Best New Bands » Sub Pop Records 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 THEESatisfaction DEEliver On Second ElpEE ‘EarthEE’ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/theesatisfaction-deeliver-second-elpee-earthee/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/theesatisfaction-deeliver-second-elpee-earthee/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:50:48 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=22031 Los Angeles – With EarthEE, their second full-length release on Sub Pop Records, the ladies of THEESatisfaction have expanded and improved upon the spacey and socially conscious style of R&B that was heard on their debut.  Formed in 2008, rapper Stasia “Stas” Irons and singer Catherine “Cat” Harris-White met while attending college at the University

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  1. Satellite Stories Bring Their Signature Enthusiasm To ‘Vagabonds’ Los Angeles – Finnish indie-pop foursome Satellite Stories is set to release their third album, Vagabonds, on March 6 via XYZ Berlin. Under the supervision of U.K. producer Barny Barnicott (Arctic Monkeys, The Temper Trap), the buoyant enthusiasts continue to...
  2. Young Ejecta’s ‘The Planet’ Is Trippy, Beep-y, Wonderful San Francisco – Relative newcomers Young Ejecta have returned with a new EP—or “mini-album” as they choose to call it—entitled The Planet.  The electronic duo consists of Joel Ford (of Ford & Lopatin fame) and Neon Indian’s female vocalist Leanne...
  3. Kat Dahlia’s Honest And Powerful ‘My Garden’ Portland – When Best New Bands spoke with Kat Dahlia last month, she was very eager to share her debut album with the world. Though it has been a while since her first single off the record, “Gangsta,” was released...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/theesatisfaction-deeliver-second-elpee-earthee/feed/ 1 Father John Misty – I Love You, Honeybear http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/father-john-misty-love-honeybear/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/father-john-misty-love-honeybear/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:39:35 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=21769 Los Angeles – There is no doubt that Father John Misty is the most interesting person living in Los Angeles.  Okay, perhaps the previous statement is a bit overreaching when one considers the sheer density and diversity of artists dwelling in the oft-maligned metropolis.  But the yarns which are spun on I Love You, Honeybear

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  1. Father John Misty Previews New Material In Northern Calif. Sonoma, CA – It’s not often I travel up to a random auditorium in the middle of wine country to see a concert, but for Father John Misty’s show at the Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall, I did just that.  Josh...
  2. 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...
  3. Father John Misty Seduces The El Rey Josh Tillman has been a part of the music scene in one way or another for years. Whether it be with his solo work under J. Tillman or pounding out grooves behind the drum kit for Fleet Foxes, the bearded...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/sub-pop-records-throws-the-best-birthday-party/feed/ 0 The Helio Sequence Announce New Album And Tour Dates http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/the-helio-sequence-announce-new-album-and-tour-dates/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/the-helio-sequence-announce-new-album-and-tour-dates/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:04:18 +0000 It’s been a quiet few years for Portland, Oregon-based duo The Helio Sequence. The two-piece, comprised of singer/guitarist Brandon Summers and drummer Benjamin Weikel, have released four studio LPs, the last being 2008’s Keep Your Eyes Ahead. In the four years since the electro-folk-pop outfit’s last album, the guys have kept a low profile, but

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  1. Milo Greene Announce Headlining Tour + Album! Though the band has yet to release a proper album, Milo Greene has been busy nestling into the niche it made itself beside fellow Los Angeles psych/folkers Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros and Local Natives. The quintet has already...
  2. Heartless Bastards Announce Fall Headlining Tour Dates Heartless Bastards have confirmed a run of September tour dates, in addition to their previously announced summer tour. The 8-date tour, in support of the band’s recently released record Arrow, (Partisan Records), begins at Thirsty Hippo in Hattiesburg, MS on September...
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  1. Still Corners and Papercuts Haunt the Late Night Show at Mercury Lounge This past Saturday night was the first time I had to wait in a long line to get into Mercury Lounge. I had just discovered Still Corners (and then fortuitously discovered they had a show here), and had thought of...
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