Best New Bands » mumford and sons 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 Here Is Your Record Store Day 2015 Preview http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/here-is-record-store-day-2015-preview/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/here-is-record-store-day-2015-preview/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2015 19:14:22 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=23508 New York – Vinyl lovers rejoice! Record Store Day, the humble but highly exciting third Saturday in April, is fast approaching and it’s time to start finalizing those wish lists! This year, the eighth for the pseudo-holiday for record enthusiasts, is marked on the calendar for April 18. (The festive day of record appreciation was started in

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  1. The First Ever Adapter Prize is Launched by Record Store Day Inspired by The Mercury Prize and The Polaris Prize, the folks that run Record Store Day every April are now bringing you the Adapter Prize. In another effort to maintain the educational and community aspect of the physical record store, the...
  2. New Bands Highlight Record Store Day’s Black Friday Releases New York – No turkeys here; just a Thanksgiving feast.  For the fourth year, Record Store Day will help the more than 700 independently owned record stores in the U.S. (and thousands more internationally) by kicking off the holiday shopping...
  3. Record Store Day – Special Releases By New Bands New York – Record Store Day is just a week away! Marked as a day of record store culture celebration, and when hundreds of artists release special vinyls, CDs, and cassettes, rarities and splits, to remind us why physical stores...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/here-is-record-store-day-2015-preview/feed/ 0 Featured Artist: Laura Marling http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-laura-marling/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-laura-marling/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 19:16:57 +0000 If you were to tell someone in, oh let’s say 1995, that Britpop would be kaput and West End British folk would be on top of the world nearly 20 years later, many people would have laugh and likely think that you should be institutionalized. Yet here we are in 2013 and all things folk,

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  1. Artist of the Week: Mumford & Sons Over the past few years, somehow, someway, retro folk has made it’s way back into the hearts and minds of music lovers across the globe, reaching heights it hasn’t really seen since Bob Dylan was strumming an acoustic guitar and...
  2. Laura Marling Charms Seattle at The Columbia City Theater Laura Marling is simply too charming. Marling played the Columbia City Theater in Seattle’s Columbia City last week. The old Baroque-style theater housed a quiet night of female singer-songwriters who wooed a crowd who silently stood in awe of the...
  3. Featured Artist: Dawes When a band is labeled as a throwback, it could be a blessing or a curse. On one hand, it means that you understand the history and foundation of where great music is made and are honoring that tradition. Contrarily,...
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  1. Weekend Playlist – Best Artists of 2010 photo credit: Lauren Novik 2010’s slowly coming to an end, and at BNB we’re counting it down with a Best of 2010 Awards list. For this week’s playlist, here are songs from some of the nominees for Best Artist. “Janglin”...
  2. Weekend Playlist – Best Songs of 2010 photo credit: Sherene Hilal Before we count down to 2011, we’re picking out some of the best songs of 2010. Which was your favorite? Vote now for your favorite song of 2010! “Rope” – ArpLine In an interview with Sherene...
  3. Weekend Playlist – November 26, 2010 photo credit: Laurel Kathleen Happy Black Friday – or Buy Nothing Day, whichever you prefer. Before you start your holiday weekend, BNB invites you to check out this playlist of songs from the week’s featured artists. “Percussion Gun” – White...
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  1. Weekend Playlist: November 19, 2010 photo credit: Liz Livengood Here are some tracks to relive a few of BNB’s musical happenings this week. “Fake Out (Glass Ghost Remix)” – Bear in Heaven“When We’re Dancing” – Twin Shadow On Monday, we released our weekly list of...
  2. Weekend Playlist – November 26, 2010 photo credit: Laurel Kathleen Happy Black Friday – or Buy Nothing Day, whichever you prefer. Before you start your holiday weekend, BNB invites you to check out this playlist of songs from the week’s featured artists. “Percussion Gun” – White...
  3. The Weekend Playlist for November 12, 2010 photo credit – Kelly Knapp In our latest installment of the newly-revamped Weekend Playlist, we look back on some of the week’s posts, accompanied by music from our featured artists. Cameras – Matt and Kim:Last Saturday, Cervante Pope reviewed Sidewalks,...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-best-artists-of-2010/feed/ 0 9 Questions and One Embarrassing Story With The Giving Tree Band http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/9-questions-and-one-embarrassing-story-with-the-giving-tree-band/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/9-questions-and-one-embarrassing-story-with-the-giving-tree-band/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 23:00:00 +0000 The Giving Tree Band has mastered the art of American indie folk and they show off their big, full sound on their most recent album, The Joke, The Threat & The Obvious. The Illinois band began as brothers and has expanded into an 8-piece folk ensemble that plays classic folk music with a little bit

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  1. The Giving Tree Band Review: The Joke, The Threat, & The Obvious If you are looking for a new, edgy style and hate the sound of a little twang, this album by The Giving Tree Band is definitely not for you. Those who don’t take classic Americana or folk music seriously may...
  2. 9 Questions and One Embarrassing Story With Bad Books Singer-songwriter Kevin Devine and indie-rockers Manchester Orchestra have been making music as separate, and very different, entities for years. This year, Kevin Devine has joined up with the guys from Manchester Orchestra to form a new band called Bad Books....
  3. 9 Questions and One Embarrassing Story With Archie Powell & The Exports Newcomers Archie Powell & The Exports have just released their debut full-length album, Skip Work, and are making grit-covered guitar pop that is accompanied by charming lyrics and formidable songwriting. The Chicago band is still new, but their sound is...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/9-questions-and-one-embarrassing-story-with-the-giving-tree-band/feed/ 0 Q&A With Kristy Lee, Folk Soul Trailblazer http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/qa-with-kristy-lee-folk-soul-trailblazer/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/qa-with-kristy-lee-folk-soul-trailblazer/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:00:00 +0000 All musicians must pay their dues before hitting it big, and sometimes it’ll be years before they see a tour or record deal. Mobile, Alabama’s Kristy Lee had a different story, however: she released an album at a very early stage in her career and after ten years of establishing herself as an artist, is

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  1. Deadman, Bringing Folk To Life Deadman is literally THE perfect chill out, relaxin’ all maxin’ all cool kind of music.  Think Dirty Sweet with a whole hell of a lot more 70s folk fused into it.  It’s completely clear that the 70’s rock era really...
  2. Handful of Luvin’: The New Folk? Seattle based band, Handful of Luvin’, have seen some notable local success since their 2005 inception. In 2008 they were voted third best local band of Western Washington by King 5 Evening Magazine and have been selling out venues across...
  3. The Weekend Playlist: Kelly Montgomery’s Fall Folk Mix Fall and the changing of the colors always makes me want to keep my headphones on all day just so I can have a quiet soundtrack to the beautiful weather. If I could do that all fall, this would be...
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