Best New Bands » funk 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 Fold: The Self-Titled Debut http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/fold-self-titled-debut/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/fold-self-titled-debut/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2015 07:32:35 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27922 Berlin – With the release of their self-titled debut LP this week, Fold is laying down a gauntlet of musical influences that encompasses elements of funk, jazz, hip hop, and alternative rock across ten reflective tracks. Live instrumentation is another layer to this Leeds band that listeners will appreciate, as the band throws the entire

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  1. Self-Titled Debut From Brooklyn’s Haerts San Francisco – HAERTS is a hard band to get an audience with. There have been a few times over the past year that I thought I would see the indie pop group, but each time they slipped through the...
  2. ‘Sweet, Somber And Graceful’: Self-Titled Debut From Odessa Portland – Odessa’s dreamy pop grows personal with the arrival of her self-titled debut LP. Odessa is an entryway to the artist’s thoughts, aggravations and self-doubts. The LP becomes an experience for the listener, one in which they feel as...
  3. Royal Blood’s Self-Titled Debut Album Is Out Today Los Angeles – Royal Blood’s much-anticipated self-titled debut album is out now on Warner Bros. Records. To purchase the album on iTunes, click HERE. This past weekend, the band performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK, leading NME...
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  1. Shamir Premieres Songs From Upcoming Debut LP Berkeley – This past Friday, rising star and Las Vegas native Shamir Bailey (known simply as Shamir) plunged into a blistering 11-song set on UC-Berkeley’s Upper Sproul Plaza.  Each song had its own flavor, its own delicious tones and timbres...
  2. 4 New Bands We Loved At Pitchfork 2015 – Day 2 Chicago – Day two of Pitchfork Fest was wet and wild. Rain came pouring down a little after three, forcing the festival to close. People were ushered out of Union Park and readmitted later in the afternoon, when the fest...
  3. 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...
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  1. Interview: Andrija Spicanovic of VVHILE Berlin – Founded in 2011 by Andrija Spicanovic and Stevan Cirovic, VVHILE is a punk rock band that has done what many bands in their native Serbia have managed to do as of late, escape the boundaries of their small...
  2. The Madden Brothers – Greetings From California New York – Since the early nineties, the Madden Brothers have played in the pop punk band Good Charlotte. Their side project, The Madden Brothers, began taking shape in 2011, but it wasn’t until this week that they released Greetings...
  3. Interview: Jukebox The Ghost San Francisco- Washington D.C. Based indie pop band Jukebox the Ghost consists of only three guys, Ben Thornewill (vocals/keyboard), Tommy Siegel (vocals/guitar), and Jesse Kristin (drums.) This power pop indie band has just released their fourth album, the self-titled Jukebox...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/interview-my-brothers-and-i/feed/ 0 Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Multi-Love http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/unknown-mortal-orchestra-multi-love/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/unknown-mortal-orchestra-multi-love/#comments Thu, 28 May 2015 00:32:30 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=24803 Los Angeles - Following each of their two full-length releases, Unknown Mortal Orchestra gained an uptick in attention from places far outside of their psych-pop niche; with Multi-Love, the band yet again adjusts the formula, eschewing much of the guitar heroics heard on Unknown Mortal Orchestra and II in favor of the hot-and-sweaty sounds of vintage

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  1. Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Doldrums and Field Mouse at Glasslands I went to this show with the plan to specifically watch and review the Brooklyn-based dream pop outfit Field Mouse, but they went on earlier than I anticipated, and for some reason Glasslands was unusually slow to get people in...
  2. Album Review: Unknown Mortal Orchestra—II     Unknown Mortal Orchestra stole the hearts of the blogosphere with its 2011 self-titled freshman album. Critics ogled over the trio’s ability to create sparse, lo-fi psych-pop gems, and for the past two years the band has been riding...
  3. Unknown Mortal Orchestra Live At The Echoplex It’s been a busy year for Portland-based lo-fi outfit, Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Not only has the trio released its self-titled debut, but it has also been touring the world non-stop for well over six months now. I was able to...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/unknown-mortal-orchestra-multi-love/feed/ 0 Jakubi Offers Wildly Entertaining Night On Early Stop Of U.S. Tour http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/jakubi-offer-wildly-entertaining-night-early-stop-u-s-tour/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/jakubi-offer-wildly-entertaining-night-early-stop-u-s-tour/#comments Wed, 13 May 2015 23:07:28 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=24478 Portland – The Goodfoot experienced the infectiousness of Jakubi on Thursday night. The venue was one of the first stops on their second U.S. tour and follows the release of their single “Couch Potato.” The Melbourne-based five-piece already have a substantial following both in the U.S. and Australia. Their music is a twist on the

