Best New Bands » James Somerside 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 Album Review: The Strypes – Snapshot http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-the-strypes-snapshot/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-the-strypes-snapshot/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:00:00 +0000 London – Put simply, 2013 has been a brilliant year for The Strypes.  After being hotly tipped by almost everybody in the British media, the boys from Cavan, Ireland signed a five-album deal with Virgin EMI records after originally being picked up by Elton John’s management company, securing an impressive vote of confidence for an

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  1. Album Review: Dott – Swoon London – The west coast of Ireland isn’t necessarily synonymous with happy-go-lucky garage pop.  Indeed, at this time of year, the Emerald Isle can be somewhat weather beaten.  However, despite the meteorological challenges, Galway’s Dott have already garnered a reputation...
  2. Album Review: Upset – She’s Gone London – As far as musical collaborations go, the one that makes up the LA-based Upset is one which provokes more excitement than most. After a spell with Vivian Girls and Best Coast, the latter ending in a well-documented parting of...
  3. Album Review: BellaMaine, An Anxious Mind Anacortes, Wash. band BellaMaine released its new EP An Anxious Mind on January 15th and I imagine the band must be pretty jazzed about the attention it’s been getting. University of Washington radio station KEXP has since dubbed the band...
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  1. ATTU – Don’t Sleep London – ATTU are a new band based in London who floated into existence off the back of singer Stefan Atoinette’s previous band Delta/Alaska. Named after an area of The Last Frontier (Attu Island is about as far North West...
  2. Album Review: Miike Snow, Happy To You If Miike Snow’s eponymous debut is this relatively new band’s introduction to indie-friendly electro-pop music, then this sophomore offering by Stockholm-based trio is their gate to top-40 success. For some this is a revelation, but if you found comfort in...
  3. Album Review: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Here It’s been a momentous three years for Alexander Ebert. In the short amount of time, he has reexamined his life and his musical direction. Coming from the raucous pop of Ima Robot, the musician created a side project based around...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/an-introduction-to-the-airplanes/feed/ 0 The Heartbreaks at London’s Madame Jojo’s http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-heartbreaks-at-londons-madame-jojo-s/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-heartbreaks-at-londons-madame-jojo-s/#comments Sun, 26 Jan 2014 11:09:23 +0000 London – The Heartbreaks made the long trip down from the north of England for a headline show at London’s infamous Madame Jojo’s. The venue, more typically used for burlesque and cabaret evenings, proved the perfect setting for the young band from Morecambe, as their devotees packed themselves in close, after many had made the

