Best New Bands » Nate Ruess 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 Nate Ruess Released A New Single! http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/nate-ruess-released-new-single/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/nate-ruess-released-new-single/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:46:47 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=23886 New York – Today, Nate Ruess, the frontman of fun. and GRAMMY® Award-winning recording artist, has released a new single titled “AhHa,” from his highly anticipated debut solo record, Grand Romantic. The new song arrives today at all DSPs. You can listen the new track through the SoundCloud stream below! “AhHa” comes following the momentum of the multi-format hit

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  1. Album Review: Fun. – Some Nights   The boys of fun.–lead singer/songwriter Nate Ruess, Jack Antonoff, and Andrew Dost–are back with their second studio album,  Some Nights, which drops today.  As a long time Nate Ruess fan, from his Format days, I feel qualified and obligated...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-fun-some-nights-full-stream/feed/ 0 Circa Survive front-man Anthony Green’s second solo album “Beautiful Things” is in stores Tuesday http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/circa-survive-front-man-anthony-green-s-second-solo-album-beautiful-things-is-in-stores-tuesday/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/circa-survive-front-man-anthony-green-s-second-solo-album-beautiful-things-is-in-stores-tuesday/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:14:14 +0000   *Stream the album in its entirety right now at http://anthonygreenschildren.com/stream-the-entire-album/ *The deluxe version features a collaboration with Nate Ruess of fun.. The track, entitled “Only Love” –which you can also preview via the link above, was produced by Emile Haynie (Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Eminem, and Lana Del Rey). *Additional tracks on the deluxe version feature Ida Maria and Chino Moreno of Deftones “BEAUTIFUL THINGS”

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/circa-survive-front-man-anthony-green-s-second-solo-album-beautiful-things-is-in-stores-tuesday/feed/ 0 fun. Releases New Single, “We Are Young (Feat. Janelle Monae)” from Upcoming Album http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/fun-releases-new-single-we-are-young-feat-janelle-monae-from-upcoming-album/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/fun-releases-new-single-we-are-young-feat-janelle-monae-from-upcoming-album/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:32:01 +0000 The first single from fun. from their upcoming album (not yet titled, due out next year) is officially here, and it’s pretty freaking cool.  “We Are Young” features Janelle Monae ___. Download it here, listen below, or watch the video above.  As for the music video…weird.  In a nutshell (spoiler alert), a half-Asian Natalie Portman

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/fun-releases-new-single-we-are-young-feat-janelle-monae-from-upcoming-album/feed/ 0 Video Preview: Fun. in the Studio for their New Album (Plus Fall Tour Dates Announced!) http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/video-preview-fun-in-the-studio-for-their-new-album-plus-fall-tour-dates-announced/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/video-preview-fun-in-the-studio-for-their-new-album-plus-fall-tour-dates-announced/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:04:41 +0000 Breaking news, Nate Ruess fans!  Pop-rock trio fun. has a new album coming out next year and has recently released a video through Complex magazine previewing the currently untitled album.  The video features the band in the studio with producer Jeff Bhasker (Alicia Keys, Kid Cudi), and gets you up close and personal with the

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/video-preview-fun-in-the-studio-for-their-new-album-plus-fall-tour-dates-announced/feed/ 0 Concert Review: Fun. Puts the Fun in Funeral Party http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-fun-puts-the-fun-in-funeral-party/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-fun-puts-the-fun-in-funeral-party/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:00:00 +0000 fun. At the strange hour of 6:30 pm, I headed over to The Wiltern in Los Angeles to see Funeral Party and Fun. open up for Panic! At the Disco.  It was still light outside, and this confused me.  Then I got to the venue and saw hoards of black-clad teens with unnaturally died hair

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