New York – Nashville outfit Bully, fronted by Alicia Bognanno alongside fellow bandmates and friends Stewart Copeland, Clayton Parker and Reece Lazarus, have quickly developed a reputation as one of the most talked-about bands of 2015 with their brand of brutally honest lyricism and punchy, guitar-laden songs that are sure to engage listeners with the
New York – Manchester quintet PINS played a late show at Rough Trade as part of label Bella Union’s Northside festival showcase on June 13th. The show marked the first date of the band’s current North American tour in support of sophomore full-length Wild Nights, which saw its official release June 8th after being recorded
New York – Crocodiles played the penultimate date of their North American tour at Mercury Lounge in the Lower East Side on June 7th. The band has been touring in support of their recently released album Boys, out on Zoo Music (lead vocalist Brandon Welchez’ and his wife Dee Dee Penny’s [of Dum Dum Girls]
New York – French electronica producer Pyramid is set to release his new EP Night Tales June 8th on Kitsune. Initially garnering attention in 2011 when his remix of Daft Punk’s “Something About Us” reached #1 on Hype Machine, the producer and DJ has since released several EPs as well as an assortment of remixes,
New York – Montreal band Heat played the first of two New York City headlining shows at hip East Village hotspot Elvis Guesthouse. The quartet, comprised of Susil Sharma, Matthew Fiorentino, Raphael Bussieres and Alex Crow, are touring in support of their recently re-released EP Rooms (out on Kitsune and reviewed here by BestNewBands), and their
New York – Jack + Eliza, comprised of childhood friends Jack Staffen and Eliza Callahan played a homecoming show at Mercury Lounge. The band had just returned from a short UK tour that saw them play Dot to Dot festival, showcasing a variety of up and coming acts, across the three UK cities of Nottingham, Bristol
New York - Jack + Eliza deliver a debut LP that is both refreshing in its acknowledgement of the growing pains of youth as well as conveying a soft-spoken maturity beyond their young years. Gentle Warnings, produced by Chris Zane, who has worked with an array of notable indie acts from Passion Pit to St. Lucia
New York - Stranger Cat celebrated the recent release of their debut LP Into The Wilderness (out on Joyful Noise Recordings and reviewed by BestNewBands here) at Rough Trade May 20th. The duo, comprised of Cat Martino and Sven Britt, demonstrated that the tracks written and recorded in rural California came together to become part of
New York – Stranger Cat, comprised of Cat Martino and accompanied by Sven Britt, released their debut LP aptly named Into The Wilderness, reviewed by BestNewBands as “an electronic wonderland of sound”, on April 14th via Joyful Noise Records. Martino, whose familiar vocals have laid down an impressive track record that has kept company recording
Brooklyn – Florida indie rockers Surfer Blood played Music Hall of Williamsburg May 11th in support of their just released third LP, 1000 Palms, noted as “their most mature record to date” by Best New Bands here and released on indie label Joyful Noise. Despite a turbulent couple of years that saw the band dropped