New York – BestNewBands.com, a top destination for reviews, interviews and news about the world’s best emerging recording artists, has announced the winners of its 2014 Newbie Awards honoring the year’s best new Band, Male artist, Female artist, Album and Breakthrough Artist. Best New Album: The War On Drugs, Lost In The Dream Best New
Chicago – The Baltimore boys of SUN CLUB have begun to turn heads with their cheerful indie rock, energetic live shows, and goofy personalities. Songs like “Beauty Meat” and “Summer Feet,” off the debut EP Dad Claps at the Mom Prom (Goodnight Records), leave you smiling and dancing along with the young, magnetic East Coasters,
Los Angeles – Cincinnati dance-pop quartet, WALK THE MOON have released their third (second on RCA) record, Talking Is Hard. In the hands of Tim Pagnotta (Neon Trees, Matthew Koma), WALK THE MOON continue to ascend their own bright 80s-pop inclined sound. The brand-new album features 12 glistening pop jams that will keep you dancing all
Los Angeles – I had the emphatic delight of seeing the amazing talent of James Keogh, also known as Vance Joy, perform Friday night at the Henry Fonda Theatre. His ukulele-driven single, “Riptide,” has been a huge hit over the airwaves this past year. When his album, Dream Your Life Away, was released in September
New York – Fort Lean is a rock ‘n’ roll, static-hued band out of Brooklyn that’s been bowling audiences over since its debut in 2011. The band couples together evocative lyricism with electrifying technical execution, and cements its sound with inimitably solid compositions. This is a band that’s hard to place in one set genre,
New York – To follow-up his first two compilations The First Three Years and The Second Three Years, English folk singer-songwriter Frank Turner released the aptly titled The Third Of Three Years. The record comprises live, acoustic and demo versions of songs from Turner’s past releases, including “Hits & Mrs” off 2013’s Losing Days EP,
London – An early Thanksgiving came to West London Wednesday night in the shape of Indiana-raised Lily & Madeleine, here as part of a 14-date European tour. The Jurkiewicz sisters were clearly impressed by the grandeur and, indeed, civility of Bush Hall; a live music venue that has witnessed a fair number of earlier incarnations
Los Angeles – With a powerful performance before a packed house in West Hollywood’s famed venue The Troubadour, this show felt a lot like a homecoming for Los Angeles-based Mr. Little Jeans. The synth-pop band effortlessly flowed through their headlining set, punctuated by a strong vocal performance from bandleader Monica Birkenes. The crowd quickly filled
San Francisco - Sky Ferreira celebrated the second night of her three-night residency at The Independent with a tremendously energetic concert. The 22-year old Los Angeles native—along with her backing 4-piece band—played more than a dozen songs for a highly energetic crowd, drawn mostly from her debut LP Night Time, My Time, which was released last
Chicago – When does an underground hip hop group officially become mainstream? For Run The Jewels, perhaps the answer may be as simple as when you need to add a second show because the first instantly sold out. Rappers El-P and Killer Mike played back-to-back shows at The Metro Saturday night. The duo has only