Best New Bands » Post Punk 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 4 New Bands We Loved at Pitchfork Day 2 http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/4-new-bands-pitchfork-day-2/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/4-new-bands-pitchfork-day-2/#comments Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:40:14 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32000 Chicago – The second day of Pitchfork Music Festival kicked off with plenty of sun and sweat, with the humidity causing temps to rise and deodorant to fail. Though, given that Pitchfork weekend tends to bring with it a heatwave, having temps linger in the 70s and 80s was an absolute delight! The crowds didn’t

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  1. 5 New Bands We Loved at Pitchfork Day 1 Chicago – People in Chicago often joke that the city is one of the few places where you can experience all four seasons in one day. The weather here can change at any given moment. So when it comes to...
  2. New Bands We Loved On Sunday At Pitchfork Chicago – The final day of Pitchfork 2015 was hands down the best of the three. The weather was almost perfect, with no rain and temps in the 80s. Yes, we could’ve done without the humidity, but it’s Chicago, so...
  3. 4 New Bands We Loved At Pitchfork 2015 – Day 2 Chicago – Day two of Pitchfork Fest was wet and wild. Rain came pouring down a little after three, forcing the festival to close. People were ushered out of Union Park and readmitted later in the afternoon, when the fest...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/4-new-bands-pitchfork-day-2/feed/ 0 The Soft Moon Comes Home http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/soft-moon-comes-home/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/soft-moon-comes-home/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2016 08:04:14 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=28617 San Francisco – Multi-instrumentalist and delightful weirdo Luis Vasquez is no stranger to the fickle streets of Oakland, CA.  Vasquez’s musical invention—his noisy post-punk project The Soft Moon—recently played a couple of shows on his home turf in the Bay Area, the first of which was a headlining slot at Oakland’s New Parish, a smaller

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  1. The Soft Moon Showcase Their Intense Post-Punk Sound In LA Los Angeles – While The Soft Moon have previously released a pair of solid LPs since their founding in 2009, this year’s Deeper has found the Oakland-based post-punk band reaching ever larger audiences. This increased level of underground popularity was...
  2. The Soft Moon ‘Deeper’: Dark, Cold and Lean Los Angeles – Deeper is the third full-length for Oakland-based musician Luis Vasquez’s The Soft Moon, and it sees the one-man project expand upon its gothic rock-indebted sonic palette while still managing to streamline the song structures. Out March 31...
  3. Walk The Moon Entertain The Palladium Crowd Los Angeles – Last December, the Ohio dance-pop act Walk The Moon released their second major label album Talking Is Hard. Since the release, they’ve been popping up everywhere, including on late night variety shows such Jimmy Kimmel Live! and...
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  1. Villagers Live At The Echo In Los Angeles Los  Angeles – Along with his two backing mates, Villagers head-honcho Conor O’Brien brought his lyrically thoughtful and instrumentally lush folk rock to the friendly confines of Los Angeles’ The Echo. The band recently released its third full-length record, Darling...
  2. Vaadat Charigim Impress at The Echo in Los Angeles Los Angeles – Formed in Tel Aviv just three years ago, Vaadat Charigim has rapidly risen to the forefront of the alternative music world with 2013’s The World is Well Lost. Sinking as a Stone, their sophomore LP, is slated...
  3. Hiatus Kaiyote Live at The Roxy in Los Angeles Los Angeles – With a sold-out crowd that was every bit as diverse and eclectic as the headliner’s set list, Hiatus Kaiyote spent the evening dropping tracks from their breakout debut LP as well as this year’s Choose Your Weapon....
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/live-echo-los-angeles/feed/ 0 Cool Ghouls And Shannon And The Clams At The El Rey In LA http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/cool-ghouls-shannon-clams-el-rey-la/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/cool-ghouls-shannon-clams-el-rey-la/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:10:18 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27408 Los Angeles – Shannon and the Clam’s record release show on Wednesday night at Los Angeles’ El Rey Theater was a bit of a West Coast punk rock extravaganza. While the theater is most well-known for hosting larger indie-rock shows and even the occasional mainstream concert, it was a down-and-dirty night of DIY retro-style garage-punk

