Best New Bands » singer/songwriter 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 Album Review: Matt Bauer, No Shape Can Hold Me Now http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-matt-bauer-no-shape-can-hold-me-now/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-matt-bauer-no-shape-can-hold-me-now/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:52:13 +0000 I’m sad and slightly ashamed to admit that Matt Bauer hasn’t been on my musical radar in the past few years. Despite his release of two well-received albums (The Island Moved In The Storm and The Jessamine County Book Of The Living), I was never privy to the unique brand of orchestral pop Bauer has

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  1. An Album Review-Matt & Kim’s Sidewalks On Tuesday, Matt & Kim dropped their latest album, Sidewalks.  The CD is their third to hit the charts since last year’s Grand.  It is sad to say but Matt & Kim’s recent effort at music making has been hit...
  2. Album Review: Michael Kiwanuka, Home Again I’m a bit of a music savant. I love a lot of music from different genres. I’m not bragging because music is my passion. There’s so much amazing music that has been recorded in the past 100 years that we...
  3. Album Review – Amoral – Beneath Today Amoral releases their fifth album, Beneath, in the U.S. It’s a power rock valentine. This is the one songwriter and guitarist Ben Varon spoke with us about last month. He’s pretty proud of it. And why not – this...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-matt-bauer-no-shape-can-hold-me-now/feed/ 0 A Conversation With Laura Warshauer http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-laura-warshauer/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-laura-warshauer/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:46:09 +0000 With her big blue eyes, dark hair, and diminutive stature, one would be amazed at the powerhouse voice and indomitable spirit that is the essence of Laura Warshauer, both on stage and off. Laura has that rare quality very few artists’ possess: She makes every person in the audience feel as if she is singing

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  1. Delta Spirit Rock The Music Box and A Conversation With Matthew Vasquez At 11 pm on Wednesday night at the Music Box on Hollywood Blvd., San Diego-natives Delta Spirit took to the stage for their largest headlining show to date in the City of Angels. Having recently sold out the El Rey...
  2. A Conversation with The Echo Friendly Emerging Brooklyn band The Echo Friendly is a name you may start hearing more often. They’ve gotten recent recognition for having their song “Same Mistakes” in the closing credits of the fourth Girls episode, but they also have a band...
  3. A Conversation with Dom from the Road I first learned of the Massachusetts based indie-pop project Dom this past spring when I saw them live at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco. The show was fun and the synth driven sounds had me hooked from the first...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-laura-warshauer/feed/ 0 Album Review: Michael Kiwanuka, Home Again http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-michael-kiwanuka-home-again/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-michael-kiwanuka-home-again/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 02:09:35 +0000 I’m a bit of a music savant. I love a lot of music from different genres. I’m not bragging because music is my passion. There’s so much amazing music that has been recorded in the past 100 years that we as humans have created. It’s a remarkable, wondrous musical legacy that many, like me, relish.

