Although Korallreven is a recently formed band, making music is nothing new to Daniel Tjäder. Since 2001, the musician has played keys with Swedish dream-pop heroes, The Radio Dept. Nearly a decade later, fellow Swedish music maker, Marcus Joons, had an epiphany during a trip to Samoa, and when he returned home, Korallreven was born.
Daytrotter has been making waves for years in the indie rock community with their no-nonsense, stripped down versions of unknown or little known artists. We’ve written about the site on BestNewBands.com before and when I was given the opportunity to interview founder Sean Moeller, I jumped at it. As you’ll see, he is engaging, intelligent
San Francisco alt indie-rock trio Geographer released their second album Myth on Tuesday. In support of the album they will be hitting the road to kickoff their largest tour to date. Having streamed the new album multiple times, I am thoroughly impressed with the eerie and dark direction the band has taken. Tuesday night, they
New York-natives The Young Things have had a busy two years since their formation. Having shared the stage with some of the bigger names on a local and national level, the band is steadily building a strong following. This past Wednesday, they finished up a month-long residency at Bowery Electric in New York and have
The Oxford, UK-based pop band Jonquil has gone through some major changes over the past year. The most notable of which is downsizing from a seven piece into a quartet. Recently, I had the chance to ask guitar player Robin McDiarmid a few questions about where the band is now and their upcoming album release.
Recently, I got to talk with Jason Hammel from Mates of State, while they were in the studio in Bridgeport, CT, working on new stuff and recording their very first song since Mountaintops. I first heard about these guys circa 2003, when “Proofs” became my jam. Years later, they’re still going strong, improving, and expanding.
Ideals are a conundrum. On the one hand you have their debut EP that so many thought would launch them into the stratosphere are Britain’s answer to the Killers. On the other you have this return to what made Britain the musical epicenter of the post punk revival in the early to mid eighties. Do
Over the past year, Young The Giant has been one of the fast rising new bands in alt-rock. With songs like “My Body” and “Cough Syrup” becoming national and international staples, they have grown from a regional phenomenon to stars. With a three-month North American tour commencing next week, we caught up with Francois Comtois
Creating music together for nearly nine years, the Rancho Cucamonga-based alt-hip-hop/funk/soul collection, Tha Boogie, prides itself in self-expression. Not only does the outfit transcend typical genres in music, but the members themselves express their own personalities through eccentric attire. Their ability to think outside the box piqued not only the interest of legendary artist/producer Raphael
Chances are you haven’t heard of HARRIET or their recent single, “I Slept With All Your Mothers”, but Alex Casnoff, former member of Dawes is hoping that changes. He is a bit testy in the interview, but perhaps that is what happens when you are so determined to make something work. Sometimes when you’re so