Best New Bands » Kurt Vile 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 The Echo Friendly http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-the-echo-friendly/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-the-echo-friendly/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 04:55:42 +0000 Emerging Brooklyn band The Echo Friendly is a name you may start hearing more often. They’ve gotten recent recognition for having their song “Same Mistakes” in the closing credits of the fourth Girls episode, but they also have a band and life philosophy more withstanding than that. In a conversation with band members Jake Rabinbach

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  3. Catching Up With Leftover Cuties’ Shirli McAllen With an ode to Gatsby-era debauchery and smoke-filled jazz joints, Leftover Cuties will steal your heart and thrill your soul. In between albums, the band decided to release an EP of covers to serve as an appetizer while they finish...
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  1. More Love Care Of Red Arrow Messenger So the Troubadour and I are getting to know each other quite well.  I’ve been twice this week already- and I’ll be heading back tonight.  Third time’s always a charm, and there’s talk of getting me my own VIP parking...
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