Best New Bands » Hot Chip 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 Artist of the Week: The xx http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-the-xx/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-the-xx/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:58:49 +0000 In four years, The xx have gone from indie darlings to international buzz band. Their brand of indie pop won them fans across the globe, even winning the prestigious Mercury Prize in their native England, which took the hype surrounding the band to new heights. Though they’ve technically only been on the scene since 2008,

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-the-xx/feed/ 0 The 5 Best New Bands at the Pitchfork Festival http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/the-5-best-new-bands-at-the-pitchfork-festival/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/the-5-best-new-bands-at-the-pitchfork-festival/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:13:51 +0000 After an amazing experience at Bonneroo, I couldn’t wait to go to my home town Pitchfork Music Festival. Braving the rain the crowds poured over to see Japandroids. Holy cow where I have been when it comes to this band. Obviously this crowd and the other photographers were on top of their game as the

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