Best New Bands » blonde redhead 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 Letting Up Despite Great Faults – Artist of the Week http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/letting-up-despite-great-faults-artist-of-the-week/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/letting-up-despite-great-faults-artist-of-the-week/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:30:07 +0000 Interview with Matt and Mike of Letting Up Despite Great Faults Letting Up Despite Great Faults is the musical brainchild of Mike Lee, a project that he describes as both inspired by and steeped in nostalgia. Upon listening, it’s hard not hear the often bittersweet reverie or the connection to the Blonde Redhead song that

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-6-27-11/feed/ 0 Viva Voce Presents The Sounds Of Summer On The Future Will Destroy You http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/viva-voce-presents-the-sounds-of-summer-on-the-future-will-destroy-you/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/viva-voce-presents-the-sounds-of-summer-on-the-future-will-destroy-you/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:00:00 +0000 The principal duo of Kevin and Anita Robinson, better known to the masses as Viva Voce, is back on the scene with their first new record since 2009’s Rose City. The Future Will Destroy You is the outfit’s first album with Vanguard and for the Portland-based via Muscle Shoals band, this is one of their

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/viva-voce-presents-the-sounds-of-summer-on-the-future-will-destroy-you/feed/ 0 Fredrik Delivers One Of The Most Experimental Albums Of The Year http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/fredrik-delivers-one-of-the-most-experimental-albums-of-the-year/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/fredrik-delivers-one-of-the-most-experimental-albums-of-the-year/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:00:00 +0000 Over the past several years, European indie pop outfits have become popular in the U.S. With their third full-length album, Swedish electro-folk trio Fredrik plan on making the transition to become one of the latest in this line of successful import acts. FLORA is a step forward for Fredrik. Firstly, the duo of Fredrik Hultin

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