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  1. MS MR Mesmerize The Crocodile Seattle – MS MR are truly endearing on stage. While it’s been quite some time since the New York duo’s debut full-length album, Secondhand Rapture, was released (it came out in May) and the band has played countless sold out...
  2. Album Review: Sleepy Sun, Spiny Hits Sleepy Sun‘s latest release, Spiny Hits, is the record I want to spend all my hazy summer days jamming to. This is the San Francisco-based quintet’s third album and for a new band, they certainly have the genre of psychedelic...
  3. Tawny Peaks And Poverty Hollow Live In Hartford CT Hartford CT – There are events that feel like high school house shows because they’re played in small clubs with poor production and poorer lighting. Then there are events that feel like high school house shows because they’re literally in...
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  1. Album Review: Jim James, Regions of Light and Sound of God Solo albums by famous front men can either be a blessing or a curse, more so than the average risk that a musician takes. You’re saddled by the expectations of writing songs in the similar vein of your original outfit...
  2. Album Review: David Byrne & St. Vincent – Love This Giant What do you get when two people, who each on their own have many followers who believe they can do no wrong, collaborate to create a new entity? David Byrne & St. Vincent’s recently released album is a prime example...
  3. Album Review: Dott – Swoon London – The west coast of Ireland isn’t necessarily synonymous with happy-go-lucky garage pop.  Indeed, at this time of year, the Emerald Isle can be somewhat weather beaten.  However, despite the meteorological challenges, Galway’s Dott have already garnered a reputation...
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  1. Album Review: Toy – Join the Dots Seattle – British quintet Toy’s sophomore album, Join the Dots, starts off in space… deep space. Opening track, “Conductor” has that sci-fi vibe that would lead anyone to believe they’re in for an album of post-rock ballads. The exclusive dominance of...
  2. Album Review: Miike Snow, Happy To You If Miike Snow’s eponymous debut is this relatively new band’s introduction to indie-friendly electro-pop music, then this sophomore offering by Stockholm-based trio is their gate to top-40 success. For some this is a revelation, but if you found comfort in...
  3. Album Review: The Walkmen, Heaven Believe it or not, The Walkmen celebrated its ten-year anniversary last spring. Over the past decade, the New York-based band has released six full-length records and garnered a devoted fan base, all while developing and perfecting the art of indie...
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  1. Album Review: The Walkmen, Heaven Believe it or not, The Walkmen celebrated its ten-year anniversary last spring. Over the past decade, the New York-based band has released six full-length records and garnered a devoted fan base, all while developing and perfecting the art of indie...
  2. Live Review: Yawn impresses at The Empty Bottle in Chicago I’m a huge believer that the crowd is a main factor in live shows, however on certain special nights in certain venues bands can help bring you into their bubble where the sound is the only thing encompassing you. That...
  3. Live Review: Tiny Ruin At Culture Collide Festival Los Angeles – It’s woodsy and a little sad.  Like listening to years, images of country and sea, and her home on the other side of the world (New Zealand).  Tiny Ruins performance on Saturday consisted of a lone girl,...
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  1. Simian Mobile Disco Premiere New Video – U.S. Announce Tour UK electronic duo Simian Mobile Disco are set to release A Form Of Change next Tuesday, October 2 on Wichita Records. The 4-song EP comes from the same recording sessions as their critically praised albumUnpatterns, released earlier this year. The collection is...
  2. Album Review: Upset – She’s Gone London – As far as musical collaborations go, the one that makes up the LA-based Upset is one which provokes more excitement than most. After a spell with Vivian Girls and Best Coast, the latter ending in a well-documented parting of...
  3. Disco Ain’t Dead: The Aikiu Interview The Aikiu is the musical concoction that occurs when you add two parts disco and one part electronic pop into a boiling pot with a classical broth. That’s because Alex Aikiu was trained in classical piano, learning the ropes by...
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  1. AlunaGeorge at Shepherd’s Bush London – After being tipped as one of the BBC’s ‘Sounds of 2013’ and shortlisted for the Critic’s Choice Award at the BRITS, the year started off on all the right notes for AlunaGeorge.  Breaking through proper towards the end...
  2. Poor Moon Live at the Doug Fir J. Tillman said it best. After deciding to leave Fleet Foxes to explore his solo career as Dionysian alter ego Father John Misty, Tillman posted to his tumblr: “Farewell Fleet Fans and Friends. Back into the gaping maw of obscurity...
  3. Album Review: Magic Wands—Aloha Moon Chris and Dexy Valentine first generated buzz around their self-proclaimed “lovewave” outfit, Magic Wands, when the new band released its first EP, Magic, Love and Dreams back in 2009. Intrigued with the two-piece’s sparkling psychedelic pop gems, music critics and...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/half-moon-run-live-at-shepherds-bush-empire/feed/ 0 Deap Vally – Electric Ballroom http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/deap-vally-electric-ballroom/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/deap-vally-electric-ballroom/#comments Sun, 17 Nov 2013 16:19:58 +0000 London – Since the release of their exceedingly well received debut album “Sistrionix” in June this year, much fuss has been made about Californian duo Deap Vally.  After meeting at a needlework class (really!) in 2011, Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards have developed an unconventional sound which is mesmerising, yet hard to pin down.  There’s

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  1. Deap Vally Announce More Tour Dates Los Angeles based rock-duo Deap Vally have announced a run of West Coast dates this September. The “Moon Block Party presents Deap Vally & Friends” shows begin on September 16 in Seattle and travel south through Portland, Pomona, San Diego, Aspen and...
  2. Deap Vally Announce Tour Dates With Arctic Monkeys Los Angeles-based rock-duo Deap Vally will be touring next month with UK-based rock band Arctic Monkeys for a handful of dates. The band will be supporting the Arctic Monkeys in Nashville, Birmingham, and Chattanooga from October 7through October 9. For the...
  3. Album Preview: Deap Vally’s Sistrionix If one of the consequences for taking a crochet class is finding a drummer to start a two piece rock and roll garage outfit that teeters on the edge of Karen O’s howl and Jack White’s scuzzed distortion, I’m going...
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  2. Album Review: The Head And The Heart, Let’s Be Still Seattle – It was hard to resist the catchy beauty of The Head and The Heart’s first album back in 2011. It might not have been the best-written collection of songs or the most groundbreaking but, really, it was a...
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