Best New Bands » Premiere 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 MP3 Premiere: Holy Folk – “How Many Ways” http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/mp3-premiere-holy-folk-how-many-ways/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/mp3-premiere-holy-folk-how-many-ways/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2013 04:23:33 +0000 In 2009, songwriters Keith Waggoner and Josh Caldwell decided to begin a musical endeavor together while both playing in Les Blanks. As a duo, the Los Angeles-based musicians released Heavy Hands, a digital-only EP, in 2011. Though the debut was well-received, it wasn’t until the following year that Holy Folk took the form it’s in today. The two-piece

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  1. BestNewBands.com Premiere: Sherpa – “It’s All Good G” This year has been one of mind-altering psychedelic rock, and Tame Impala has led the way with its hazy, disorienting sound. But there’s another band to look out for from Down Under, and they’re called Sherpa. Hailing from Auckland, New...
  2. BestNewBands.com Premiere: Los Encantados – “Meet Me In Paradise” Today marks our inaugural mp3 premiere, and we are excited to announce it is from Los Encantados. The Brooklyn-based six-piece recently released its third and final installment of an EP series entitled, The Same Damned Soul, and has been busy...
  3. Premiere: Armed With Legs – “Little Sinner” (Video) Jim Vermillion and Nick Krivchenia have been making music together for several years, and on June 11, the duo is releasing its debut, self-titled album, Armed With Legs. To celebrate its release, we’re proud to premiere the Seattle-based two-piece’s first official music video for...
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  1. The Winter Sounds Premiere Creative Video For “Shoulders Above” The Winter Sounds is a dedicated band, to say the least. The quartet has been making music together since 2007, and in that short amount of time has played 500 shows and released five records, three of which were full-length...
  2. BestNewBands.com Premiere: Sherpa – “It’s All Good G” This year has been one of mind-altering psychedelic rock, and Tame Impala has led the way with its hazy, disorienting sound. But there’s another band to look out for from Down Under, and they’re called Sherpa. Hailing from Auckland, New...
  3. BestNewBands.com Premiere: Olympic Swimmers – “Fallen Trees”   Glasgow, Scotland has birthed a slew of buzz bands—the most recent being Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad and The Vaselines—and Olympic Swimmers hope to be next on the list. The quintet has been creating beautifully melancholic indie rock since...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/premiere-armed-with-legs-little-sinner-video/feed/ 0 Cotillon Premieres ‘80s-Inspired Video For ‘Talk To Her’ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/cotillon-premieres-80s-inspired-video-for-talk-to-her/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/cotillon-premieres-80s-inspired-video-for-talk-to-her/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:12:52 +0000 Nothing is more fitting from a Los Angeles trio that self-describes itself as “West Coast Love Fuzz” and “Flower Punk” than a music video that looks like it came straight out of the ‘80s, and today we are excited to premiere Cotillon’s “Talk To Her,” off the band’s upcoming White Roses EP. Directed by David

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  1. Lost Weekend Premieres CGI Video For ‘Let Me In’ In 2010, four friends began to play music together on the unfinished 11th floor of Winnipeg’s Commodities and Exchange building. It was there that guitarist/vocalist Matt Worobec, keyboardist Zack Antel, bassist Jason Pankratz and drummer Luke Janzen began writing and...
  2. Oceanography Premieres Black And White Video For “Drinking Water” Though Oceanography’s roots seem to be planted in gothic Americana, there is one thing founder Brian Kelly wants to make clear: this is not a folk outfit. He’s not just some guy singing and playing guitar. And after hearing tracks...
  3. Stroik Premieres Frenetic New Single, “James” Stroik has been receiving praise for his charmingly lo-fi bedroom recordings, and today we are excited to premiere “James,” the third single from the North Carolina-based songwriter.  Where his previously released songs featured quaint keyboard sounds, this track centers on...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/cotillon-premieres-80s-inspired-video-for-talk-to-her/feed/ 0 Stroik Premieres Frenetic New Single, “James” http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/stroik-premieres-frenetic-new-single-james/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/stroik-premieres-frenetic-new-single-james/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:37:07 +0000 Stroik has been receiving praise for his charmingly lo-fi bedroom recordings, and today we are excited to premiere “James,” the third single from the North Carolina-based songwriter.  Where his previously released songs featured quaint keyboard sounds, this track centers on vigorously strummed guitar chords and robotic drum machines/claps. “’James,’ is a gesture of home for

