• Dating Skills

    Fingerless are facing the ‘Monster’ of self doubt in their intense, anthemic new single. – Backseat Mafia

    Long time favourites here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, the irrepressible Fingerless are back with the deliciously restrained and haunting tones of ‘Monster’. Eschewing their normal psychedelic-tinged upbeat pace, ‘Monster’ is a caged beast coasting on simple delicate guitars supported by pounding epic percussion with singer channelling a better version of Chris Martin, crooning like a Las Vegas entertainer with an anthemic monster chorus fringed with harmonised back up vocals. Marc Cheesman says of the track, in his usueal self-drepracting way: …it’s a pretty simple song, but a deeply personal one. We’ve been playing this live for a long time, but I resisted recording it. Basically it’s about…

  • Dating Skills

    South Facing Festival – Love Motion Presents Grace Jones, Crystal Place Concert Bowl, London – Backseat Mafia

    The word ‘iconic’ gets thrown about a great deal in music, but there’s really no other person more deserving of the accolade than Grace Jones. Not only for her music, but her visual artistry (not surprising considering her long-term connections with Andy Warhol, Jean-Paul Goude & Keith Haring). At the age of 76, she is quite frankly a phenomenon all on her own! Appearing at an equally iconic venue, the Crystal Palace Concert Bowl, the home to many classic gigs of the ‘70’s and ‘80’s including Bob Marley’s last ever gig in the UK. Not looking quite like it used to, but still has the famous pond, where many fans…