New York – Best New Bands and Descendant Records are giving away a vinyl copy of The Lone Bellow’s acclaimed new album, Then Came The Morning, signed by the band members! Our review called the Brooklyn-based trio’s second album “a stunning follow-up to their 2013 self-titled debut.” Zach Williams, Kanene Pipkin and Brian Elmquist, “beautifully
Seattle – A second album – particularly following a critically acclaimed debut – can perhaps be one of the hardest aspects of an artist’s career. Many consider it a make-or-break point. As The Lone Bellow’s frontman Zach Williams told Best New Bands back in October, “The sophomore record is clutch.” Fortunately, The Lone Bellow’s upcoming
New York – BestNewBands.com, a top destination for reviews, interviews and news about the world’s best emerging recording artists, has announced the nominees of its 2014 Newbie Awards honoring the year’s best new band, male artist, female artist and album—plus one new category (Breakthrough Artist), as determined by a poll of the site’s editorial staff.
Seattle – It all started 10 years ago when Zach Williams’ young wife broke her neck in a horseback riding accident. Told by doctors that she would never walk again, Williams took to writing down his thoughts and emotions in a journal. However, after months of rehab at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, his wife
New York – The Lone Bellow is currently on a successful, nationwide, headlining tour and has recently partnered with UnArmed Media to capture candid footage around their packed homecoming show at Celebrate Brooklyn in Prospect Park this past summer. The intimate mini-documentary launched on Esquire.com and features the band’s current single, “Green Eyes And A
We were introduced to the band, The Lone Bellow, earlier this year when we reviewed their self-titled Americana debut, on Descendant Records. Our Nashville-based writer said “the collection is rooted in a Southern upbringing, a gospel-folk sensibility and a tragic past” in his review. What a surprise, then, to discover that the trio is based,
Why yes, I am a mainstream Country enthusiast. I do enjoy a nicely crafted Country-pop collection that barely scratches the surface somewhere between folk, rock, faux-pop and traditionalism without any real connection to musical history, lyrical depth or intriguing multi-layered instrumentation. However, when an album of incredibly dizzying heights, regardless of textbook genre definitions,