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  1. Pony Village Premieres Whimsical Acoustic Single, “Wildwood Drive” Up in the Pacific Northwest, clouds and rain make up the majority of the weather, and though it can be dreary, it can also make for some inspired songwriting. That mood and feeling the rain produces in some is an...
  2. Deleted Scenes Premieres New Single ‘English as a Second Language’ Washington DC art-rockers Deleted Scenes has premiered the first single “English as a Second Language” from their genre-tweaking, sophomore full-length, Young People’s Church of the Air, due out July 10th on Park The Van Records. Streaming at Paste, the single’s “lyrics are dark,...
  3. Love Echo Premieres Sensual New Single, “Control” Leave it to a guy/girl duo to create a new type of seductive, lucid dream pop. Love Echo has self-described its music as “post-dreampop, post-chillwave, post-electroindiepop, post-post-twee, post traumatic stress disorder,” and oddly enough, that’s not far off. Consisting of...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/stroik-premieres-frenetic-new-single-james/feed/ 0 Pony Village Premieres Whimsical Acoustic Single, “Wildwood Drive” http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/pony-village-premieres-whimsical-acoustic-single-wildwood-drive/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/pony-village-premieres-whimsical-acoustic-single-wildwood-drive/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:23:09 +0000 Up in the Pacific Northwest, clouds and rain make up the majority of the weather, and though it can be dreary, it can also make for some inspired songwriting. That mood and feeling the rain produces in some is an excellent tool, not to mention the excuse to stay inside the studio and write/record while

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  2. Burywood Premieres His Slow-burning Single ‘Blackberry Scowl’ Philip Woodbury has been writing music since his mid-teens, recording songs in his bedroom on a cheap digital 8-track and compiling them onto CDs for his family and friends. But as he aged, his recording proficiency grew—as did his means...
  3. Deleted Scenes Premieres New Single ‘English as a Second Language’ Washington DC art-rockers Deleted Scenes has premiered the first single “English as a Second Language” from their genre-tweaking, sophomore full-length, Young People’s Church of the Air, due out July 10th on Park The Van Records. Streaming at Paste, the single’s “lyrics are dark,...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/pony-village-premieres-whimsical-acoustic-single-wildwood-drive/feed/ 0 Listen To The Exclusive Stream Of The Hectors’ Debut Album, Her Dark Majesty http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/listen-to-the-exclusive-stream-of-the-hectors-debut-album-her-dark-majesty/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/listen-to-the-exclusive-stream-of-the-hectors-debut-album-her-dark-majesty/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:26:27 +0000   We generally premiere MP3s and music videos on BestNewBands.com, but today we are ecstatic to present you loyal readers with an exclusive full stream of The Hectors’ debut full-length, Her Dark Majesty. With a split 7” single and 5-song EP already under their belts, the Los Angeles-based indie rockers have built up a good

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  1. Stream Dirty Projectors Upcoming Album “Swing Lo Magellan” Since its lauded 2009 release, Bit Orca, Dirty Projectors have left its fans nervously twiddling their thumbs in anticipation for a follow-up. After announcing that they were, in fact, working on their sixth album, the Brooklyn-based experimental indie rockers have...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/listen-to-the-exclusive-stream-of-the-hectors-debut-album-her-dark-majesty/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com Premiere: Los Encantados – “Meet Me In Paradise” http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscom-premiere-los-encantados-meet-me-in-paradise/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscom-premiere-los-encantados-meet-me-in-paradise/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:21:55 +0000 Today marks our inaugural mp3 premiere, and we are excited to announce it is from Los Encantados. The Brooklyn-based six-piece recently released its third and final installment of an EP series entitled, The Same Damned Soul, and has been busy working on new songs to comprise a debut full-length, which is slated for a Spring

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscom-premiere-los-encantados-meet-me-in-paradise/feed/ 0 Races Premiere Lies Video http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/races-premiere-lies-video/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/races-premiere-lies-video/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:12:03 +0000 For this video, RACES teamed up with director Edward Chase Masterson, who directed their previous music video for Big Broom. The band is excited to premiere the video for Lies on Noisey / Vice. Click Here To Watch ‘Lies’ Wade Ryff of RACES says, “It was sort of surreal shooting this video for a number of reasons.

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