Best New Bands » album review 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 Black Angel Drifter Offers a Brave Debut http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/black-angel-drifter/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/black-angel-drifter/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:56:09 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33403 London – Perhaps it’s no accident that the acronym of new spin-off band from the UK’s Morton Valence, Black Angel Drifter, is BAD. Not that its eponymously titled debut album is at all bad – far from it – but it is typical of the black humour that MV’s front man Robert “Hacker” Jessett employs.

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  1. Radkey Announces Debut Album “Dark Black Makeup” Los Angeles – After nearly five years of playing and touring together as a band, all of Radkey ’s hard work comes full circle on their debut album, Dark Black Makeup. Recorded primarily in the UK alongside producer Ross Orton (Arctic Monkeys, The Fall, Jarvis Cocker),...
  2. More New Bands At Fun Fun Fun Fest: Angel Olsen, Deafheaven And More Austin – Reaching the end of Fun Fun Fun Fest was downright depressing. It was a bummer saying goodbye to festival friends after three short days, and remembering that 1) you don’t do something enviably cool every night and 2)...
  3. Jib Kidder Offers Psychedelic Indie Pop On ‘Teaspoon To The Ocean’ New York – Jib Kidder’s bandcamp bio reads “no genre, no hometown, hard to pin down since Y2K.” This is true: Sean Schuster-Craig has lived all over the country (grew up in Georgia, spent time in the Midwest and on...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/black-angel-drifter/feed/ 0 The Head and The Heart Explores New Territory http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/the-head-and-the-heart-signs-of-light/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/the-head-and-the-heart-signs-of-light/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2016 19:25:47 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33127 London – What’s in a band name? The Head and The Heart perhaps takes a little less unravelling than most, offering a choice juxtaposition of the rational and the sometimes rash. Signs Of Light is the third album from the Seattle six-piece, and while that title might hint at an imminent coming-of-age musically, the sheer accomplishment of this

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  1. The Head and the Heart Releases New Song “Colors” New York – Today The Head and the Heart released a third track from the band’s forthcoming album Signs of Light, out Sept. 9th on Warner Bros. Records. “Colors” is the third song released off of the album and is available to stream here and...
  2. ACL Late Night Brings The Head and the Heart To Emo’s Austin – “Are you going to ACL this year?” Since 2009, my answer was always “No.” I could never remember which day I’m supposed to spend refreshing the page for ticket sales, and I could never remember to save the...
  3. The Head and The Heart Light up Terminal 5 The Head and the Heart’s Charity Rose Thielen The Head and the Heart played a sold out show at Terminal 5 last night to a jubilant crowd. I’m not sure if this band has been on the One Tree Hill...
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  1. White Reaper Does It Again (On Their Debut LP) Los Angeles - As relative newcomers to the ever-crowding garage revival scene, White Reaper proudly wear their influences on their sleeves. From “Make Me Wanna Die” to “B.T.K.”, the Louisville, KY quartet dissects punk rock history. They own both the punchy...
  2. Self-Titled Debut From Brooklyn’s Haerts San Francisco – HAERTS is a hard band to get an audience with. There have been a few times over the past year that I thought I would see the indie pop group, but each time they slipped through the...
  3. Suuns Returns with ‘Hold/Still’ Berlin – Canadian psych-rock band Suuns – pronounced “soons,” which translates to “zeroes” in Thai – just released its third studio album, Hold/Still.  This follows 2013′s Images du Futur and the band’s 2015 collaboration with Jerusalem in My Heart, led by Radwan Ghazi Moumneh. Hold/Still officially hit shelves on...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/dreamers-weaves-energetic-debut/feed/ 1 The Julie Ruin: Message in the Medium http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/the-julie-ruin-hit-reset/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/the-julie-ruin-hit-reset/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:39:39 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32143 London – Hit Reset is the follow up to The Julie Ruin‘s 2013 debut Run Fast and the documentary The Punk Singer, detailing frontwoman Kathleen Hanna’s career from the days of Bikini Kill through to Le Tigre and now The Julie Ruin. The original Riot Grrrl, former stripper, and would-be sexual-abuse-counsellor is back again with a band lineup that includes

