Best New Bands » florence and the machine 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 Tom Odell Shortlisted For Brit Awards Critics’ Choice http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/tom-odell-shortlisted-for-brit-awards-critics-choice/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/tom-odell-shortlisted-for-brit-awards-critics-choice/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:43:33 +0000 Tom Odell has today been announced as one of the three artists shortlisted for the 2013 . The Critics’ Choice Award is for new British acts tipped by critics for mainstream success in the forthcomng year. In previous years it has been awarded to Adele (2008), Florence and the Machine (2009), Ellie Goulding (2010) and

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  1. Michael Kiwanuka releases his new EP, ‘Home Again’ on January 3rd British soul-singer Michael Kiwanuka is proud to announce the release of his newest EP, ‘Home Again,’ via Cherrytree/Interscope Records, on January 3rd 2012. The three-song EP will only be available digitally in the US. For full track-listing, see below. Following...
  2. Artist of the Week: Michael Kiwanuka Over the past few months, soul music has had a bit of a revival. You’ve seen here on our site with features on Mayer Hawthorne and Frank Ocean, and likely multiple other outlets as well. Why is soul making a...
  3. MGK Wins MTVU “Breaking Woodie” Award at SXSW Releases Half Naked & Almost Famous EP on Tuesday, March 20th MGK PREPARES “WILD BOY” REMIX MUSIC VIDEO WITH STEVE-O, 2 CHAINZ,MEEK MILL, MYSTIKAL, FRENCH MONTANA AND YO GOTTI   EST 19XX/Bad Boy/Interscope recording artist MGK struck victory again this year winning...
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  1. Festival Preview: Bonnaroo What Bonnaroo does better than any other North American festival is purvey that communal atmosphere of Woodstock. As great as the festival’s atmosphere is, let’s talk about some of the bands we’re most excited to see. They’re not exactly a...
  2. Earshot Jazz Festival, a Preview A grand congregation featuring over 50 shows of the nations most acclaimed and promising jazz musicians will form in Seattle on October 15 and conclude 23 days later on November 7. The annual Earshot Jazz festival, established in 1984, has...
  3. Show Preview: Peter Wolf Crier at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge Portlanders can enjoy a night of mellow indie-folk at one of the rose city’s best music venues this Friday. Head to the Doug Fir early for some dinner or to enjoy some of the great happy hour bar food. Walk...
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  1. Hangout Festival 2012 I don’t know about anybody else, but I never really thought “beach and music destination” when I thought of Gulf Shores, Alabama. As the name of the city implies, it’s on the gulf, where it’s highly unlikely you’ll ever get...
  2. Seattle’s Decibel Festival, a Preview Seven years ago music enthusiast Sean Horton founded the Decibel Festival in Seattle, bringing to life an exhibition of his passion. The identity of the festival was the electronic music scene and the effect of it, in a city that...
  3. Earshot Jazz Festival, a Preview A grand congregation featuring over 50 shows of the nations most acclaimed and promising jazz musicians will form in Seattle on October 15 and conclude 23 days later on November 7. The annual Earshot Jazz festival, established in 1984, has...
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  1. Artist Profile: Florence and the Machine Florence and the Machine, already a success in frontwoman Florence Welch’s home country of England, has been bursting to the surface everywhere I turn in recent months. I heard inklings of the powerful rock/soul/pop group last summer and fall, and...
  2. Florence and the Machine take on The Wiltern in LA Get dressed.  Get your stuff–keys, phone, wallet, ticket. Get in your car. Drive. Roll the windows down and smell the air. It’s Saturday night and L.A.’s alive.  Cruise down Wilshire until you see that aqua, neon-lit sign that reads The...
  3. The Ghost In The Machine Just when you thought the renaissance of indie music in 2010 couldn’t get any better, Austin-based Ghostland Observatory dazzles again with the release of their fourth album, Codename: Rondo. The band’s sound, which has been called the odd the blend...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/florence-the-machine-is-finally-back-with-new-single-what-the-water-gave-me/feed/ 0 Grouplove Spreads The Love At The Troubadour http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/grouplove-spreads-the-love-at-the-troubadour/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/grouplove-spreads-the-love-at-the-troubadour/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0000 In a sign of things to come in 2011, Grouplove absolutely killed it on Friday night at The Troubadour, putting together easily one of the best local shows of the year. The show was completely sold out and there wasn’t a person in the house who wasn’t satisfied by the outfit’s 50-minute set. About five

