Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com! “Say Goodbye” – Falcon Liz Livengood reviewed the band’s self-released album, Disappear.
Weekend Playlist – May 20, 2011
Falcon Soars with Disappear
I listened to Falcon’s self-released album, Disappear, one morning while puttering around. I couldn’t see my computer as the tracks played, and more than once, I thought I had left my iTunes on shuffle. I heard songs that sounded like Placebo, Arcade Fire, MGMT and Ratatat. But here’s the rub: Falcon’s songs were written well
Bonus Playlist: Songs For The Political Activist
Politics is not a topic we cover very often at BestNewBands.com, but today I am going to change that. From governments in the Middle East to the American Midwest, it seems like everything around us is changing – and not in ways that benefit the general public. Whether you want to organize a rally or
Weekend Playlist – Feb. 18, 2011
Kick off your weekend with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com. “Be My Girl” – The Smith Westerns Over the weekend, Leif Roswold caught The Smith Westerns at The Echo in L.A. The sold-out show attracted Hollywood hipsters as well as a few celebrities (hello, Alexander Skarsgard!). Leif wrote, “I was excited for
Young Galaxy: The Smartest Band You’ve Never Heard Of
Young Galaxy are not just another dream-pop band. They’re not another Canadian indie-pop band, either. So what are they? Well, they are a consistently great and dedicated band that has suffered the highs and lows of the music industry. They were signed to a “mega” label in Arts&Crafts, and then found that the “dream” wasn’t
Weekend Playlist – Jan. 14, 2011
Today’s Playlist includes a little bit of everything BestNewBands.com has featured this week, from folk to punk-rock to dubstep – everything your music-loving hearts could desire! Listen and enjoy… “Shoeshine” – Black Taxi In this weekend’s BackStory Bonus, the guys of Black Taxi tell us about their single, “Shoeshine.” “Shoeshine is a song written by
Boy & Bear Set to Rule More than Australia
Boy & Bear is an indie folk band band from Sydney, Australia. I first got wind of them when they were tapped to support everyone’s favorite Grammy-nominated English folk band—Mumford & Sons—on tour, and their hit “Mexican Mavis” from their With Antartica America EP began to generate some buzz. But back in 2009, Boy &
Stetson Brings A New History Onto The Scene
Montreal-based jazz musician Colin Stetson is one of the few artists in his genre that is able to play music elegantly, yet can retain a rock n roll edge to his sound. The horn player possesses exquisite skill and genre-defying creativity that make his second solo record, New History Warfare Vol. 2 so unique and
Captain Ahab, Meet Freelance Whales
Instrumental segments are bittersweet. A lot of new bands don’t have the skill-set or the patience to rely on their instruments. They are over-zealous is making a name for themselves to the point where they think a catchy lyric is all the need to rest on their laurels. Although an infectious chorus is. . .well
BestNewBands.com’s Holiday Playlist 2010
Holiday season is in full swing, and we at BestNewBands.com invite you to grab your hot cocoa and get into the Christmas spirit with this alternative holiday playlist. “Got Something For You” – Best Coast & Wavves Best Coast is a nominee for Best Artist of 2010 (vote for them here). Claire Gallagher reviewed the