Best New Bands » Joy Division 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 Ideals: A Cocktail for Your Ears http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ideals-a-strong-cocktail-for-your-ears/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ideals-a-strong-cocktail-for-your-ears/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Ideals are a melting pot of all the things I like in my music: brooding vocals, haunting lyrics and an aggressive sound that accurately replicates a live show on their EPs. After I received a late night text from someone who heard an Ideals song on their Pandora station, I immediately checked out their tunes

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ideals-a-strong-cocktail-for-your-ears/feed/ 0 Fredrik Delivers One Of The Most Experimental Albums Of The Year http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/fredrik-delivers-one-of-the-most-experimental-albums-of-the-year/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/fredrik-delivers-one-of-the-most-experimental-albums-of-the-year/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:00:00 +0000 Over the past several years, European indie pop outfits have become popular in the U.S. With their third full-length album, Swedish electro-folk trio Fredrik plan on making the transition to become one of the latest in this line of successful import acts. FLORA is a step forward for Fredrik. Firstly, the duo of Fredrik Hultin

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