Best New Bands » Ghostland Observatory 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 A Conversation with Battleme’s Matt Drenik http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-battleme-s-matt-drenik/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-battleme-s-matt-drenik/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:48:41 +0000 It has been a crazy few years for Matt Drenik. After being diagnosed with Uveitis, an autoimmune disease that affects the eyes, the then Lions front man saw life in a different light (no pun intended). He began to write softer songs without the help of his bandmates and decided to pack up and move

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-11-8/feed/ 0 The Ghost In The Machine http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/the-ghost-in-the-machine/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/the-ghost-in-the-machine/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:00:00 +0000 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 of Rage Against The Machine and Spice Girls, once again is an up-tempo blend of

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