Best New Bands » Vampire Weekend 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 Hippo Campus Release Debut LP – “Landmark” http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/hippo-campus-release-debut-lp-landmark/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/hippo-campus-release-debut-lp-landmark/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:28:55 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34138 Los Angeles – Hippo Campus is already making a name for themselves before their first LP even hits the streets. The Minnesota indie rock quartet had an impressive 2015 and 2016 with addictive singles such as “Suicide Saturday” and “South”. While barely in their early 20s, Jake Luppen (vocals/guitar), Nathan Stocker (guitar), Zach Sutton (bass),

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  3. Cheerleader Release Their Debut LP – The Sunshine Of Your Youth Portland – Cheerleader is the latest band rising from the ever-evolving Philadelphia music scene. The five-piece drops their first full-length album, The Sunshine Of Your Youth, May 19th. Cheerleader’s beachy indie rock is a testament to their influences, which include...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/hippo-campus-release-debut-lp-landmark/feed/ 1 Oooh Baby Baby! http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/oooh-baby-baby/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/oooh-baby-baby/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 14:00:00 +0000 Georgia’s Baby Baby isn’t playing around with Money, released today. On the surface, this band looks and sounds like every wild party’s soundtrack: loud, guitar-driven rock with somewhat slurred lyrics. And it’s true that Baby Baby would make the perfect backdrop to a raucous college shindig, kegs and all. It’s the raw, unrehearsed sound of

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  1. BackStory: Hot Day at the Zoo’s “(My Sweet Baby) Boom Boom Boom” In this episode of BackStory, Michael Dion of New England Zoograssers Hot Day at the Zoo tells us the story behind their song “(My Sweet Baby) Boom Boom Boom.” (Thanks to BreakThruRadio.com for the video!) The life of a touring...
  2. BackStory: Charlene Kaye & the Brilliant Eyes’ “Mad Tom of Bedlam” In this week’s episode of BackStory, songstress Charlene Kaye tells us the story behind her song “Mad Tom of Bedlam.” Mad Tom of Bedlam is the name of an anonymous English poem that was written in the 1600s about people...
  3. Falcon Soars with Disappear I listened to Falcon’s self-released album, Disappear, one morning while puttering around. I couldn’t see my computer as the tracks played, and more than once, I thought I had left my iTunes on shuffle. I heard songs that sounded like...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/oooh-baby-baby/feed/ 0 Jonquil: The Prettiest Flower In The Indie Bouquet http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/jonquil-the-prettiest-flower-in-the-indie-bouquet/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/jonquil-the-prettiest-flower-in-the-indie-bouquet/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:00:00 +0000 Recipe for the perfect indie band: Start with beautiful voices that can sing the lowest lows and the highest highs. Stir in an assortment of instruments, most especially organs, harmonicas, trumpets and electronic keyboards. Add a dash of British flavor. Lastly, wrap up the package with outstanding lyric writing. If you follow this recipe, you

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/jonquil-the-prettiest-flower-in-the-indie-bouquet/feed/ 0 Sasquatch! Roundup 2010* http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sasquatch-roundup-2010/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sasquatch-roundup-2010/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:18:00 +0000 I haven’t yet been to all the big American festivals (it’s the first thing on my bucket list), but from what I hear, Sasquatch! is by far the most beautiful. If you’ve actually been to The Gorge, it’s not hard to believe, but photographs just don’t do it justice. Regardless of the stunning scenery, Sasquatch!

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