Best New Bands » Evan Clark http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Above Orange – Unreal City EP http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/above-orange-unreal-city-ep/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/above-orange-unreal-city-ep/#comments Sun, 15 Dec 2013 17:04:13 +0000 Chicago – In the spring of 2012, Arvid Öberg left his home in Lund, Sweden for a four month trip to Montreal. His experiences within the Canadian music scene prompted a series of self recorded demo tracks which he sent back to his fellow Above Orange band members in Sweden with the intention of inspiring

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  1. Blood Orange – Cupid Deluxe Chicago – “If giving left me lonely, if giving was my friend, I’m keeping all the old themes, I’m keeping my loose ends.” “Cupid Deluxe”, the second album from Dev Hynes’s retro R&B project Blood Orange, is a vulnerable retrospect...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/above-orange-unreal-city-ep/feed/ 0 King Krule – Lincoln Hall, Chicago http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/king-krule-lincoln-hall-chicago/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/king-krule-lincoln-hall-chicago/#comments Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:47:07 +0000   Chicago – “Hello, this song’s about myself.” This was the introduction given to the sold out crowd from a very modest Archy Marshall, aka King Krule before kicking things off with “Has This Hit” from his latest album and retrospective spectacle “6 Feet Beneath the Moon”. It was also the extent of any artist/audience

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  1. Album Review: King Krule, 6 Feet Beneath the Moon The rise of King Krule, aka Archy Marshall (or Zoo Kid up until a few years ago) has been a steady build that left those in awe wondering if the scrawny UK teen could reach the full potential expected by...
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  1. The Smith Westerns at The Echo Ah, to be young and a rock star. The Smith Westerns have a lot going on at the moment. They just released their sophomore album Dye It Blonde to widespread acclaim. They recently started a nation wide tour that will...
  2. Album Review: Smith Westerns, Soft Will Here we are, in the warmth of summer. With July commencing, most often summertime evokes a severe longing for those bittersweet romance harmonies best paired with endless nights driving around, crying out lyrics, counting the days and nights until school...
  3. Sky Ferreira – Night Time, My Time Chicago – The debut studio album “Night Time, My Time” by 21 year old electro pop phenom Sky Ferreira is a record where hand claps, head bangs, tears, and smiles all share equal playing time. Right from the album cover...
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  1. Album Review: Surfer Blood, Pythons Surfer Blood might have set all future expectations a bit high for themselves with their 2010 debut album Astro Coast. The band’s immediate knack for hypnotizing hooks (“Floating Vibes” has been stuck in my head for about three years now)...
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  3. Orange Peel Sunshine: Funny Name, Serious Rock   Orange Peel Sunshine has undergone many lineup changes since their formation in 1999, but their output of post punk grunge rock is still as energetic and in-your-face as it ever was. In a market oversaturated with dream pop and...
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  1. A Hazy Night In Chicago with Sleepy Sun Make all the 4:20 drug references you want, but going to see new psychedelic rock band, Sleepy Sun, play on the drug user’s holiday was a great choice. While the crowd gathered at Chicago’s Subterranean, it was apparent that many...
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