Best New Bands » Adele 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 3 Best New Bands Alumni Win Grammys http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/3-best-new-bands-alumni-win-grammys/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/3-best-new-bands-alumni-win-grammys/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2017 18:00:19 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34129 London – Welcome to a new feature in which we recap some of the week’s music highlights. The week kicked off with the 59th annual Grammy Awards. Adele and Beyonce may have hogged the headlines but it was good to see some Best New Bands alumni get among the mainstream plaudits. It was second time

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/3-best-new-bands-alumni-win-grammys/feed/ 2 Tom Odell Shortlisted For Brit Awards Critics’ Choice http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/tom-odell-shortlisted-for-brit-awards-critics-choice/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/tom-odell-shortlisted-for-brit-awards-critics-choice/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:43:33 +0000 Tom Odell has today been announced as one of the three artists shortlisted for the 2013 . The Critics’ Choice Award is for new British acts tipped by critics for mainstream success in the forthcomng year. In previous years it has been awarded to Adele (2008), Florence and the Machine (2009), Ellie Goulding (2010) and

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  1. Michael Kiwanuka releases his new EP, ‘Home Again’ on January 3rd British soul-singer Michael Kiwanuka is proud to announce the release of his newest EP, ‘Home Again,’ via Cherrytree/Interscope Records, on January 3rd 2012. The three-song EP will only be available digitally in the US. For full track-listing, see below. Following...
  2. Artist of the Week: Michael Kiwanuka Over the past few months, soul music has had a bit of a revival. You’ve seen here on our site with features on Mayer Hawthorne and Frank Ocean, and likely multiple other outlets as well. Why is soul making a...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/tom-odell-shortlisted-for-brit-awards-critics-choice/feed/ 0 Artist of the Week: Michael Kiwanuka http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-michael-kiwanuka/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-michael-kiwanuka/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:45:28 +0000 Over the past few months, soul music has had a bit of a revival. You’ve seen here on our site with features on Mayer Hawthorne and Frank Ocean, and likely multiple other outlets as well. Why is soul making a comeback? Easy. When you have singers who understand the history and meaning of the genre,

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  1. Michael Kiwanuka releases his new EP, ‘Home Again’ on January 3rd British soul-singer Michael Kiwanuka is proud to announce the release of his newest EP, ‘Home Again,’ via Cherrytree/Interscope Records, on January 3rd 2012. The three-song EP will only be available digitally in the US. For full track-listing, see below. Following...
  2. Album Review: Michael Kiwanuka, Home Again I’m a bit of a music savant. I love a lot of music from different genres. I’m not bragging because music is my passion. There’s so much amazing music that has been recorded in the past 100 years that we...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-michael-kiwanuka/feed/ 1 Airborne Toxic Event, Silversun Pickups, Gaslight Anthem and More Cover Dylan for the Chimes of Freedom Compilation http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/airborne-toxic-event-silversun-pickups-gaslight-anthem-and-more-cover-dylan-for-the-chimes-of-freedom-compilation/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/airborne-toxic-event-silversun-pickups-gaslight-anthem-and-more-cover-dylan-for-the-chimes-of-freedom-compilation/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:31:25 +0000 When I was about 12 years old, I openly mocked my father for his love of Bob Dylan. I used to say things like, “He’s such a horrible singer and sounds like he’s gurgling glass.” One day, presumably tired of my inane, pedantic ramblings he turned to me and said, “You talk about him as

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/airborne-toxic-event-silversun-pickups-gaslight-anthem-and-more-cover-dylan-for-the-chimes-of-freedom-compilation/feed/ 0 Michael Kiwanuka releases his new EP, ‘Home Again’ on January 3rd http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/michael-kiwanuka-releases-his-new-ep-home-again-on-january-3rd/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/michael-kiwanuka-releases-his-new-ep-home-again-on-january-3rd/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:58:20 +0000 British soul-singer Michael Kiwanuka is proud to announce the release of his newest EP, ‘Home Again,’ via Cherrytree/Interscope Records, on January 3rd 2012. The three-song EP will only be available digitally in the US. For full track-listing, see below. Following Michael’s introduction in 2011 with the ‘Tell Me A Tale’ and ‘I’m Getting Ready’ EPs

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/michael-kiwanuka-releases-his-new-ep-home-again-on-january-3rd/feed/ 0 Kristy Lee: A Lesson on How to Feel a Thought http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/kristy-lee-a-lesson-on-how-to-feel-a-thought/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/kristy-lee-a-lesson-on-how-to-feel-a-thought/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 20:00:00 +0000 There’s this saying by E.Y. Harburg who was an outstanding American lyricist. He said, “Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought”. Please, please, please, allow Kristy Lee to make you feel a thought. Kristy Lee is stunning. Her voice literally makes your heart

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