Best New Bands » ?uestlove 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 Artist of the Week: J*Davey http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-j-davey/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-j-davey/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:33:06 +0000 For several years, J*Davey has been on the precipice of ‘making it.’ There’s been significant buzz built around the Los Angeles-based duo for some time, however, like with many things in this world, things don’t often go according to planned. After spending several years stuck in neutral on Warner Bros. Records, J*Davey recently released their

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  3. Twilight Sleep: A Dreamy Musical State Of Mind I first found out about Twilight Sleep when I went to scope out another band at the Viper Room (Useless Keys) and was totally, and quite unexpectedly, blown away by TS.  Tracy Marcellino’s vocals are unavoidably entrancing and enchantingly haunting,...
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