As we’ve written about over the past few months, Of Monsters and Men are one of the breakout new bands of 2012. During their first proper U.S. tour, they’ve sold out almost every venue they’ve played and their song “Little Talks” has been on radio stations everywhere. Before they played their last show of their
With the end of May comes Wakarusa Festival, running from May 31st to June 3rd in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. With that kind of scenery, the nature aspect is just as much a part of the festival experience as the music, and the two together is surely a powerful force. As a result, the
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 France and Europe, Kitsuné felt it was time to jump the (other) pond and land
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 of sharing all the activity with their fans, the band has put together a tour
The gentlemen of Saint Motel are at it again. Currently in the midst of criss-crossing the country, culminating in multiple appearances at SXSW, the quartet and BestNewBands.com faves released a new song for your consumption today. Free and available for download, “Honest Feedback” is another example of how the L.A. perfectly blend indie-rock with pop
When I interviewed Bradley Carter and Sean Stentz of NO back in December, the band was still getting its bearings. The quintet had just released its debut EP, Don’t Worry, You’ll be Here Forever, and had admitted that not many people were familiar with the band—including friends and acquaintances—until right before the album release. The
There’s a feeling that I get when I listen to the new Blitzen Trapper, an inexplicable sense of warmth and home. American Goldwing is a quintessential rock album. It is all things to all people. At one point it feels like Bob Dylan as is the case with “Stranger in a Strange Land,” but then
Driving to the Bootleg Theater last night, I was yawning the whole way there. School had just started, and I had spent the past two hours reading Shakespeare (seriously…). I was in serious need of a pick me up, and, fortunately, that’s exactly what I got. Walking into the old warehouse venue I could already
It’s been four long years since Montreal-based indie rock outfit Miracle Fortress, aka Graham Van Pelt put out his last record, Five Roses. But he returns on May 17 with his sophomore effort, Was I the Wave?, taking the next steps in a budding career. This isn’t to say Van Pelt hasn’t’ been busy in
While attending The Pierces concert at the Hotel Café last month, I was fortunate to stumble in a few minutes early to catch the early act, Atlantic/Pacific. With great crowd interaction, catchy and danceable tracks and an overall terrific vibe, the New Yorkers had the notoriously fickle crowd eating out of their palm. To say