Best New Bands » Metronomy 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 Metronomy – Love Letters http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/metronomy-love-letters/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/metronomy-love-letters/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2014 16:56:10 +0000 New York – Metronomy is an outfit that produces timeless electronica, a seemingly impossible feat in our time. The group’s name is a repurposing of the device that measures tempo, and Metronomy’s sound follows an identical algorithm. With liberal electronic transgressions, this is a group that modifies strict technique boldly. Their work at large is

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  1. Hangout Festival 2012 I don’t know about anybody else, but I never really thought “beach and music destination” when I thought of Gulf Shores, Alabama. As the name of the city implies, it’s on the gulf, where it’s highly unlikely you’ll ever get...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/festival-preview-reading-leeds-2012/feed/ 0 Festival Preview: The Falls Music and Arts Festival, December 28th thru January 1st http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/festival-preview-the-falls-music-and-arts-festival-december-28th-thru-january-1st/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/festival-preview-the-falls-music-and-arts-festival-december-28th-thru-january-1st/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:01:34 +0000 It’s summertime in Australia and The Falls Music and Arts Festival ending the year with a few days of fun in the sun with warm weather and hot new bands. Making the trek are BestNewBands.com favorites Grouplove (shown above, Photo by Dan Cordie), Metronomy and The Jezabels. Besides the music, one of the things that make

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  1. Preview: The Jezabels will be releasing their new single, “Trycolour” on Monday – December 12th The Jezabels will be releasing their stand-out single, “Trycolour” on Monday 12th December 2011.  Having signed in the US to independent label Mom+Pop Records (Sleigh Bells, Freelance Whales, Metric, etc) The Jezabels will take a quick pit-stop in the UK,...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/festival-preview-the-falls-music-and-arts-festival-december-28th-thru-january-1st/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week October 10th, 2011 http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-october-10th-2011/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-october-10th-2011/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:34:49 +0000 Who: Screaming FemalesWhere: Space Gallary, Portland, MEWhen: Tues. October, 11th @ 7:30 Cost: $8 Age Restriction: 18+ Who: MetronomyWhere: Electric Owl, Vancouver, BCWhen: Weds. October 12th, 9PM DoorsCost: CAD 15.00Age Restriction Who: Gardens and VillaWhere: Holocene, Portland, ORWhen: Weds. October 12th, 8:30PMCost: $10.00Age Restriction: 21+ Who:  Frank TurnerWhen:  Thursday, October 13Where:  El Rey Theater, Los AngelesCost:  17.00 Who: Trentemøller Where: Webster HallWhen: Friday,

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-october-10th-2011/feed/ 0 The Weekend Playlist: Cervante Pope’s The Summer is Almost Over Mix http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-weekend-playlist-cervante-popes-the-summer-is-almost-over-mix/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-weekend-playlist-cervante-popes-the-summer-is-almost-over-mix/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Oh summer 2010, how you have had your ups and downs.  It seems like just yesterday I was scribbling the answer to the last question of my final and running off campus to celebrate the beginning of my seasonal freedom. Though July 4th wasn’t too long ago, the back to school season is rapidly approaching.

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