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  1. The Julie Ruin Ends Tour Run In Los Angeles Kathleen Hanna smiles out at the crowd as she bounces around the stage handing out set lists.  “I wore my business outfit tonight.” she says. Dressed in a black and gold leotard accented with a touch of pink it’s time...
  2. Mixtape: The Last Internationale, The Julie Ruin And More New York – Our Mixtape column has hit the big 4-0! Dang, we gettin’ on. And the great tunes keep on coming. Our newest L.A. writer Katie reviewed The Last Internationale, a band who, when people ask why there isn’t...
  3. New Bands At Capitol Hill Block Party – Sunday Edition Seattle – Hacky sack circles, animal onesies, bubble machines, and electrical fires…just another typical day at the neighborhood block party. After two stellar days of music Friday and Saturday, Sunday closed out the annual Capitol Hill Block Party with blowout...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/the-julie-ruin-hit-reset/feed/ 2 Yuck Returns With Stranger Things http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/yuck-returns-stranger-things/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/yuck-returns-stranger-things/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:49:36 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=29113 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

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  1. Stranger Cat Impressive In Debut With ‘In The Wilderness’ Portland – Stranger Cat, the brainchild of Cat Martino and Sven Britt, is an electronic wonderland of sound. Their debut album, In The Wilderness, takes the listener into a wilderness that the duo has carefully constructed with layers of synth,...
  2. Alpine ’s “Yuck” delivers sexy, unwavering pop fusion Portland – Alpine’s sexy, unwavering pop fusion unravels on their new album, Yuck. The six-piece has no trepidation towards self-indulgence with songs that reveal attitudes about sex, love and all the hazy parts in between. Yuck’s title is apt in...
  3. Stranger Cat Celebrates the Release of Their Debut LP at Rough Trade in New York New York - Stranger Cat celebrated the recent release of their debut LP Into The Wilderness (out on Joyful Noise Recordings and reviewed by BestNewBands here) at Rough Trade May 20th.  The duo, comprised of Cat Martino and Sven Britt, demonstrated...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/yuck-returns-stranger-things/feed/ 1 Ra Ra Riot ’s ‘Need Your Light’ Shines On Its Own http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/ra-ra-riots-need-your-light-shines/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/ra-ra-riots-need-your-light-shines/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2016 08:10:51 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=28786 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

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  2. 5 New Bands To See At Riot Fest 2015 Chicago – After months of speculation of whether or not Riot Fest would bring music to the punk rock, emo loving, not your cookie-cutter masses, thanks to a move from Humboldt Park to Douglas Park on the city’s South Side and a last-minute lawsuit, it...
  3. 3 New Bands at Riot Fest 2015: Day 2 Chicago – M.U.D. That’s what day two of Riot Fest was all about. Lots and lots and lots ‘o mud! Another morning of pouring rain left Douglas Park even squishier and dirtier than before. Everywhere you turned people could be...
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  2. Cotillon Blend Different Sounds At The Echo Los Angeles – Jordan Corso is the LA-based singer/songwriter known as Cotillon. And for his set at The Echo last Thursday, he was joined by Bret Leinen (bass), Michael Mederios (drums) and Zachary Miller (guitar). (They were the second of...
  3. Kevin Morby Brings His Blend Of Noisy Rock And Sublime Folk To L.A. Los Angeles – Despite spending years as the bassist of Woods and the co-leader of “super group” The Babies, singer-songwriter Kevin Morby still seems to be flying under the radar. His debut album, Harlem River, was a collection of songs...
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  1. Mac DeMarco Delivers His ‘Sweet Weirdness’ In Portland Portland – The Crystal Ballroom saw one of its hippest crowds Wednesday night, and they were there to dance to the sweet, sweet weirdness of Mac DeMarco. The crowd had an energy quite like DeMarco’s—serious in their dedication to truly...
  2. Mac DeMarco Shares New Single And Announces Fall Tour! Chicago – In the midst of summer festival performances and a September European tour, Mac DeMarco will release his Another One mini-LP; the next great offering in what is quickly becoming a classic catalog. He’ll follow this mini-LP’s release with a four-night run of shows in...
  3. Mac DeMarco Releasing Mini-LP, ‘Another One’ New York – Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Mac DeMarco is following up his last release, the widely successful Salad Days, with the announcement of Another One. This news comes nearly one year to the date of the last record. Another One was developed and recorded entirely by DeMarco...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/mac-demarco-another-one/feed/ 1 ALBUM REVIEW: The John Steel Singers – Everything’s A Thread http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-john-steel-singers-everythings-thread/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-john-steel-singers-everythings-thread/#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2014 02:36:12 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=18000 New York – The John Steel Singers’ Everything’s A Thread is an album characterized by a psychedelic, chaotic, and occasionally hallucinogenic sound. Scott Bromiley, Tim Morrissey, Ross Chander, Pete Bernoth and Luck McDonald have created an album that doesn’t variety much in sound, but rather hunkers down in a direction, solidifying all that dream-like haze

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