Best New Bands » Fol Chen 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 Fol Chen on Their New Album, Musical Inventions, and Making a Whole New Kind of Sense http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/fol-chen-on-their-new-album-musical-inventions-and-making-a-whole-new-kind-of-sense/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/fol-chen-on-their-new-album-musical-inventions-and-making-a-whole-new-kind-of-sense/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 05:15:39 +0000 I’ve always kind of imagined the members of Fol Chen writing songs the way scientists would conduct experiments in a laboratory, with beakers and Petri dishes and controlled explosions and all that. After speaking with guitarist Samuel Bing and Vocalist Sinosa Loa for 20 minutes while waiting for a round of hot toddies, I learned

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/fol-chen-on-their-new-album-musical-inventions-and-making-a-whole-new-kind-of-sense/feed/ 0 Musical Machinist Impressions With Fol Chen at Brooklyn’s Glasslands http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/musical-machinist-impressions-with-fol-chen-at-brooklyns-glasslands/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/musical-machinist-impressions-with-fol-chen-at-brooklyns-glasslands/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:08:38 +0000 I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect for my first time seeing Los Angeles avant pop band Fol Chen perform live. I had read that they play instruments that they themselves have invented, and wear disguises. However, with the release of their new album, False Alarms, they seem to have grown more into their own skin

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  1. Fol Chen and Sister Crayon Light Up The Echo Last night, The Echo was for lovers. Couples held hands, sat in each other’s laps, and held each other up as they swayed to a melee of electronic and live sounds coming from the stage. It was the last night...
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  3. Total Slacker Don’t Slack on the Awesome at Glasslands Total Slacker The implied apathy of Total Slacker is all just a rouse – these guys put a lot of energy into their shows. They are adept musically and mentally. Their lyrics, despite being based around many a joke on...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/musical-machinist-impressions-with-fol-chen-at-brooklyns-glasslands/feed/ 0 Fol Chen and Sister Crayon Light Up The Echo http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/fol_chen_and_sister_crayon_light_up_the_echo/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/fol_chen_and_sister_crayon_light_up_the_echo/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:00:00 +0000 Last night, The Echo was for lovers. Couples held hands, sat in each other’s laps, and held each other up as they swayed to a melee of electronic and live sounds coming from the stage. It was the last night of Fol Chen’s Monday night residency at the venue, and the dance floor was packed

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