Iceland’s Of Monsters And Men are back with an ambitious fury, releasing a new song, announcing the date for their sophomore release and revealing a list of stops for an extensive spring tour, with plenty of stops in North America! (Including their previously reported participation in the Sasquatch Music Festival.) June 9, 2015 is the day to
Chicago – There’s no thieving to be had here. The Ballroom Thieves aren’t taking, just giving. The Boston trio is set to deliver a heavy dose of fabulous folk rock with their debut album, A Wolf In The Doorway… which may, in fact, steal your heart, so there may actually be a bit of thievery.
Los Angeles – The Griswolds are an indie-pop foursome hailing from Sydney, Australia. On Thursday night at the sold-out Hollywood Palladium, the group performed songs off their 2014 debut LP, Be Impressive. The band’s members include Christopher Whitehall (vocals), Daniel Duque-Perez (lead guitarist), Tim John (bass), and Lachlan West (drums). Their wild mix of youthful
New York - The Bright Smoke are a uniquely profiled duo based out of Brooklyn. A self-described, “indie-noir” band, Quincy Ledbetter (guitar, bass, piano) and Mia Wilson (vocals, guitar, piano) certainly have some bright endeavors to look forward to, despite the slightly sonically dark associations that come to mind when cueing up their music. Wilson and Ledbetter
New York – Twin Shadow’s work sits on the periphery of R&B, and concurrently houses a decidedly indie-pop essence. Never before has this coupling of genres been so pronounced than on this act’s third studio album, Eclipse, out this week via Warner Bros. Records. Twin Shadow is a NYC-bred, LA-based solo musician born George Lewis
Los Angeles – Last December, the Ohio dance-pop act Walk The Moon released their second major label album Talking Is Hard. Since the release, they’ve been popping up everywhere, including on late night variety shows such Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. I reviewed the record for Best New Bands calling
New York – Girl Band has hamstrung themselves with their terrible name. It’s almost impossible to catch anyone’s attention in the infinite, overwhelming virtual SXSW of the Internet, so a first impression via a name can be of crucial importance. A band doesn’t want to allow a potential listener to write them off without hearing
Austin – SXSW starts this weekend, and it’s time for Austin to do what Austin does best: effuse about tech, gripe about traffic, and feast on live music. To the surprise of no one, this year’s sprawling lineup features lots of emerging talent. Here’s the short list of the new bands we’re most looking forward
New York – There’s always something fun about hearing and then following along with a band’s story of steadily increasing success. This enjoyment is only augmented when a band’s players turn out to be entirely made up of people with familial ties. Mother and song duo, Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear, are one of the
Los Angeles – Celebrating the release of their warmly received second full-length, EarthEE, the members of THEESatisfaction put on a powerful performance at the history-filled club Jewel’s Catch One on a recent night. The dark, smoke-filled downstairs room of the huge ex-disco complex was the perfect setting for THEESatisfaction’s thought-provoking yet highly danceable brand of