Best New Bands » electronic music 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 KING Prepares To Rule http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/king-prepares-rule/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/king-prepares-rule/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2016 08:23:16 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=28536 Los Angeles – For some, a career in music is a chosen path that takes years of training and dedication to achieve – others simply fall right into it. Both of those circumstances led to the formation of KING, a Los Angeles based group that blends soul, R&B and electronic music with impressive results. Anita

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  1. King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard Rule Chicago – It’s a good thing The Grateful Dead retired because there’s a new supreme jam band in town. Impossible you say? Obviously you’ve not yet had the pleasure of seeing the tongue twisting Australian seven-piece King Gizzard and the Lizard...
  2. KING Announces US Tour Dates Los Angeles – After selling out their LA show at The Lyric Theater in December, KING continue to make waves in the music scene having been recently named one of Boston Globe’s ’16 Artists To Look Forward To Hearing In...
  3. Elle King Covers “American Girl” – Out Now! New York – Having just released her critically-acclaimed debut album, Love Stuff, back in February, Elle King, the multi-faceted pop, blues, and rock and roll singer, has now released a new song! King took on the task of covering “American Girl,” a classic song by The...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/king-prepares-rule/feed/ 1 Holly Herndon – Platform http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/holly-herndon-platform/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/holly-herndon-platform/#comments Fri, 22 May 2015 02:14:57 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=24659 San Francisco – Upon first listening, American (Tennessee-born, San Francisco-transplant) sound artist’s Holly Herndon’s second full-length effort Platform sounds more like an experiment than an album.  First impressions can be deceiving, however, as Platform actually takes a truer form as an LP—a result of a delicate hypothesis and scientific tenacity—than what many modern artists deign

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  1. A Conversation with Andy and Holly of Weeknight Brooklyn – Locally based “goth synth” duo Weeknight have just completed a tour that saw them return to Brooklyn on May 5 to play a homecoming gig at hip Williamsburg venue Union Pool, which also doubled as their Cassette Release...
  2. London House Producer Mike Greene Returns With Fort Romeau   Los Angeles – While Mike Greene, the mastermind and sole member of electronic music act Fort Romeau, has not made any grand departures from the well-received sound he established on his debut album and subsequent singles, the London-based house...
  3. All Hail! ‘The King Of Anxiety’ From Petite Noir Los Angeles – Considering the album title, The King Of Anxiety, it is no surprise that the five tracks on Petite Noir’s debut EP (out digitally January 19) display a complete mastery of the art of apprehension.  Subdued guitar work...
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  1. Preview: Kwabs – Debut Album In The Works Nashville – Prince Harry knows who Kwabs is, but you might not yet. Kwabena Adjepong, better known as Kwabs, hasn’t released a proper album but has already performed at Buckingham Palace. His spine-tingling performance on the British reality television show...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/interview-starsmith/feed/ 0 STRFKR Delivers A Fantastic New Album With Reptilia http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/strfkr-delivers-a-fantastic-new-album-with-reptilia/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/strfkr-delivers-a-fantastic-new-album-with-reptilia/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Indie-electronica pop is en vogue and that’s can be partially attributed to the innovative sounds of STRFKR. The Portland, Oregon-based outfit, which formed in 2007, has been one of the standard-bearers for the electro-pop wave that has grown in the years since the band’s beginnings. The band’s latest release, , is the band’s first LP

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  3. What’s in a Name?- The Crystal Castles (II) Album Review When Crystal Castles was done crafting their second full-length album, they felt no need to come up with an original album name. The 14 hypnotic tracks speak for themselves, and the Canadian dance duo can self-title every single one of...
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  1. Black Breath, Keeping it Metal Seattle’s five-piece Black/Thrash Metal band Black Breath has recently announced their first European tour since forming in 2005. Their rush onto the international scene has a lot to do with the outstanding success of their 2008 EP Razor to Oblivion,...
  2. A Conversation With Alejandra Deheza of School Of Seven Bells 2010 has been a successful year for School of Seven Bells. The band released its sophomore effort, Disconnect From Desire, on July 13 on Vagrant Records/Ghostly International in the U.S. The band consists of Benjamin Curtis and identical twins Alejandra...
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