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  1. MS MR Celebrate A Birthday At Rickshaw Stop San Francisco – On Thursday, New York-based indie dark wave duo MS MR brought the house down at the cozy Rickshaw Stop.  The twosome—consisting of vocalist Lizzy Plapinger and producer Max Hershenow (along with their touring bassist and drummer)—played a...
  2. Wolves Of London: Wolf Alice At Brooklyn Night Bazaar Brooklyn – The biggest cliché in band names during the 2000s was ‘wolf.’ For a while, it seemed like if a band didn’t have an extraneous consonant, they had some reference to wolves doing something wolves don’t normally do: Wolf...
  3. Lord Huron Offers Many ‘Strange Trails’ Los Angeles – Three years ago, LA band Lord Huron released their debut record Lonesome Dreams—a vast, ambitious, poignant piece of music that echoed along the borders of Fleet Foxes with its harmonies. However, the band was by far worth...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/jakubi-offer-wildly-entertaining-night-early-stop-u-s-tour/feed/ 0 Alanna Royale Brings Hitsville To Nashville http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/alanna-royale-brings-hitsville-nashville/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/alanna-royale-brings-hitsville-nashville/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2014 23:13:39 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=19488 Nashville – Before Alanna Royale was ever seen at her record release show on October 4 at Exit/In, she was heard. In traditional soul/funk style, the bearded crew that backs the Nashville songstress came out and laid down a tight vamp as the crowd awaited the showstopper’s arrival. But, before ever setting foot on stage, Alanna sent

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  1. A Great Big Pile of Leaves at The End in Nashville Nashville – Though it’s dubbed “Music City,” Nashville is often pigeonholed as just a town for country artists. Yet just up the road from the crowded honkytonk bars of Broadway sit some amazing indie rock venues. The End, along with...
  2. Andrew Leahey & The Homestead At The Basement In Nashville Nashville – Ask the average listener to close their eyes and visualize rock and roll and the image will be similar for most folks; vintage Gibson and Fender axes plugged into humming tube amps, long hair and scruffy beards, guitar...
  3. Jose James Brings His Jazz + Soul To Seattle Seattle - Jose James came through town for a perfect weekday show, visiting The Crocodile in support of his new album on the legendary Blue Note label, While You Were Sleeping. The singer-songwriter put on a relaxed show full of talented...
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  1. Album Review: The Parlotones—Journey Through The Shadows Although The Parlotones have been making music for a while, don’t be ashamed if the name doesn’t sound familiar to you. The rock quartet has garnered a large fan base in its home country of South Africa, as well as...
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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. New Video: The Jezabels Tour Diary- Feb- March 2012 The Jezabels spent the last year playing sold out shows throughout Europe, the U.S. and Australia. They also released their debut album, Prisoner, and made a headlining appearance at the  NME Awards Show; a busy year by anyone’s standards.  As a way...
  3. Kitsuné Announces Inaugural American Compilation for May 22nd Release For the first time ever the Parisian clothing and music emporium has compiled an eclectic selection of fresh new faces on the North American front with Kitsuné America. After booming in Japan, expanding in South East Asia and steadily developing in...
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  2. BNBTV Spotlight: Applespacebar, “Simplify” BestNewBands.com With so much synth and experimental action gracing the alternative music scene recently, I relax a little to listen to a classic guitar-driven alternative rock band such as the oh-so-ironically-titled Applespacebar.  With sounds reminiscent of Jimmy Eat World and...
  3. BNBTV Spotlight: The Goondas, “Jackalope Jesus” BestNewBands.com Remember the days when rock n’ roll was really rock n’ roll? When it was largely feared by the masses, when reeling guitars caused echoing screams, and lead singers shook and convulsed on stage like madmen, scaring but captivating...
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  2. Whiteaker Block Party: Celebrating Eugene’s Home-Grown Talent Some secrets are not meant to be kept. This year’s Whiteaker Block Party exposed me to a few musical groups that, despite their humble beginnings, are on the fast track to fame. The only question now is: do I keep...
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