Best New Bands » album reviews 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 Divine Fits – A Thing Called Divine Fits http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/divine-fits-a-thing-called-divine-fits/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/divine-fits-a-thing-called-divine-fits/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:42:43 +0000 I’m not even going to bother going into the “supergroup” thing (oops) and instead recognize that Divine Fits is a well-balanced band comprised of dudes that have their own successful projects, and who combined the best aspects into something of its very own entity. Comprised of Britt Daniel from Spoon, Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade

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  1. Divine Fits Play Their First Show In Los Angeles Since the announcement back in May that Spoon’s Britt Daniel, Wolf Parade/Handsome Furs’ Dan Boeckner and New Bomb Turks’ Sam Brown formed a band, Divine Fits have been on everybody’s radar and rightfully so. Though its members are highly influential...
  2. Blaqstarr’s Divine EP Lands More Towards Mediocre Blaqstarr can drop big names—the Baltimore native toured with Diplo, produced tracks for Mos Def and Talib Kweli, and discovered the heir to M.I.A.’s musical throne, Rye Rye. The DJ is also credited for both songwriting and production on M.I.A.’s ...
  3. Deer Tick Has a Damn Good Time Playing Rock N’ Roll On Divine Providence There comes a time in every moody artist’s career when he or she has a “fuck it” moment – that point where they’re exhausted with being brooding and emotive and just want to have a damn good time playing rock...
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  1. Album Review: Dreamers of the Ghetto – Enemy/Lover I get a lot of requests to review albums. It’s a consequence and a blessing of being a writer. I’m not particularly enamored by all the new music I hear, but once in a while, I’ll hear something and can’t...
  2. Album Review: The White Buffalo – Once Upon A Time In The West After releasing multiple EPs over the years and several months of anxiously waiting, The White Buffalo’s full-length, Once Upon A Time In The West, is finally available for mass consumption. Released today through Unison Music Group, and although it’s only...
  3. Memoryhouse to Play New Songs with Expanded Lineup at Glasslands Tomorrow Night The dreamy lo-fi group Memoryhouse from Ontario is playing Glasslands Friday night, along with High Highs, North Highlands and Wonder Bear, starting at 8:30pm. Memoryhouse is the ambient bedroom project of composer Evan Abeele and photographer Denise Nouvion, but according...
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  1. New Track: Deleted Scenes’ “Bedbedbedbedbed” “Bedbedbedbedbed,” the first single off Deleted Scenes’ forthcoming full-length Young People’s Church of the Air, which comes out in September. It’s an infectious broken love song, communicated through frontman Dan Scheuerman’s staccato lyrics, and driven by a double-kick drum groove...
  2. Focusing in on Deleted Scenes Before their show at The Rock Shop a couple weeks ago (that I reviewed here), I sat down with three of the guys from Deleted Scenes and picked their brains on what they think makes a good song, possible interpretations,...
  3. Deleted Scenes Close the Night at The Rock Shop Last night I found myself back at The Rock Shop in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. This venue has a great vibe to it, as well as tasty bar food upstairs to grab between sets downstairs. I had...
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  1. Echo Lake Takes You On A Trip Bedroom-crafted tracks meet otherworldly vocals in an exciting new noise pop duo from England, Echo Lake. Echo Lake’s debut EP, Young Silence, is a dreamlike trip through strange worlds. One track can sound like you’re floating through the air on...
  2. Muscle Cars and Midwest Distress: Stalley’s “Lincoln Way Nights (Intelligent Trunk Music)” Stalley is from Massillon, Ohio. If you know what to listen for, you can hear the small town talking in Lincoln Way Nights (Intelligent Trunk Music), his latest mixtape: There’s the hollow clanging of the wooden wind chimes on the...
  3. The Black Angels: A Sinsational Musical Trip The Black Angels show last night at the El Rey was completely sold out- and it was no surprise why- the group literally managed to blow everyone’s mind with their sweet psychadelia and heavy retro rock. Now albeit I’m a...
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