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Millie Manders and The Shutup – Wake Up, Shut Up, Work – Backseat Mafia
This lady and this band aren’t one to fuss or mess about, and the first track, ‘Angry Side’, is just that. The vibrant, sharp vocals of Manders relay this confessional track over a bed of garage punk punctured by some great drumming. The rhythmic, melodic moments are great from here on out. Tasty guitar solos, as shown on this track, but also clever use of the band’s brass section. Bass-led ‘Windows’ uses the band’s brass section to great strength, the same as ‘One The Got Away’ with short bursts to puncture the chorus. ‘Shut Your Mouth’ comes across a bit like a heavy Kate Nash, such is the vocal attitude.…
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Fin Greenall Provides A Track By Track Of Finks Highly Anticipated New Album ‘Beauty In Your Wake’ Which Is Out Now – Backseat Mafia
From the wilds of intercontinental DJ-sets as a Ninja Tune original to nurturing the songwriting gifts of Amy Winehouse and on to becoming a teacher, producer, partner and father, Fin Greenall’s exploration of life and music brings he and FINK to a place of grounded self-assurance on the band’s new album, Beauty In Your Wake. As their eighth studio album is given to an international base of fans, buoyed by a new sense of kinship and creativity at the heart of FINK’s original, three-musician line-up, Greenall offers a walk-through, track-by-track of the intimate, introspective and unrushed collection of ten, stripped-back songs. Together with bandmates, Tim Thornton (drums/guitar) and Guy Whittaker (bass), Greenall arrived back on England’s scenic South West coast from his Berlin home…
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‘Wake Up’ – Sage Roadknight sends out an effervescent blast of pure pop joy. – Backseat Mafia
We are very pleased to bring you an exclusive first listen to the electric new track ‘Wake Up’ from 18 year old Melbourne wunderkind Sage Roadknight. The track has a motorik beat and a luscious wall of silky electronic sound with echoing vocals and half spoken verses – you cannot help but think of the Pet Shop Boys mixed with the pop sensibilities of artists like Mallrat or M83. The result is something that is more expansive and brighter than the cinematic skies above the great southern land. Roadknight says of the track: A song that will get you dancing and singing your heart out about how the system has…