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  1. The Joy Formidable Plays to a Packed Crowd, but Grouplove Stands Out Last night, the packed crowd at The Bowery Ballroom was in for a treat. The Dig, Grouplove, and The Joy Formidable, three groups of varying notoriety but consistent musicianship, were about to step onstage. As it turned out, the tastiest...
  2. An Interview with Ryan Rabin of Grouplove The LA-based indie band Grouplove is really, really good. They exude an honesty that comes straight from musical self-confidence and trust between band members. Their powerful, folk-tinged rock first hit my eardrums about a month ago at The Bowery Ballroom,...
  3. Grouplove Plays FREE Residency at LA’s Bootleg Theater January 3, 10, 17 If Grouplove isn’t a band you’re familiar with now, chances are you will be come 2011. Although the LA-based quintet’s self-titled debut EP has not even been released yet (it comes out January 25!), the five-piece that met during a...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/grouplove-spreads-the-love-at-the-troubadour/feed/ 0 ANNOUNCING THE BEST LIVE SHOWS OF 2010! http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/announcing-the-best-live-shows-of-2010/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/announcing-the-best-live-shows-of-2010/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 20:00:00 +0000 You voted, and the votes are tallied. Here’s the list of the Top Ten Best Live Shows of 2010! #10: TREASURE ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL / SASQUATCH!– TIE When Kelly Montgomery hit Sasquatch! this year, she returned with terrific photos and a great round-up of the acts she managed to squeeze in. Here’s how she kicked

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  1. ANNOUNCING THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2010! You did it! You voted, and now we can share the list of the Top Ten Albums of 2010– according to YOU! The National performs at Sasquatch! 2010 #10: HIGH VIOLET BY THE NATIONAL When Kelly Montgomery reported on Sasquatch!...
  2. ANNOUNCING THE BEST ARTISTS OF 2010! Your votes are in, and this week we’re announcing the TOP TEN in each of the Year End Best Of categories. We kick off today with Best Artist, and thanks to a few ties, we’ve got a nice, long list...
  3. ANNOUNCING THE BEST SONGS OF 2010! Your voices have been heard, fair readers,and here are the Top Ten Songs of 2010, according to YOU! #10: “SILVIA” BY MIIKE SNOW AND “AIRPLANES” BY LOCAL NATIVES– TIE In an interview with Todd Prodanovich last September, Local Natives band...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/announcing-the-best-live-shows-of-2010/feed/ 0 Grouplove Plays FREE Residency at LA’s Bootleg Theater January 3, 10, 17 http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/grouplove-plays-free-residency-at-la-s-bootleg-theater-january-3-10-17/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/grouplove-plays-free-residency-at-la-s-bootleg-theater-january-3-10-17/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:00:00 +0000 If Grouplove isn’t a band you’re familiar with now, chances are you will be come 2011. Although the LA-based quintet’s self-titled debut EP has not even been released yet (it comes out January 25!), the five-piece that met during a residency on Crete (read about the band’s conception in Jesse Diener-Bennett’s interview for BestNewBands.com with

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  3. Aqualung @ The Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles, with Krista Polvere I went backstage at the Aqualung show, and everyone touched my nuts. Monday’s show at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles gave me a tiny taste of what it’s like to be on the road for a national tour. I...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/grouplove-plays-free-residency-at-la-s-bootleg-theater-january-3-10-17/feed/ 0 Weekend Playlist – Best Videos of 2010 http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-best-videos-of-2010/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-best-videos-of-2010/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Today we’ll be trying something different for the Weekend Playlist: instead of audio, we’ll be featuring the nominees for Best Videos of 2010. Enjoy! “Bergerac” – Back Pocket Memory: Leona Laurie interviewed the Burbank, CA band in early November. Here’s an excerpt of their conversation: LL: If you had to choose five words to describe

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  1. Weekend Playlist – Best Songs of 2010 photo credit: Sherene Hilal Before we count down to 2011, we’re picking out some of the best songs of 2010. Which was your favorite? Vote now for your favorite song of 2010! “Rope” – ArpLine In an interview with Sherene...
  2. Weekend Playlist – Best Artists of 2010 photo credit: Lauren Novik 2010’s slowly coming to an end, and at BNB we’re counting it down with a Best of 2010 Awards list. For this week’s playlist, here are songs from some of the nominees for Best Artist. “Janglin”...
  3. The Weekend Playlist for November 12, 2010 photo credit – Kelly Knapp In our latest installment of the newly-revamped Weekend Playlist, we look back on some of the week’s posts, accompanied by music from our featured artists. Cameras – Matt and Kim:Last Saturday, Cervante Pope reviewed Sidewalks,...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-best-videos-of-2010/feed/ 0 An Interview with Ryan Rabin of Grouplove http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/an-interview-with-ryan-rabin-of-grouplove/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/an-interview-with-ryan-rabin-of-grouplove/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:00:00 +0000 The LA-based indie band Grouplove is really, really good. They exude an honesty that comes straight from musical self-confidence and trust between band members. Their powerful, folk-tinged rock first hit my eardrums about a month ago at The Bowery Ballroom, and ever since, I’ve been listening to their self-titled EP on repeat. Drummer/Producer Ryan Rabin

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  2. Interview with Elizabeth and the Catapult I admit, it was the name that originally piqued my interest in Elizabeth and the Catapult. But after listening to their Myspace page, I adored the group’s music as much as the thought-provoking moniker. When I got an opportunity for...
  3. Miniature Tigers Interview: Bringing Modern Art Pop to Life Miniature Tigers are four busy cats. In addition to the nationwide tour they’ve embarked on in support of their second album Fortress (available here), the modern art/beauty pop foursome has received nods from the likes of Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly,...
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