Best New Bands » Tom Petty 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 Featured Artist: The Shelters http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-shelters/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-shelters/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2016 07:41:44 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=31319 Los Angeles – The Shelters are a band on the precipice of rock stardom. Their debut full-length studio album will be released on June 10 and promises to further the refreshingly relevant alternative rock sounds heard on their previously released EP. Not only do they have a major label recording deal with Warner Brothers Records,

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  1. The Shelters Release “Rebel Heart,” The First Single From Their Self-Titled Debut Album Burbank – Beginning today, Los Angeles-based rock band The Shelters have  released ”Rebel Heart” via all participating digital retailers including iTunes . The wildly melodic, guitar-driven song comes from their debut album, THE SHELTERS, set for June 10th release on Warner Bros. Records. ”Rebel Heart” debuted yesterday on SiriusXM Alt...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-shelters/feed/ 1 The Shelters Release “Rebel Heart,” The First Single From Their Self-Titled Debut Album http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/shelters-release-rebel-heart-first-single-self-titled-debut-album/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/shelters-release-rebel-heart-first-single-self-titled-debut-album/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2016 13:52:57 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=29799 Burbank – Beginning today, Los Angeles-based rock band The Shelters have  released ”Rebel Heart” via all participating digital retailers including iTunes . The wildly melodic, guitar-driven song comes from their debut album, THE SHELTERS, set for June 10th release on Warner Bros. Records. ”Rebel Heart” debuted yesterday on SiriusXM Alt Nation’s Advanced Placement show and a video for ”Rebel Heart” will follow soon.  Click here to listen and download

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  1. METZ Release A New Single! London - METZ, who, not long ago, rocked hard at California’s TBD Fest, have just released a new single titled, “Spit You Out.” This new track comes off the band’s powerful sophomore album, II (due out May 4, 2015 via Sub Pop Records). Alongside...
  2. Royal Blood’s Self-Titled Debut Album Is Out Today Los Angeles – Royal Blood’s much-anticipated self-titled debut album is out now on Warner Bros. Records. To purchase the album on iTunes, click HERE. This past weekend, the band performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK, leading NME...
  3. Lower Dens on Track for a Solid Third Release with New Single, ‘Ondine’ Los Angeles - Lower Dens, the indie rock quartet based out of Baltimore, MD, just released a second track titled, “Ondine,” from their upcoming third record, Escape from Evil. The album is due for U.S. street release on March 31 (March 30 in the...
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  1. 3 Great New Bands To See On Friday At Outside Lands Photo By Jeff Kravitz San Francisco – Outside Lands, San Francisco’s great outdoor music and arts festival starts on Friday. 60,000 people show up at Golden Gate Park to see scores of bands and enjoy some of the best food...
  2. 3 New Bands You Can’t Miss At Outside Lands San Francisco – We’re in the thick of festival season and this weekend brings one of the best festivals for new bands. Outside Lands offers a broad spectrum of acts from different genres over four main stages, while in addition...
  3. Outside Lands: New Bands We Liked On Sunday Music festivals are the Jackson Pollock paintings of the concert-going experience: both are messy, frustratingly incoherent and unmercifully overwhelming affairs.  Yet, under the right conditions or at a certain angle or with the help of questionable substances/chemicals/beverages flowing through the...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-outside-lands-saturday-edition/feed/ 0 Album review: The Hope Trust’s Light Can’t Escape http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-the-hope-trusts-light-cant-escape/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-the-hope-trusts-light-cant-escape/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000 The expanse between a freshman and sophomore album is perhaps the hardest distance for an artist to travel. The product of such a journey can delight or betray fans, and oftentimes does both. As it seems almost impossible to avoid comparing a band’s first and second bodies of work,  I approached the follow up to

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  1. Album Review of Jesca Hoop’s Hunting My Dress After I saw Jesca Hoop perform a few weeks ago at The Music Box in Hollywood, I couldn’t seem to get her voice out of my head (for the full BnB review and interview with Jesca, click here). What’s truly...
  2. An Album Review: Pilot Whale’s New Recitals to Attend Last week I sat down with Pilot Whale and saw the course of song perfection.  Though the album was created before the band got the process down pat, I jumped at the chance to give the whole album a listen...
  3. What’s in a Name?- The Crystal Castles (II) Album Review When Crystal Castles was done crafting their second full-length album, they felt no need to come up with an original album name. The 14 hypnotic tracks speak for themselves, and the Canadian dance duo can self-title every single one of...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-the-hope-trusts-light-cant-escape/feed/ 0 Benny Marchant: A Breath of Fresh Air at The Mint http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/benny-marchant-a-breath-of-fresh-air-at-the-mint/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/benny-marchant-a-breath-of-fresh-air-at-the-mint/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 21:00:00 +0000 Benny Marchant has everything he needs to stride forward into the world of musical success. He already had a foot in the door with his previous project The Kings Royal, but now he’s ready to try and make it as a solo artist. So far, he’s making excellent progress. After hearing his music online, I

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  1. Jeremy Messersmith Live @ The Mint – Saturday, July 17 2010 Last night hipsters from various Los Scandalous area-codes hightailed it to The Mint to watch singer/songrwriter Jeremy Messersmith grace the joint with folk-pop akin to Death Cab For Cutie, Sufjan Stevens, and embellished with just enough 1960’s retro-pop to actually...
  2. Fresh Tracks for September 28th! Hand-selected by Kelly Montgomery Deerhunter – Revival This jangly rock song from Deerhunter is just a peek at their well-crafted new release, Halcyon Digest, out today on 4AD. Their distorted sound is accompanied by spry guitar, Bradford Cox’s reluctant-rocker crows, and a solid beat,...
  3. Fresh Tracks for September 10th! Hand-selected by Kelly Montgomery S. Carey – In The Dirt A beautifully expansive tune from Bon Iver member Sean Carey’s solo album All We Grow. Layered vocals and wandering piano give this song a peaceful, intimate sound. Catch S. Carey on tour this fall...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/benny-marchant-a-breath-of-fresh-air-at-the-mint/feed/ 0 A moment with Star Anna and The Laughing Dogs http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-moment-with-star-anna-and-the-laughing-dogs/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-moment-with-star-anna-and-the-laughing-dogs/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:00:00 +0000 Growing up halfway between Seattle and the middle of nowhere can have a profound effect on one’s life. In the case of Star Ann, it drove her to write and perform music. With melodic, aching vocals that’s as raw as the grunge that emanated from the city during the ‘90s combined with a sound that

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  1. Todd Prodanovich talks at length with Oakland’s James & Evander James & Evander are an electronic music production duo that create some incredibly lush synthesized landscapes for your listening pleasure. The group consists of Oakland’s very own Adam Myatt and Glenn Jackson, who met in college and decided to flex...
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