New York – Vancouver-based Dan Mangan is about to release his fourth studio album, and the compilation is a breathtaking, full-bodied marvel. On his latest, Mangan maintains the hard-hitting alt-folk instrumentalism that peppered his previous work, and deepens with precision the philosophy-tinged lyricism his fans have come to expect. But this record is astoundingly experimentalist
Los Angeles – Milo Greene is an LA-based indie pop quintet with not a single member with that name. (The band created the fictitious character years’ ago to help them approach concert promoters). The group, which includes Robbie Arnett, Graham Fink, Andrew Heringer, Curtis Marrero, and Marlana Sheetz, have changed course with their sophomore album,
Chicago – The Welsh band Catfish and the Bottlemen are ready to take the U.S. by storm! The indie garage rockers just released their debut album The Balcony, performed on Late Show with David Letterman, and soon will be kicking off a North American headlining tour. (Ed., Best New Bands recently included them in 9
Portland – When Best New Bands spoke with Kat Dahlia last month, she was very eager to share her debut album with the world. Though it has been a while since her first single off the record, “Gangsta,” was released in 2013, My Garden (out this week on Epic subsidiary Vested In Culture) is well
London – On the back of a solid 32-date tour over November and December that took in the U.S., U.K. and Europe, Indianapolis siblings Lily And Madeleine took a well-earned break from the road. Their travels are set to resume again in February when the duo criss-cross the States with a total of 17 shows
Los Angeles – Late on a chilly Thursday evening, Angelenos packed into the warm confines of The Satellite to take advantage of the venue’s free “Satellite Nights” concert series, which kicked off the first week of 2015. Those that made the trip out to Silver Lake were treated to a powerfully propulsive set by Monogem,
London – The year-end holidays of course can have a damaging effect on both your wallet and waistline. Add to that any over-indulgence on New Year’s Eve and you have first world populations suddenly vowing to detox, lose weight, stay home and spend next to nothing in January. If that sounds like you, fear not
Los Angeles – Catfish and the Bottlemen perform their single “Kathleen” in their late night television debut on “Late Show with David Letterman”. The performance celebrates their debut LP The Balcony, out now via Communion Records. In addition, “Kathleen” recently reached #1 on Sirius XM’s Alt Nation and is charting in the top 20 on the Alternative Radio Chart. The band, who
Portland – Rae Sremmurd, a hip-hop duo from Tulepo, Mississippi, could prove to be a divisive group in the years to come. For those who can appreciate the deliberate weirdness of Swae Lee and his older sibling Slim Jimmy, their debut album SremmLife, out this week, is an enjoyable, if occasionally uneven record. The album
Nashville – As eerie as its eponymous moniker, Ghost Culture’s recent debut (via Phantasy) delivers a delightfully unpredictable catalog of work. Though customarily infused with a hint of Detroit techno and all of the familiar trappings of contemporary electronica, Ghost Culture still manages to unabashedly rise above these labels with a series of songs that