Chicago – Oh, Sunday! The last day of any festival can seem like the worst. Everyone’s tired. Sunburns and hangovers are a plenty. Your feet may not want to comply, making for a lazy afternoon spread out on the lawn. While this was the case at times on the final day of Pitchfork Music Festival
10 New Bands to See at Pitchfork 2016
Chicago – While for most people July triggers images of fireworks, American flags, grilling, and BBQ, for music festival junkees, this wonderful month ushers in thoughts of relaxing with a nice Goose Island beer, on the baseball field in Chicago’s Union Park, while listening to some of the best new bands around, at one of
Best New Bands Announces 2014 Newbie Awards Winners
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
Best New Bands Announces 2014 Newbie Awards Nominees
New York – BestNewBands.com, a top destination for reviews, interviews and news about the world’s best emerging recording artists, has announced the nominees of its 2014 Newbie Awards honoring the year’s best new band, male artist, female artist and album—plus one new category (Breakthrough Artist), as determined by a poll of the site’s editorial staff.
FKA Twigs LP1 Is An Avant Garde Trance
Los Angeles —“I love another and thus I hate myself” and everything stops. The repetition of that one moving line rips the listener out of reality and into FKA Twigs debut album, LP1. The gothic harmonies and heart pounding beats on “Preface” are the beginning of a piece of art too mesmerizing to be anything
5 New Bands at Pitchfork – Day Two
Chicago – Saturday, Saturday, Saturday! Are you singing a little Elton? I was during day two of Pitchfork Festival. Right from the start, I was feeling it, thanks to one of my favorite local bands- but there were plenty of other new artists who kept Saturday rocking well into the evening. Chicago boys Twin Peaks
Mixtape – CHVRCHES, FKA Twigs, The Rubens, Lucius and more
New York – More fresh tunes cropped up, plus new engaging pieces from a couple of our most recent additions to the BestNewBands.com family. On the ground in London we now have James Somerside, who contributed a preview for what is the most hyped and anticipated albums out this week – CHVRCHES The Bones of
Album Review – FKA Twigs, EP2
You may know Arca, one of the producers who helped with Kanye’s banger, Yeezus. You may know Young Turks, the avant-garde label home to the xx and Chairlift. Who you may not know (yet) is FKA Twigs, the newest addition to the Young Turks family who collaborated with Arca on EP2, the second of two EPs showcasing