London – Glastonbury 2017 is upon us. Right now there are a whole bunch of people wishing they had tickets, and the 135,000 or so who have, wondering how they can reconcile experiencing the entire 135 billed minutes of Radiohead’s Friday night headline set yet still sneaking off to catch a bit of The Flaming
New York – Today Will Stratton is pleased to share the charming animated video for his track “Manzanita”. The track is taken from his recently released album Rosewood Almanac that came out in early May on Bella Union. The heartwarming track sees Stratton reflecting on age. In his own words: “I wrote Manzanita last spring.
London – Songwriters have a heads-up on most of us. They are able to work through all kinds of emotions in song: setting records straight, sending coded or not-so-coded messages to lovers or ex-lovers, embellishing truths for heightened effect, exorcising ghosts, seeking change and more. The result can be a kind of freedom; a release
Los Angeles – Formed in El Paso, Texas, the Greg Gonzalez led quartet, Cigarettes After Sex had a breakthrough in 2015 with their single, “Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby,” growing to 55.8 million+ views on YouTube. While the song was a couple years old, it was seemingly an overnight sensation. The now Brooklyn based band
London – New York’s MisterWives has returned with Connect The Dots, employing origami-style versions of the various ‘spirit animals’ adopted by each of the six band members on the striking cover art. Indeed, a common spirit clearly binds them as humans too. With this follow up to its 2015 debut album, Our Own House, MisterWives
London – The dreadful terrorist attack at the concert by Ariana Grande at Manchester Arena on 22 May followed by a further indiscriminate assault on people out for an evening in London just 12 days later cast a huge shadow over the simple pleasures of enjoying live music and socialising. The young singer understandably flew home, putting
Los Angeles – It’s been four years since we last heard anything from Brooklyn indie rockers, Beach Fossils. While such a wait can seem grueling for fans, it was a necessary withdrawal for lead singer/founder, Dustin Payseur. He’s debuting his long-awaited return, Somersault, on his own new label, Bayonet Records, which he co-owns with his
London – The sense that you are uncovering something precious hits you just a verse or so into “Light Blue”, the opening round of ten songs that make up Rosewood Almanac, the new album by California-born New Yorker Will Stratton. The record is Stratton’s first for Bella Union and, notably following a career composed of
Los Angeles – British rock band Royal Blood have released a second track and accompanying music video from their highly anticipated new album How Did We Get So Dark?, titled “Hook, Line, and Sinker”. The song follows the previously released single “Lights Out” and is now available as an instant download for anyone who pre-orders
London – Now based in Amsterdam, the former San Diego, CA singer-songwriter Gayle Skidmore recently returned from a US tour to support the release of her new album, The Golden West. She took some time out to speak to Best New Bands about her songwriting and experiences. You have been a really prolific songwriter since