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Former Field Mice alumni Michael Hiscock of The Gentle Spring – Backseat Mafia
After shaping the sound of indie pop with The Field Mice, Michael Hiscock has returned with The Gentle Spring, a project steeped in reflection, melody, and a search for simplicity. With their recent single Looking Back at the World and an album that explores themes of regret, joy, and moving forward, Hiscock speaks to us about his journey, the band’s evolution, and what the future holds. How did the band come together? Emilie and I have been together for ten years, and over time we collected a number of ideas and melodies. It felt natural to start writing together. I’ve known Jérémie for about the same length of time—he plays…
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Jim Ghedi Shares Track – Sheaf & Field; First Album In Four Years – Backseat Mafia
Sheffield’s Jim Ghedi has shared a new single entitled ‘Sheaf & Field’ taken from his new album in four years ‘Wasteland’ due out on the 21st of February via Basin Rock. On his new album ‘Wasteland’, Jim Ghedi has created something huge. Intense, brooding, bold, at times apocalyptic, and remarkably vast. A profoundly bold sonic statement that is some of the most rich, far-reaching and ambitious work that Ghedi has created to date – pushing the boundaries of what what folk music can be in 2025. It features members of Lankum, Landless and Cinder Well. ‘Wasteland’ is a record that is unafraid to plunge into the darkness of the modern…
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Blackbirds F.C. are back on the field and score a blinder with the evocative ‘Rings Around The Sun’. – Backseat Mafia
Back in November 2022, Naarm/Melbourne band Blackbirds F.C. impressed with their album ‘Magiclands’ (see my review here, complete with the usual lame puns), and now we are proud to premiere their gorgeous new single ‘Rings Around The Sun’. Coasting on a delicious Hammond organ bed, the vocal duties are taken up by Gina Hearnden as the acoustic guitars ring out and luscious harmonies edge the delivery. There is an almost alt country ring to the track, augmented by the weeping violins that recalls The Triffids – an aching melancholia that creates vast, endless cinematic vistas and an electric undercurrent. Songwriter Jeremy Gronow says ‘Rings Around The Sun’ was written during…
