Best New Bands » Hozier 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 Hozier At Home In The Land Of The Blues http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/hozier-home-land-blues/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/hozier-home-land-blues/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2015 03:57:40 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=22070 Chicago – Andrew Hozier-Byrne, the Irishman who has been melting hearts and turning concert halls into places of musical worship, played a sold-out show at the Riviera Theatre this past Wednesday night. The 24-year-old blues lover creates fantastic indie rock infused with a mix of gospel, soul, folk, and blues. Hearing Hozier live with his

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  2. Win An Autographed Vinyl Copy Of Hozier ’s Debut Album! Best New Bands and Columbia Records are giving away a vinyl copy of Hozier’s acclaimed debut album, Hozier, signed by the performer himself! The Irish singer-songwriter had a breakthrough song this year with “Take Me To Church” and the artist’s...
  3. Moving On Up: Bad Suns Sell Out Lincoln Hall Chicago – California indie-pop band Bad Suns hit up Lincoln Hall Monday night for a sold-out show sponsored by Chicago’s 101WKQX. The foursome, made up of vocalist Christo Bowman, bassist Gavin Bennett, guitarist Ray Libby, and drummer Miles Morris, formed...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/9-new-bands-want-see-tour-winter/feed/ 1 Win An Autographed Vinyl Copy Of Hozier ’s Debut Album! http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/win-autographed-vinyl-copy-hoziers-debut-album/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/win-autographed-vinyl-copy-hoziers-debut-album/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2014 04:59:34 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=20577 Best New Bands and Columbia Records are giving away a vinyl copy of Hozier’s acclaimed debut album, Hozier, signed by the performer himself! The Irish singer-songwriter had a breakthrough song this year with “Take Me To Church” and the artist’s continuous touring has made Hozier a huge hit.  Best New Bands saw him perform last month at

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  2. 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...
  3. Best New Bands Announces 2014 Newbie Awards Nominees New York – BestNewBands.com, a top destination for reviews, interviews and news about the world’s best emerging recording artists, has announced the nominees of its 2014 Newbie Awards honoring the year’s best new band, male artist, female artist and album—plus...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/best-new-bands-announces-2014-newbie-awards-nominees/feed/ 2 10 Picks For Record Store Day Black Friday 2014 http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/10-picks-record-store-day-black-friday-2014/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/10-picks-record-store-day-black-friday-2014/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2014 23:53:57 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=19761 New York – If you haven’t started your holiday shopping list yet, you’re in good company.  But the organizers of Record Store Day have just published their Black Friday list of goodies that labels will release exclusively to participating stores on November 28 to get you in the giving mood.  Best New Bands IDs ten

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