Los Angeles – The Minneapolis based group Night Moves triumphantly return, after nearly four years, with sophomore LP Pennied Days (Domino Recording Co.). The band’s first record, 2012′s Colored Emotions, was a collection of poppy, 70s vibrancy. It was nostalgic yet distinctive. It heavily wore its influence on its sleeves. On this latest effort, principal members John Pelant (vocals, guitar) and
London – Born out of experiences from an extensive bout of touring on the back of its stellar 2013 debut album, Wildewoman, the 2016 follow-up Good Grief by Brooklyn five-piece Lucius, is as individual as its predecessor. There’s a stylishness to co-founders Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig’s music and aesthetic that defines the essence of Lucius; a gloss
San Francisco – New York’s School of Seven Bells has not been a band immediately ushered to any foreground when indie rock or indie pop is brought into question. Until fairly recently, School of Seven Bells operated as a two-piece collective consisting of lead vocalist Alejandra Deheza and multi-instrumentalist Benjamin Curtis, formerly of the band Secret Machines, which saw
Los Angeles – In 2013, London based rock band Yuck lost their lead vocalist and guitar player, Daniel Blumberg. Instead of letting this setback derail their future as a band, the remaining three members trudged on. Max Bloom (guitar), Mariko Doi (bass), and Jonny Rogoff (drums) added guitarist Ed Hayes to the lineup. They released their sophomore album
Los Angeles – Need Your Light, the new record from indie-pop vanguards Ra Ra Riot, is the band’s brightest and most inspired work yet. The once baroque-pop, Brooklyn quintet is now utilizing synthesizers more than ever before. This was quite apparent on their 2013 record Beta Love, a rapid change in direction for a band with such
Los Angeles – These days, it is a pretty tall order for an indie rock band to create an original sound. It seems like every single combination and crossover that can be thought of has been done ad nauseum. There are folk songs with electronic dance breaks and country duets with rappers, just to name a few
Los Angeles – Like another artist Best New Bands has covered, Israel Nash, Emily Cross and her husband Dan Duszynski decamped from a major metropolis to the remote town of Dripping Springs, TX to further their musical pursuits. Cross and Duszynski rented a sprawling property in the Texas Hill Country, known as Moon Phase Ranch,
Los Angeles – While at first glance, the idea of an electro-pop band fronted by Dillinger Escape Plan’s Greg Puciato sounds a bit unexpected. But, when the layers are peeled away it actually makes a whole lot of sense. Rounding out The Black Queen alongside Puciato is Nine Inch Nails and Puscifer’s Joshua Eustis and
Los Angeles – American audiences got their first introduction to Savages via their powerhouse of a debut, Silence Yourself. An exhilarating slab of angry, discordant, and altogether unforgettable post-punk – the band instantly caught the attention of the music world. Led by the dynamic, French-born lead vocalist Jehnny Beth (née Camille Berthomier), the London-based quartet
Los Angeles – Ty Segall is relentless in his pursuit of covering the great American rock ‘n roll songbook. He has taken on a number of personas and new incarnations that David Bowie himself would have to be impressed with. His solo career got started with simple garage punk on Lemons and Melted, and then