Best New Bands » Marissa Nadler 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 Mixtape 24: Charli XCX, Audacity, Foxygen And More http://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/mixtape-24-charli-xcx-audacity-foxygen-and-more/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/mixtape-24-charli-xcx-audacity-foxygen-and-more/#comments Sun, 26 May 2013 17:23:45 +0000 Our newest L.A.-based contributor Josh Calixto took on the new Charli XCX record, True Romance, which he described as “the perfect setting for good pop, and True Romance is a prime example of what the genre can still offer to a generation jaded by top 40 radio stations and terrified of internet backlash.” In interviews,

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  1. Nadler’s Third Solo LP Shows Great Promise As we discussed last week, Marissa Nadler is on the rise. The Boston-based singer/songwriter is releasing her third album, which is self-titled, independently. The album kicks off with “In Your Lair, Bear,” which is six minutes of skeletal chords and...
  2. Audacity’s Kyle Gibson Discusses Orange County, Touring And Their Upcoming Album If the guys in Audacity know one thing, it’s how to have fun. The Orange County bred punk rockers have been playing music together since Elementary school, and though they have grown up since then, they still focus on having...
  3. Marissa Nadler Serenades The Bootleg – And Gives Us The 411, First! Marissa Nadler’s ethereal voice peppered with longing is the perfect Sunday morning soundtrack- I’m talking when the first rays of light start penetrating your window pane- painfully, and the easiest solution seems to be to turn up the music and...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/mixtape-24-charli-xcx-audacity-foxygen-and-more/feed/ 1 Carter Tanton, Sharon Van Etten, and Glass Ghost at Bowery Ballroom http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/carter-tanton-sharon-van-etten-and-glass-ghost-at-bowery-ballroom/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/carter-tanton-sharon-van-etten-and-glass-ghost-at-bowery-ballroom/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:37:15 +0000 Carter Tanton was who I went to see for this sold out Bowery Ballroom show, after falling in love with his song “Murderous Joy,” although Sharon Van Etten as the headliner could in no way be a disappointment, plus opener Glass Ghost proved themselves to be a fresh gem. Tanton is a singer-songwriter, whose musical

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  1. Artist of the Week: Carter Tanton Carter Tanton‘s Freeclouds out on Western Vinyl, is the long overdue follow-up to his former band Tulsa’s 2007 EP I Was Submerged. Tulsa spent two years writing and recording their follow-up to the EP, but it was never released due...
  2. All-Star Buzz Band Lineup at Bowery Ballroom Woods It happens very infrequently that I go to a show that is a 4-band lineup of not only all bands I know, but all bands I like and/or really want to see live. For that reason, I was so...
  3. Tennis Headline a Sold Out Show at Bowery Ballroom It was another sold out show at Bowery Ballroom, as shows there often are. I was expecting this to be a night of throwback music, since the lineup of bands all hearken back to the 60s era with retro fuzzy...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/carter-tanton-sharon-van-etten-and-glass-ghost-at-bowery-ballroom/feed/ 0 Marissa Nadler Announces The Release Of “The Sister,” Out May 29 http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/marissa-nadler-announces-the-release-of-the-sister-out-may-29/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/marissa-nadler-announces-the-release-of-the-sister-out-may-29/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:23:37 +0000 Boston-based songstress Marissa Nadler has announced the forthcoming release of The Sister, a collection of eight new tracks subtly linked to last year’s self-titled critically acclaimed LP, out May 29 on her own Box Of Cedar Records. “Heartbreak is a great muse, but it can wear you down,” she admits, referring to the stormy relationships that haunted many

