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BestNewBands.com Mixtape #3

Published in Mixtapes

Monday, 03 December 2012 09:19

Happy Monday! Allow us to help you start your week with our Mixtape #3, featuring tracks from all our Best Song nominees in the Newbie Awards, plus tracks from last week's live review of Saskatchewan and Vensaire at Glasslands in Brooklyn, and Katrina's favorite track from The Babies' new album, which she reviewed. Bonus track: UK-based songwrite...

Interview - Sóley Stefansdottir

Published in Interviews

Friday, 30 November 2012 20:03

Picture a place with beautiful and haunting landscapes, marvelous mountains and foaming seas. It’s full of artists who all make music that reflects the natural beauty, expressed in honest and creative ways. Every song has an interesting story that it tells, and it all comes alive in beautiful and haunting ways, and makes you feel it all. There’s ...

BestNewBands.com Mixtape #2

Published in Mixtapes

Saturday, 24 November 2012 07:25

Here we have the next installment of our weekly mixtape, with hits from artists we’ve covered and other fresh tracks from this past week. We covered great shows like Rubblebucket and The Helio Sequence, reviewed the new Crystal Castles album, interviewed Brooklyn band on the rise Los Encantados, profiled Singer/songwriter Lianne La Havas for our...

Rubblebucket is a Super Fun Party on Stage

Published in Live Reviews

Monday, 19 November 2012 23:58

Rubblebucket is a Super Fun Party on Stage

Neon colors, LED light accessories, giant dancing robots, sing-a-longs, and crowd-surfing second line parades are some of the things you can expect at a Rubblebucket show. You can expect your face to start hurting from smiling so much, but to not care because you’re at a super fun party where you could get blasted in the face by either a trumpet ...

Taking in The Helio Sequence at Bowery Ballroom

Published in Live Reviews

Monday, 19 November 2012 17:59

Taking in The Helio Sequence at Bowery Ballroom

Seeing The Helio Sequence live is a cathartic experience. Since they’re touring in support of what may be their most introspective and meditative album yet, Negotiations, this makes complete sense. Guitarist/vocalist Brandon Summers and Drummer/keyboardist Benjamin Weikel come off as mellow, understated folk who have a keen sense for spacious, at...

Fort Lean - Change Your Name EP

Published in Album Reviews

Tuesday, 13 November 2012 09:06

Since the first time I caught jangly surf-rock band Fort Lean live, about two years ago when I didn’t know anything about them up to now, they’ve really started to emerge as one of those aspiring bands in Brooklyn. Not only have they been more talked about, musically they’ve begun carving a more meaningful niche for themselves. Their first sold-o...

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Live Review: Javelin's synth and dance rhythms at Portland's @MississippiStud @JavelinJamz http://t.co/gA6siZC2d6

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Featured Artist: Santa Monica surf-pop band Cayucas may be ready to break out with their new LP. @cayucasband http://t.co/7bQbZOIfBD

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Live Review: Synth pop duo Holy Ghost! played a high energy show @theTroubadour. @HolyGhostNYC http://t.co/24Qk3imn0N

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New Song: Here's "Better Days," from former BNB Artist of Wk @EdwardSharpe + the Magnetic Zeros http://t.co/141p8EWLjF On tour; LP: July

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Javelin And Portland, OR: A Love Story

23 May 2013

Even before Tom Van Buskirk proclaimed Javelin’s love for Portland during the end of their set at Mississippi Studios last week, I felt the band might have a special reverence for the city. Maybe it...

Featured Artist: Cayucas

23 May 2013

Over the past few years, along with electronic music, indie pop bands have found themselves in the unfamiliar position of becoming fixtures on alt rock stations, but also pop radio. Groups like Grou...

Holy Ghost! Lights Up The Troubadour

22 May 2013

To quote esteemed football manager Rafa Benitez, here are some facts: electronic music is in right now. While this may seem obvious to anyone who has listened to either terrestrial or satellite radi...

New Song By Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros

22 May 2013

We're excited to share a new song from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero! "Better Days" will appear on the band's forthcoming self-titled third studio album out July 23rd via Community ...

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