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  1. Shannon And The Clams – “Gone By The Dawn”   Los Angeles – There is a certain art to perfecting a break-up record; it is a fine line to tread between emotional, heartfelt catharsis and over-the-top bitterness and resentment. While the finality of a failed relationship can cause an...
  2. Shannon and the Clams Austin – Shannon and the Clams emerged from Oakland in 2009.  Their sound is not just nostalgic, it sounds like authentic music from the 50’s and 60’s.  Front woman Shannon Shaw has a powerful rasp which vocalist/guitarist Cody Blanchard nearly...
  3. An Interview With Cool Ghouls Seattle – Following the release of their self-titled debut, Cool Ghouls have spent the year touring up and down the West Coast and making some pretty weighty connections. In 2013 alone Burger Records has welcomed them with open arms and...
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  1. Mess Me Will ‘Keep You Coming’ To The Dance Floor Berlin – One of the latest musical offerings to come from Ampispazi Recordings – and their first of 2015 – is Mess Me with a new release to satiate the sonic demands of his followers. “Keep On Coming” is his...
  2. Meg Myers Tour and Debut Album Coming Soon Meg Myers, a fast-rising musician originally out of Tennessee, (last reported on by Best New Bands senior editor Sarah Hess as having put on a great show at 2014′s Lollapalooza,) is about to depart on a headlining tour that will begin at the...
  3. ‘Everything’s Coming Up Roses’ For Synth Duo Night Terrors of 1927 Los Angeles – The duo comprising synth-pop band, Night Terrors of 1927, formulate an interesting pair. Blake Sennett (guitarist) was a member of the successful indie rock band Rilo Kiley and The Elected. Jarrod Gorbel (vocals) was the singer of...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/sun-coming/feed/ 0 Petite Noir – “La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful” http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/petite-noir-la-vie-est-belle-life-beautiful/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/petite-noir-la-vie-est-belle-life-beautiful/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2015 07:39:49 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27244 Los Angeles - Petite Noir has successfully created one of the best albums of 2015 with La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful. 24 year-old South African artist Yannick Ilunga takes his electronic post-punk to a new genre, noir wave. If not the best album, than it is certainly the most imaginative. Petite Noir’s aesthetic

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  1. All Hail! ‘The King Of Anxiety’ From Petite Noir Los Angeles – Considering the album title, The King Of Anxiety, it is no surprise that the five tracks on Petite Noir’s debut EP (out digitally January 19) display a complete mastery of the art of apprehension.  Subdued guitar work...
  2. Life Is Good For MisterWives Seattle – Singer Mandy Lee couldn’t have known that her desire to have an 80’s cover band play for her birthday party back in 2012 would lead to national tours with established bands, sold-out shows, and hit singles featured on...
  3. Catching Up With Belle Histoire Although Belle Histoire recently celebrated its year anniversary as a band, it has a lot to be proud of in the last 12 months. The Cincinnati-based quintet already has two EPs under its belt, with a full-length due this summer...
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  1. Just In Time For Summer, Peach Kelli Pop – III Los Angeles – Just in time for summer, Peach Kelli Pop is back with a third full length release, aptly titled III.  Bursting at the seams with over-caffeinated punk tempos and sugar sweet pop melodies and harmonies, on the surface...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/communions-find-balance-new-ep/feed/ 0 The Soft Moon Showcase Their Intense Post-Punk Sound In LA http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/soft-moon-showcase-intense-post-punk-sound/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/soft-moon-showcase-intense-post-punk-sound/#comments Tue, 05 May 2015 18:42:28 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=24137 Los Angeles – While The Soft Moon have previously released a pair of solid LPs since their founding in 2009, this year’s Deeper has found the Oakland-based post-punk band reaching ever larger audiences. This increased level of underground popularity was quite evident as the Luis Vasquez-led trio powered through a captivating set in front of

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  2. Naomi Punk: Not Just a Noise Rock Band Los Angeles – After several opening bands took turns pummeling audience members at Jewel’s Catch One last weekend, headliners Naomi Punk put on a dynamic and loud performance. These three gentlemen from Olympia, Washington have been churning out noisy, chaotic...
  3. Kat Dahlia Preps For Debut LP With Crowd-Pleasing LA Showcase Los Angeles – While at this very moment Kat Dahlia may not be at the top of the mainstream consciousness, her time out of the spotlight is waning incredibly thin. The genre-hopping singer-songwriter is prepared to release her debut studio...
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  1. Family Matters: Wardell Plays The Mercury Lounge New York – Wardell threw a party to commemorate the release of their self-released debut album Love/Idleness, which came out this week. The show had a warm, celebratory atmosphere, with many people in the sold-out crowd seemingly friends of the...
  2. Avi Buffalo Charms Fans At Manhattan’s Mercury Lounge New York – Kicking off an early show at Manhattan’s much-loved Mercury Lounge the other night, Avi Buffalo charmed fans with an hour-long set of melody-heavy, rambling tracks. True to this act’s quietly electric identity, the night was both intimate and moving,...
  3. This is the Kit Plays The Mercury Lounge This is the Kit is the songwriting project of Kate Stables, who has a voice like an old friend. Some songs are like a comfortably rollicking lullaby, and others like stimulating psychedelic adventures. For her late set at Mercury Lounge,...
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  3. Recap: 4 New Bands At Treasure Island Festival San Francisco – This year’s Treasure Island Music Festival boasted one of the most interesting lineups of the year, promising sets from a lot of seasoned veterans across a multitude of genres, including OutKast, Massive Attack, TV on the Radio,...
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