Best New Bands » Cantora Records 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 Eight Questions With Alex Von Hardberger of Young Buffalo http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/eight-questions-with-alex-von-hardberger-of-young-buffalo/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/eight-questions-with-alex-von-hardberger-of-young-buffalo/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:45:04 +0000 Young Buffalo are Oxford, Mississippi natives (the home of Ole Miss), but they could just as easily have come from Oxford, England (which has, you know, that OTHER Oxford school). The trio of Southerners released their Young Von Prettylips EP on Tuesday via Cantora Records and is set to go out on what is sure

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/eight-questions-with-alex-von-hardberger-of-young-buffalo/feed/ 0 Emil Hewitt, Both Halves of Emil & Friends http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/emil-hewitt-both-halves-of-emil-friends/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/emil-hewitt-both-halves-of-emil-friends/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Most of the time, Emil & Friends is just the genre-bending, time-traveling, pop-rock-electro-folk “produsingermusicianista” Emil Hewitt. Whatever he is, Hewitt’s production is spotless, and his melodies mellifluous. He has created an enthusiastic fan base, a fantastic EP, and a music video in which he rides a horse through Boston dressed in superhero tights. I got

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new-rumspringa-record-release/feed/ 0 The Weekend Playlist: Lauren Novik’s Full of Summer Lovin’ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-weekend-playlist-full-of-summer-lovin/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-weekend-playlist-full-of-summer-lovin/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0000 The Weekend Playlist: Video Edition – Full of Summer Lovin’ I’ve been on this whole summer lovin’ kick- mostly because spring flings are so last season.  Literally.  Thus, give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning for good music- and this mix mistress will gladly oblige! 1. Hold Your Horse Is “You Show

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