Chicago – LA trio LANY creates catchy electro-pop with 80s vibes and hints of R&B. Catchy is perhaps an understatement; LANY is set to be your latest obsession! That is, unless you’ve already discovered the sexy, seductive tunes of LANY. Then you know and are in the know. When LANY first began releasing music online, in
Chicago – San Francisco indie rock band Finish Ticket had a pretty great 2015. The five-piece released the EP When Night Becomes Day and hit the road with Twenty One Pilots, for two months, on the sold-out Blurryface Tour. 2016 is set to be just as amazing for the members of Finish Ticket. Vocalist Brendan Hoye, bassist
Los Angeles – Brian Fallon has experienced quite a large degree of success over the course of his career. His most well known project, The Gaslight Anthem, rose from humble beginnings in New Brunswick, NJ to become a genuine crossover hit on major label-backed albums like Handwritten and Get Hurt. In some ways, the band’s
Los Angeles – For some, a career in music is a chosen path that takes years of training and dedication to achieve – others simply fall right into it. Both of those circumstances led to the formation of KING, a Los Angeles based group that blends soul, R&B and electronic music with impressive results. Anita
London – The Holidays are a time of good will and perhaps also one when the definition of what precisely constitutes new in the Best New Bands lexicon gets a little clouded. Most stuff is written at least a year before it’s released so who’s counting the days either. In that spirit we present 10
Los Angeles – Fraser A. Gorman is from the same Australian metropolis as Courtney Barnett, he’s opened for her on tour, she’s appeared in his music video for “Shiny Gun”, and they are both associated with Milk Records. And despite the fact that both musicians have perfected the art of rambling, narrative-based songwriting, do not
Chicago – For the past six years, the duo formally known as Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. has been making some of the best indie pop around. Now simply known as JR JR, the group is still making some damn fine pop, but they’ve gone back to their Detroit roots, embracing Motown, R&B, and hip hop in
Austin – Despite its name, Americana music isn’t limited to the soundscapes and scenery surrounding amber waves of grain and purple mountains majesties. In fact, some of music’s most compelling country hybridizations come from beyond the border. Fans of Swedish folk groups First Aid Kit and The Tallest Man on Earth can attest to that.
Chicago – LA band PHASES has literally gone through some phases. What started out as JJAMZ, with Z Berg (The Like), Alex Greenwald (Phantom Planet), James Valentine (Maroon 5), Jason Boesel (Rilo Kiley, The Elected, Bright Eyes), and Michael Runion, has turned into PHASES, with all original members, minus Valentine, who has been busy devoting himself to
Los Angeles – Until recently, Never Shout Never has always essentially stood as the moniker for Joplin, MO singer-songwriter Christofer Drew. After several albums written only by Drew and supported in a live setting with a hired-gun touring band, Never Shout Never has become a full-fledged band with a solidified lineup. Instead of writing and