Los Angeles – This past summer, Philadelphia-based band Vacationer released their sophomore album, Relief. Their unique sound has been described as “Nu-Hula/ World Wave.” Relief is an appealing, earnest, and utterly joyous record. The laidback electronics booted with the dreamy guitars bestows a pleasant summer feeling we wouldn’t mind experiencing all season. It sheds light
Chicago – Back in 2010 when drummer John Bradley and guitarist Scott Scharinger formed Dads, the New Jersey duo thought it nothing more than a side project, but the band blossomed into much more with help from the recent emo resurgence. Four years later and now Dads has a new album, a more mature sound,
Los Angeles – Milo Greene, an LA indie pop quintet, has returned with their brand new single, “White Lies.” It will be featured on their forthcoming sophomore LP, Control, due out on January 27 via Elektra. Their latest track is a ferociously dark-pop gem that diverges from the band’s previous folk-rock and harmonies-driven resonance. Best
Brooklyn – Caleb Karvountzis is the 23-year-old, altruistically genuine founder and front man of the Aussie band Tiny Little Houses. Though yet under the radar, this is an act that comprehends the deepest depths of truth-slinging, affecting expression. Emotional intelligence such as Karvountzis’ is rare. And coupled with skilled music writing, his work is an elevated,
Chicago – The three-piece family band Tiny Moving Parts is becoming known for making marvelous math rock. Brothers Matthew and William Chevalier and their cousin Dylan Mattheisen grew up in the small town of Benson, Minnesota. With not much to do for fun in the middle of nowhere, they started making music. They’ve been playing
Seattle – It all started 10 years ago when Zach Williams’ young wife broke her neck in a horseback riding accident. Told by doctors that she would never walk again, Williams took to writing down his thoughts and emotions in a journal. However, after months of rehab at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, his wife
Chicago – “Well you’re not hardcore, unless you live hardcore!” It seems that perhaps the Radke brothers took this line from The School of Rock to heart. After watching the Jack Black comedy, the three home-schooled Missouri teenagers decided to teach themselves to play music. The end result was Radkey, with Dee on lead vocals
Seattle – Electro-pop trio Little Daylight spent some time with Best New Bands while on tour in Seattle. The Brooklyn band’s first full-length album, Hello Memory, was released this past July on Capitol Records. We went into the Pike Street Fish Fry next door to the venue for some dinner while our former Featured Artists
Austin – (Ed.: This is the second part of Best New Bands’ two-part interview.) The artist known as Slow Magic has so far kept his name and personal life hidden beneath his neon zebra mask and tattered scarf. The costume has gotten a lot of attention in the last three years, while he’s worked almost
Austin – The artist known as Slow Magic has so far kept his name and personal life hidden beneath his neon zebra mask and tattered scarf. The costume has gotten a lot of attention in the last three years, while he’s worked almost non-stop between tours and two album releases—his latest, How to Disappear (on