Genre: Electronic/Rock Sounds like: part Of Montreal, a bit of Franz Ferdinand maybe, and a whole lot of originality I enter Moving Units’ new EP, Tension War, with a somewhat tabula rasa mindset. I know nothing of Moving Units outside of seeing them on the Coachella 2011 line-up (they play Friday, April 15th. Add that
Next Wednesday (February 9), Friendly Fires will be burning down The Roxy with their scorching poppy-disco-influenced-dance-your-face-off music. This will be this Brit-pop’s first show in LA since their sold out set with the xx last year at The Music Box, and with the band as the headliner, it’s sure to be a freaking blast. All
BestNewBands.com People By the Sea, comprised of husband and wife Leah Grounds and Jake Irwin and brother Dan Irwin is a heartfelt amalgam of rock, pop, folk, and sentimental singer-songwriter sounds. I have been wary of their presence from word around the UCLA campus (the band formed at UCLA) and was first blown away by
BestNewBands.com Call me ignorant, but for some reason I don’t usually connect Mobile, Alabama with psychadelia—especially psychedelic rock. However, this might change thanks to The Sunshine Factory. We have before us a dynamic trio somehow creating a simultaneously different and accessible sound, thanks to fuzzy guitars, screaming guitars, and a balance of haunting vocals. I
Following their show at UCLA, I sat down with Lady Danville’s keyboardist Michael Garner to learn a little more about the band. We chatted about their hometown of Danville, California, the goofiness of Ben Folds, celebrity doppelgangers, a particularly inspiring mysterious-hippie-kindergarten teacher, and the ups and downs of going on the road. An amicable and
Orange County-based piano songstress Emily Simonian’s is one of the better debut EPs you are going to hear. The singer/songwriter has been carefully crafting Pale Green for some time and the result is one of the early surprises of 2011. Simonian has one of the best natural voices out there. Her songwriting plays to her
BestNewBands.com In the wake of featuring The Goondas on BNBTV Spotlight, I stumbled easily from link to link on to a ton of bands playing on the Minneapolis/Minnesota music scene. One of these bands was the glowing Gold Motel (actually from Chicago), who in this video prove their knowledge and mastery of a perfect pop
BestNewBands.com Verity in Stereo. Hmm. My first reaction is to look up the word ‘verity.’ verity |ˈveritē|: noun ( pl. -ties), a true principle or belief, esp. one of fundamental importance : the eternal verities. Now, “in Stereo”? How about ‘through sound.’ Ok. Truth through sound. I can dig this. Now I listen.
BestNewBands.com Usually, the Seattle music scene is associated with the scruff-faced, flannel-clad aesthetic that’s know to debut the best in alternative sound. With Roman Holiday, however, this is not the case. Though there are certainly hints of flannel (I’m looking at you, ridiculous scarf), Roman Holiday sports a commercially ready sound that has led to