Best New Bands » The Naked and Famous 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 The Naked and Famous Reveal New Video for ‘I Kill Giants’ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-naked-and-famous-reveal-new-video-for-i-kill-giants/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-naked-and-famous-reveal-new-video-for-i-kill-giants/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:14:38 +0000 Los Angeles-based (by way of New Zealand) band The Naked And Famous have debuted a video for “I Kill Giants,” the new single from their second album, In Rolling Waves (Republic Records). The autobiographical song features lead singer Alisa Xayalith’s personal and heartbreaking vocals about losing her mother to cancer when the singer was only

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  1. The Naked and Famous Premiere New Video for ‘Hearts Like Ours’ New Zealand quintet The Naked and Famous has premiered a new video for their first single ‘Hearts Like Ours’ on VEVO. Taken from their recently announced sophomore album, In Rolling Waves, the song was introduced to the world by Zane Lowe last week as the Hottest Record In...
  2. The Naked And Famous Are Home Despite Being 7,000 Miles Away Los Angeles – It’s easy to forget that The Naked and Famous once lived a world away. The Kiwi quintet left their native country two years ago in exchange for the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles and what may sound...
  3. The Naked and Famous Debuts New Track ‘A Stillness’ – Announce North American Fall Tour New Zealand quintet The Naked and Famous have debuted the first track, ‘A Stillness,’ off their forthcoming sophomore album, In Rolling Waves, out via Republic on September 17th. You can pre-order the album here. The song follows their explosive first single ‘Hearts Like Ours,’ debuted as Zane Lowe’s “Hottest...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-naked-and-famous-reveal-new-video-for-i-kill-giants/feed/ 0 The Naked And Famous Are Home Despite Being 7,000 Miles Away http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-naked-and-famous-are-home-despite-being-7000-miles-away/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-naked-and-famous-are-home-despite-being-7000-miles-away/#comments Tue, 01 Oct 2013 02:02:03 +0000 Los Angeles – It’s easy to forget that The Naked and Famous once lived a world away. The Kiwi quintet left their native country two years ago in exchange for the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles and what may sound like a clichéd budding rock band move is anything but. It’s here where the band

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  1. The Naked and Famous Premiere New Video for ‘Hearts Like Ours’ New Zealand quintet The Naked and Famous has premiered a new video for their first single ‘Hearts Like Ours’ on VEVO. Taken from their recently announced sophomore album, In Rolling Waves, the song was introduced to the world by Zane Lowe last week as the Hottest Record In...
  2. The Naked and Famous Debuts New Track ‘A Stillness’ – Announce North American Fall Tour New Zealand quintet The Naked and Famous have debuted the first track, ‘A Stillness,’ off their forthcoming sophomore album, In Rolling Waves, out via Republic on September 17th. You can pre-order the album here. The song follows their explosive first single ‘Hearts Like Ours,’ debuted as Zane Lowe’s “Hottest...
  3. The Naked and Famous, Freelance Whales, and Foals at Portland’s Wonder Ballroom freelance whales, courtesy their myspace The line outside of the Wonder Ballroom in North East Portland Tuesday night was nearly to the end of the block for The Naked and Famous, Foals, and Freelance Whales. A sold-out crowd was arriving...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-naked-and-famous-are-home-despite-being-7000-miles-away/feed/ 0 The Naked and Famous Debuts New Track ‘A Stillness’ – Announce North American Fall Tour http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-naked-and-famous-debuts-new-track-a-stillness-announce-north-american-fall-tour/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-naked-and-famous-debuts-new-track-a-stillness-announce-north-american-fall-tour/#comments Mon, 26 Aug 2013 22:00:00 +0000 New Zealand quintet The Naked and Famous have debuted the first track, ‘A Stillness,’ off their forthcoming sophomore album, In Rolling Waves, out via Republic on September 17th. You can pre-order the album here. The song follows their explosive first single ‘Hearts Like Ours,’ debuted as Zane Lowe’s “Hottest Record in the World Today” on BBC Radio 1. We give it five minutes before it’s used in

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  2. DZ Deathrays Announce Fall North American Tour We’re only just past the halfway point of the 2012 but it’s fair to say that DZ Deathrays have already had quite the year. Having released their critically acclaimed debut album Bloodstreams earlier this year, Shane Parsons and Simon Ridley have...
  3. The Jezabels Announce North American Fall Tour Over the last year, The Jezabels have taken home Rolling Stones’ prestigious Album of the Year award, won the Australian Music Prize for their debut LP Prisoner, and toured the world.  Hot off the heels of Lollapalooza, the band returns to America...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-naked-and-famous-debuts-new-track-a-stillness-announce-north-american-fall-tour/feed/ 0 The Naked and Famous Premiere New Video for ‘Hearts Like Ours’ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-naked-and-famous-premiere-new-video-for-hearts-like-ours/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-naked-and-famous-premiere-new-video-for-hearts-like-ours/#comments Wed, 31 Jul 2013 19:47:21 +0000 New Zealand quintet The Naked and Famous has premiered a new video for their first single ‘Hearts Like Ours’ on VEVO. Taken from their recently announced sophomore album, In Rolling Waves, the song was introduced to the world by Zane Lowe last week as the Hottest Record In The World Today by BBC Radio 1 and quickly caught on worldwide, going #1 on Hype Machine overnight. The

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  2. Check out Naked Hearts at Glasslands Tonight If you didn’t get tickets to The Antlers and Little Scream tonight at Music Hall of Williamsburg, here’s what show you should see instead: alternative pop duo Naked Hearts at Glasslands. Haussmann starts off the night at 8pm, with She...
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  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week October 3rd, 2011 Who: Trip Like Animals with The Brambles and guestsWhere: The Sunset – Seattle, WAWhen: Wed., October 5, 2011Cost: $6.00Age Restriction: 21+ Who: Radical FaceWhere: Brick and Mortar Music Hall – San Francisco, CAWhen: Thursday October 6, Doors – 8:00pm Show – 9:00pmCost: $10...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-october-24th-2011/feed/ 0 11 Shots From Lollapalooza We Didn’t Have Room For The First Time http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/11-shots-from-lollapalooza-we-didnt-have-room-for-the-first-time/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/11-shots-from-lollapalooza-we-didnt-have-room-for-the-first-time/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:32:20 +0000 Our Daniela Montelongo spent three days shooting the fun at Lollapalooza. She sent back so many great shots, that we couldn’t use them all. So here are some of the great photos we didn’t have room for the first time. We’re at Outside Lands in San Francisco and The Wilderness Festival in the U.K. this

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