Best New Bands » Active Child 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 Active Child ’s ‘Mercy’ is Good For The Soul http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/active-child-s-mercy-good-soul/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/active-child-s-mercy-good-soul/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2015 01:02:10 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=25304 Los Angeles – It’s been almost four years since Active Child’s debut record, You Are All I See. Pat Grossi, the man with the searing vocals is behind this moniker as he presents his sophomore album, Mercy. This towering and monumental endeavor features slick production, gorgeous vocals, and deep lyricism. Grossi recorded his second effort

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  1. 5 New Songs For The Week: Active Child, London Grammar And More Active Child – “Subtle” (Ft. Mikky Ekko)  Pat Grossi’s project, Active Child, returns with bravado on the new single “Subtle,” from his forthcoming EP Rapor. Don’t let the title fool you, there is nothing subtle about this synth-pop banger. Grossi...
  2. Active Child’s ‘Hymntronic’ Heaven There was a distinctly reverent vibe in the audience at Echoplex last night. Though the crowd applauded as much as is deemed polite, Active Child’s performance was less like like a concert-going experience and more like watching a man plumb...
  3. Catching up with Active Child’s Patrick Grossi I first met Active Child’s Patrick Grossi while he was opening for Islands and Steel Phantoms at The Loft in Dallas in July. We chatted about how the tour was going, and he gave me a copy of his Curtis...
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  1. Active Child’s ‘Hymntronic’ Heaven There was a distinctly reverent vibe in the audience at Echoplex last night. Though the crowd applauded as much as is deemed polite, Active Child’s performance was less like like a concert-going experience and more like watching a man plumb...
  2. Catching up with Active Child’s Patrick Grossi I first met Active Child’s Patrick Grossi while he was opening for Islands and Steel Phantoms at The Loft in Dallas in July. We chatted about how the tour was going, and he gave me a copy of his Curtis...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/5-new-songs-for-the-week-2/feed/ 0 A Conversation With Chad Valley’s Hugo Manuel http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-chad-valley-s-hugo-manuel/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-chad-valley-s-hugo-manuel/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:27:22 +0000 Hugo Manuel creates electronic music under the moniker “Chad Valley,” but he’s not just a DJ behind a laptop, he’s a producer and proved so with his recently released debut full-length, Young Hunger. With this album, the Oxford-native channeled his influences from the ‘80s and teamed up with vocalists including Twin Shadow, Glasser and Active

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  1. Chad Valley Gets Collaborative On His Debut Full-Length, Young Hunger Though Chad Valley’s electronic pop may fit more under the category of “indie” or “chillwave,” the outfit’s mastermind, Hugo Manuel, thinks of himself as a producer—in the hip-hop sense—and though he didn’t have any help on his first two EPs,...
  2. A Conversation with Ume’s Lauren Larson So much amazing music comes out of Austin, TX and it looks like the city’s next up-and-comers are the shoegazing trio Ume. Led by the talented singer/guitarist Lauren Larson, the band named after a Japanese plum blossom has made a...
  3. A Conversation With Maps & Atlases’ Dave Davison It’s been a good few years for Maps & Atlases. The Chicago-based math rock quartet’s acclaimed 2010 debut full-length, Perch Patchwork, gave it the push it needed to become a heavy hitter in the indie scene, and its sophomore effort,...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-chad-valley-s-hugo-manuel/feed/ 0 Chad Valley Gets Collaborative On His Debut Full-Length, Young Hunger http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/chad-valley-gets-collaborative-on-his-debut-full-length-young-hunger/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/chad-valley-gets-collaborative-on-his-debut-full-length-young-hunger/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:17:14 +0000 Though Chad Valley’s electronic pop may fit more under the category of “indie” or “chillwave,” the outfit’s mastermind, Hugo Manuel, thinks of himself as a producer—in the hip-hop sense—and though he didn’t have any help on his first two EPs, he decided to try something different for his debut full-length, Young Hunger. Like his influences,

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sasquatch-2012-wrap-up/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 8/22/11 http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-8-22-11/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-8-22-11/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:54:12 +0000 Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Active Child with White Sea, Correatown, and Random Patterns Where: The Echo, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday, August 22nd at 8:30pm Cost: Free Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Stephen Malkmus Where: Academy Records, NYC When: Thursday, August 25th, at 6pm Cost: Free in-store performance Age Restriction: all ages *** Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who:

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