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  1. Michael Kiwanuka releases his new EP, ‘Home Again’ on January 3rd British soul-singer Michael Kiwanuka is proud to announce the release of his newest EP, ‘Home Again,’ via Cherrytree/Interscope Records, on January 3rd 2012. The three-song EP will only be available digitally in the US. For full track-listing, see below. Following...
  2. Michael Kiwanuka Announces US Tour Dates for Fall Following a short, yet successful jaunt in June, Michael Kiwanuka announces his first lengthy coast to coast U.S. tour for the fall, kicking off in New York City at Webster Hall on September 18. Michael will be returning to New...
  3. Album Review: The White Buffalo – Once Upon A Time In The West After releasing multiple EPs over the years and several months of anxiously waiting, The White Buffalo’s full-length, Once Upon A Time In The West, is finally available for mass consumption. Released today through Unison Music Group, and although it’s only...
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  1. Michael Kiwanuka releases his new EP, ‘Home Again’ on January 3rd British soul-singer Michael Kiwanuka is proud to announce the release of his newest EP, ‘Home Again,’ via Cherrytree/Interscope Records, on January 3rd 2012. The three-song EP will only be available digitally in the US. For full track-listing, see below. Following...
  2. Greg Laswell Announces Tour Dates and Album Release Greg Laswell Announces North American Spring Tour Dates   In Support of New Album “Landline” to be Released on April 24   Producer, singer, songwriter Greg Laswell announces his 2012 Spring tour. Laswell’s dates begin on May 15 on the...
  3. Father John Misty Announces Tour Dates Upon releasing his Sub Pop debut, Fear Fun, at the beginning of the month, Father John Misty has not only received praise for the record, but has also made his late night debut on The Late Show with David Letterman...
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  1. Cory Branan and Dave Hause: Two Talented Storytellers on a Monday Night In Chicago Whenever a band or musician says that “tonight’s crowd is the best” I always have a tendency to question how true that actually is. However, last night when both Cory Branan and Dave Hause made that bold statement about the...
  2. Album Review: CORY BRANAN, Mutt Cory Branan has been a household name in my family for the past several years and, with his newest album release MUTT out May 22nd on Bloodshot Records, I have never been as proud to call myself a fan. I...
  3. Cory Chisel Rocks The Empty Bottle After Conquering Chicago During The Day Chicago in the summer is easily my favorite place to be, not only because we get a nice break from usual all around crappy weather, but also because of our street fests that take place seemingly every weekend. These festivals...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/cory-branan-gives-chicago-a-night-to-remember/feed/ 0 Yuna Shares Her Songwriting Process, Life As A Muslim Singer In The States http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/yuna-shares-her-songwriting-process-life-as-a-muslim-singer-in-the-states/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/yuna-shares-her-songwriting-process-life-as-a-muslim-singer-in-the-states/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 03:16:39 +0000 Last week we presented part one of our interview up-and-comer Malaysian singer Yuna. Here’s part two of our conversation with the emerging singer/songwriter. What are the differences between American and Malaysian crowds? I guess it’s the way they perceive things? For example, the things they listen to in a song or what aspect of a

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  1. Malaysian Singer Yuna Is Making Her Mark In The States Yunalis Zarai, better known as Yuna, is one busy singer/songwriter who is a relative new comer to fans in the States. Her shows are filled with appearances by celebrities like Nicole Richie, Dave Chappelle and rapper Theophilus London, unusual for...
  2. Acclaimed British Singer/Songwriter Ben Howard Plays The States So far it’s been a busy 2012 for British singer/songwriter Ben Howard. April saw the release of the new artist’s debut record in the U.S., Every Kingdom and since then, he’s been touring vigorously. 2011 was a breakthrough year for...
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  1. Brendan Benson And Young Hines Light Up The Independent One of the things that gets me amped for a show is the opening act. We all go for the headliners, but we feel like we discover the opening acts. With a few exceptions, Bruce Springsteen doesn’t have an opening...
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  1. Album Review: Tallest Man On Earth, There’s No Leaving Now It’s been two years since Kristian Matsson released his sophomore album, The Wild Hunt, and subsequent EP, Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird, under his moniker, The Tallest Man On Earth. In the interim, fans have been eagerly...
  2. Washed Out Gets Down at The Fonda Theatre While the majority of Angelinos spent their Cinco de Mayo drinking strong margaritas at unnecessarily busy Mexican restaurants, I spent mine at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood with Ernest Greene and his band, Washed Out. I’ve been a fan of...
  3. Album Review: Meiko, The Bright Side Over the past few months, we’ve been writing a lot about Meiko, and deservedly so. Though her debut album was released in 2007, she’s still a relatively new artist being that this is only her second release. After reviewing her...
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  1. The Tallest Man On Earth Review: Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird This five-song EP from The Tallest Man On Earth follows his masterful full-length The Wild Hunt with songs of love, loss, and insecurity. These themes are nothing new to Kristian Matsson, who always seems to be still nursing an old...
  2. Artist Profile: The Tallest Man On Earth There’s a comforting nostalgia in the songs of The Tallest Man On Earth, a.k.a. singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson, almost like sipping a warm cup of tea in your favorite old sweater. The plucking of his guitar and crackly wail of his...
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