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  1. Marissa Nadler Serenades The Bootleg – And Gives Us The 411, First! Marissa Nadler’s ethereal voice peppered with longing is the perfect Sunday morning soundtrack- I’m talking when the first rays of light start penetrating your window pane- painfully, and the easiest solution seems to be to turn up the music and...
  2. Nadler’s Third Solo LP Shows Great Promise As we discussed last week, Marissa Nadler is on the rise. The Boston-based singer/songwriter is releasing her third album, which is self-titled, independently. The album kicks off with “In Your Lair, Bear,” which is six minutes of skeletal chords and...
  3. Marissa Nadler Plays an Intimate Set at Littlefield Marissa Nadler Saturday night (7/30) Marissa Nadler played the 2nd to last show of her current tour at Littlefield in Brooklyn. Littlefield is another one of those Brooklyn venues that seem to appear out of nowhere; you’re on what looks...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/marissa-nadler-announces-the-release-of-the-sister-out-may-29/feed/ 0 Free Downloads: Marissa Nadler Brings A Dose Of Blues To The Table With Another Pair Of Tracks From Covers Volume II http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/free-downloads-marissa-nadler-brings-a-dose-of-blues-to-the-table-with-another-pair-of-tracks-from-covers-volume-ii/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/free-downloads-marissa-nadler-brings-a-dose-of-blues-to-the-table-with-another-pair-of-tracks-from-covers-volume-ii/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:03:56 +0000 Download “Learning to Fly“ & “Motel Blues” feat. Carter Tanton (Both Available to Post) Boston-based dream-folk artist Marissa Nadler has offered an additional pair of tracks for free mp3 download off her Covers Volume II album. On Halloween she gave away covers of the Clinic’s “Distortions,” Bruce Springsteen’s “The River” and Bob Dylan‘s “Farewell Angelina” through her

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  2. Marissa Nadler Plays an Intimate Set at Littlefield Marissa Nadler Saturday night (7/30) Marissa Nadler played the 2nd to last show of her current tour at Littlefield in Brooklyn. Littlefield is another one of those Brooklyn venues that seem to appear out of nowhere; you’re on what looks...
  3. Nadler’s Third Solo LP Shows Great Promise As we discussed last week, Marissa Nadler is on the rise. The Boston-based singer/songwriter is releasing her third album, which is self-titled, independently. The album kicks off with “In Your Lair, Bear,” which is six minutes of skeletal chords and...
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  1. Save the Clocktower – Artist of the Week You might remember Save the Clocktower from a BestNewBands.com feature several months ago reviewing their album Carousel. Or you might remember the name from Back to the Future. Either way, they’re a Chicago-based band worth remembering for a rainy day...
  2. The Ross Sea Party – Artist of the Week The Ross Sea Party is a Los Angeles-based quintet whose indie rock manages to house both the wisdom of age and the carefree spirit of youth. I listened to each one of their songs listed on Facebook for all of...
  3. Neon Hymns – Artist of the Week Editors Note: Our Artist-Of-The-Week feature is on, a hopefully brief, hiatus. We plan to return to action by mid-October with a very special two part feature. Until then, we’re going to take a page from our television brethern and repeat...
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  1. Marissa Nadler Serenades The Bootleg – And Gives Us The 411, First! Marissa Nadler’s ethereal voice peppered with longing is the perfect Sunday morning soundtrack- I’m talking when the first rays of light start penetrating your window pane- painfully, and the easiest solution seems to be to turn up the music and...
  2. Nadler’s Third Solo LP Shows Great Promise As we discussed last week, Marissa Nadler is on the rise. The Boston-based singer/songwriter is releasing her third album, which is self-titled, independently. The album kicks off with “In Your Lair, Bear,” which is six minutes of skeletal chords and...
  3. Via Audio Playing an Intimate Set at Moscot on Saturday Hey guys, remember that review I wrote back in December of Via Audio at Brooklyn Bowl? Probably not, but that’s ok. Basically, I talked about how awesome the Brooklyn-based band is, how their sassy funk sound is immediately infectious, and...
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  3. Marissa Nadler Serenades The Bootleg – And Gives Us The 411, First! Marissa Nadler’s ethereal voice peppered with longing is the perfect Sunday morning soundtrack- I’m talking when the first rays of light start penetrating your window pane- painfully, and the easiest solution seems to be to turn up the music and...
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  2. Biffy Clyro & Mark Z. Danielewski Will Get Intimate At The Bootleg Theater! What I dig about the arts is their collective ability to influence one another.  Case in point, Mark Z. Danielewski’s works and Biffy Clyro’s works.  The two will be coming together to do a special intimate performance at the Bootleg...
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