Best New Bands » Belle & Sebastian 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 Jonquil: The Prettiest Flower In The Indie Bouquet http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/jonquil-the-prettiest-flower-in-the-indie-bouquet/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/jonquil-the-prettiest-flower-in-the-indie-bouquet/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:00:00 +0000 Recipe for the perfect indie band: Start with beautiful voices that can sing the lowest lows and the highest highs. Stir in an assortment of instruments, most especially organs, harmonicas, trumpets and electronic keyboards. Add a dash of British flavor. Lastly, wrap up the package with outstanding lyric writing. If you follow this recipe, you

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-holiday-playlist-2010/feed/ 0 An Interview with the Enlightened Youth of Dominant Legs http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/an-interview-with-the-enlightened-youth-of-dominant-legs/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/an-interview-with-the-enlightened-youth-of-dominant-legs/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 In the wake of their etherial set at UCLA, I got to catch up with Dominant Legs in a particularly collegiate courtyard outside of UCLA’s Kerckhoff Grand Salon.  They were a curious pair to see.  Ryan Lynch, the guitarist, is jockey-like in stature–short and small–but with a striking bone structure and big eyes that give

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