Best New Bands » Foxygen 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 Foxygen Kick Off Summer Tour This Weekend In Support Of Hang http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/foxygen-kick-summer-tour-weekend-support-hang/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/foxygen-kick-summer-tour-weekend-support-hang/#comments Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:22:19 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34605 Chicago – It’s been a busy year for Foxygen, the LA-based duo of Sam France and Jonathan Rado. Since the release of their third full-length album, the “warm and full and huge” (SPIN) Hang, they’ve performed on CONAN, toured the country as a 9-piece, been name-dropped in a Google Home commercial, covered Jessica Pratt’s “On Your Own Love Again” for Amazon’s Songs of Summer playlist, crafted original music for Amazon’s An

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/foxygen-kick-summer-tour-weekend-support-hang/feed/ 0 Foxygen Gets Melodramatic – A Week In Review http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/foxygen-gets-melodramatic/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/foxygen-gets-melodramatic/#comments Wed, 15 Mar 2017 01:57:24 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34179 London – Continuing Best New Band’s weekly round-up, we preview some new music that has taken our fancy over the past seven days. Foxygen, the eclectic LA-based duo of Sam France and Jonathan Rado, has a new video for the surprisingly brief “Upon A Hill”, a track off the band’s latest album, Hang. The piece

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/foxygen-gets-melodramatic/feed/ 1 Foxygen Brought Their Star Power To Chicago http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/foxygen-brought-star-power-chicago/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/foxygen-brought-star-power-chicago/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2014 04:35:40 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=19698 Chicago – Last week Foxygen took the Windy City by storm. The LA psychedelic rockers sold out two shows at Lincoln Hall, and their performance on Chicago’s WGN Morning News was the talk of the town. Even English rockers Temples swung by Lincoln Park to watch frontman Sam France put “the LA in Chicago.” With

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  3. Sir Sly and Wolf Gang Sell-Out Chicago’s Subterranean Chicago – Thank goodness the temperature dropped the other night because Subterranean was packed to the rafters. With Fall approaching, the usually stuffy venue was cooler than normal, making the show much more enjoyable. Über cool LA trio Sir Sly...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/foxygen-brought-star-power-chicago/feed/ 2 Foxygen ’s Musical Journey ‘…And Star Power’ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/foxygens-musical-journey-star-power/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/foxygens-musical-journey-star-power/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2014 07:31:35 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=19497 Seattle – The most important fact you need to know about Foxygen’s new album …And Star Power is that it is not simply just a record. It is a complete musical experience. Sam France and Jonathan Rado have come back strong after the success of their first full-length last year and produced a double album

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  3. Foxygen Awes The Echo Foxygen was a name I heard floating around in the blogosphere, but something I (shamefully) never took the time to research. When I heard that the duo was playing with Moonface at The Echo, I figured I’d check them out....
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/jonathan-rado-law-and-order/feed/ 0 More New Bands At Pitchfork 2013 – Foxygen, Waxahatchee And Toro Y Moi http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/more-new-bands-at-pitchfork-2013-foxygen-waxahatchee-and-toro-y-moi/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/more-new-bands-at-pitchfork-2013-foxygen-waxahatchee-and-toro-y-moi/#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:10:15 +0000 Foxygen lead singer Sam France prowled the stage like the drunken bastard child of Jim Morrison, climbing up the stage rafters after just the first song while smashing his head with a microphone at any opportune moment. He desperately wanted our attention, and needless to say it was hard not to give it to him.

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