The sophomore full-length from London guitar band The Vaccines is a baffling back-step from the irony and cool distance of their exceptional 2011 debut. Gone is much of the playful humor of their earlier work, replaced by a sullen through line of self-conscience doubt. The clear influence here is still The Strokes. And, while that
Around this time last year I had heard of South by Southwest (SXSW) , but that was the extent of it. I am one of those people that will pack up a car, jump on a plane, you name it. Just be gone the next day, to do whatever it is my mind has chosen
Yes, The Dead Trees are another Los Angeles bred, skinny-jean wearing, moustache-rocking, grunge garage band hitting the local club scenes (I saw them open for The Whigs at The Troubadour back in 2009). But, this band stays distinct thanks to their blend of East Coast influenced sound (think more gritty Strokes, less preppy Vampire Weekend)
White Arrows Hats off to The Echo and The Rumble for assembling such a potentially mesh-worthy trio of bands at tonight’s free show! In addition to BestNewBands.com’s favorite LA psych rockers White Arrows (see Lauren Novik‘s interview with the band or her post about their must-see set at Sasquatch!), gritty blues duo My Goodness and
Ideals are a melting pot of all the things I like in my music: brooding vocals, haunting lyrics and an aggressive sound that accurately replicates a live show on their EPs. After I received a late night text from someone who heard an Ideals song on their Pandora station, I immediately checked out their tunes
BestNewBands.com In the wake of featuring The Goondas on BNBTV Spotlight, I stumbled easily from link to link on to a ton of bands playing on the Minneapolis/Minnesota music scene. One of these bands was the glowing Gold Motel (actually from Chicago), who in this video prove their knowledge and mastery of a perfect pop
BestNewBands.com Remember the days when rock n’ roll was really rock n’ roll? When it was largely feared by the masses, when reeling guitars caused echoing screams, and lead singers shook and convulsed on stage like madmen, scaring but captivating mindblown audiences? Before bands like Linkin Park turned everyone around you into a Hot-Topic-frequenting idiot
The Chicago band California Wives combines indie rock with melodic pop undertones and touch of 80s style synth haze, resulting in mellow but catchy tunes that have garnered comparisons to 80s supergroup The Police and modern pop purveyors Phoenix. Their five song EP Affair is available as a digital download over at Amazon. Members Dan
Emory University isn’t known as a hotbed for music. Many of the students are bookworms focusing on their graduate school plans or attend business school in order to try to take over Corporate America or to become the next major hedge fund manager. Wil May is refreshingly unlike any of his peers. Born in Michigan,
Intrepid reporter Lauren Novik with Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros & friend backstage at Lollapalooza 2010 Yesterday was a complete whirlwind and a half. Between hanging out backstage at Sony Bloggie with Alex Ebert from Edwarpe Sharpe (who rocked it so hard I cannot wait to see them again at Sunset