Swayze and the Ghosts (AS&TG) are loud, noisy, abrasive, shouty, opinionated and – did I say loud? They are also, somewhat antithetically, the purveyors of some of the greatest intelligent pop songs around. ‘Paid Salvation’, their new album is a triumph – full …