Best New Bands » pitchfork 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 Pitchfork Festival Day Two Recap http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/pitchfork-festival-day-two-recap/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/pitchfork-festival-day-two-recap/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 19:54:46 +0000 The second day of Pitchfork started much like the first with an angry sky that interfered with my listening. After getting a late start I managed to get to the fest just as Cults were sound checking through the rain drops. Then the music festival gods decided enough was enough and the sun welcomed Madeline

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/pitchfork-festival-day-two-recap/feed/ 0 Emil Hewitt, Both Halves of Emil & Friends http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/emil-hewitt-both-halves-of-emil-friends/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/emil-hewitt-both-halves-of-emil-friends/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Most of the time, Emil & Friends is just the genre-bending, time-traveling, pop-rock-electro-folk “produsingermusicianista” Emil Hewitt. Whatever he is, Hewitt’s production is spotless, and his melodies mellifluous. He has created an enthusiastic fan base, a fantastic EP, and a music video in which he rides a horse through Boston dressed in superhero tights. I got

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