Best New Bands » alternative music https://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 Brendan Benson Releases Music Video For “Pretty Baby” https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/brendan-benson-releases-music-video-for-pretty-baby/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/brendan-benson-releases-music-video-for-pretty-baby/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:57:47 +0000 Brendan Benson and Readymade Records present the new music video for the song “Pretty Baby” off of the beloved songwriter and co-founder of the Raconteur’s fifth solo effort What Kind of World. The Los Angeles Times calls the album “as solid as its predecessors, with sparkling power-pop gems (“Light of Day”), fuzz-garage rave-ups (“Happy Most of the

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  1. Brendan Benson And Young Hines Light Up The Independent One of the things that gets me amped for a show is the opening act. We all go for the headliners, but we feel like we discover the opening acts. With a few exceptions, Bruce Springsteen doesn’t have an opening...
  2. Artist of the Week: Brendan Benson Brendan Benson has had a busy past years, but that’s what happens when you run with Jack White. As we reviewed his show last week, Benson has the chops to cut it live and has learned how the handle a...
  3. The Joy Formidable Prep for U.S. Tour; Releases Music Video for “A Heavy Abacus” Preps for U.S. Tour And Releases A Music Video for Their New Single “A Heavy Abacus” The Joy Formidable are about to embark on their first headlining US Tour of 2012, beginning on March 12 in San Francisco, CA. A...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/brendan-benson-releases-music-video-for-pretty-baby/feed/ 0 Savoir Adore Premiere “Dreamers” Video Announce Tour Dates https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/savoir-adore-premiere-dreamers-video-announce-tour-dates/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/savoir-adore-premiere-dreamers-video-announce-tour-dates/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:04:41 +0000 If you’re not familiar with the back-story of Savoir Adore, what began as a 48-hour challenge between two best friends blossomed into one of Brooklyn’s most exciting and unique young bands. With an experimental approach to their writing and recording, Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro weave a magical musical tapestry with their distinct voices, lush

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  1. Savoir Adore Announce Summer Tour If you’re not familiar with the back-story of Savoir Adore, what began as a 48-hour challenge between two best friends blossomed into one of Brooklyn’s most exciting and unique young bands. With an experimental approach to their writing and recording,...
  2. Races Premiere Lies Video For this video, RACES teamed up with director Edward Chase Masterson, who directed their previous music video for Big Broom. The band is excited to premiere the video for Lies on Noisey / Vice. Click Here To Watch ‘Lies’ Wade Ryff of...
  3. Body Language’s “Holiday (Savoir Adore Remix),” Holiday Single out now on Lavish Habits / OM Records   Body Language’s “Holiday (Savoir Adore Remix),” Holiday Single out now on Lavish Habits / OM Records Brooklyn’s own Body Language has risen from the DIY venue basements armed with the kinetic dynamite you would expect from the name. Originally coaxed to...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/savoir-adore-premiere-dreamers-video-announce-tour-dates/feed/ 0 Races Premiere Lies Video https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/races-premiere-lies-video/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/races-premiere-lies-video/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:12:03 +0000 For this video, RACES teamed up with director Edward Chase Masterson, who directed their previous music video for Big Broom. The band is excited to premiere the video for Lies on Noisey / Vice. Click Here To Watch ‘Lies’ Wade Ryff of RACES says, “It was sort of surreal shooting this video for a number of reasons.

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  1. Yellow Ostrich Release “The Shakedown” Video Barsuk Records is excited to release the video for Yellow Ostrich’s “The Shakedown,” off the band’s sophomore full-length, Strange Land. Directed by the band, the clip premiered via NYLON today. Singer/guitarist Alex Schaaf described the making of the video: “We made...
  2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Premiere “We Almost Lost Detroit” Video Today, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. premiere their brand new video for “We Almost Lost Detroit” via a dual premiere with Stereogum and Vimeo, where the video is featured on the homepage. The video for the Gil Scott-Heron cover, which is...
  3. Artist of the Week: Of Monsters and Men Over the past few months, we’ve touted Icelanic indie/folk rockers Of Monsters of Men as one of our favorite new bands of 2012. So far, it looks like the band has not only heeded, but exceed the hype that’s come...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/races-premiere-lies-video/feed/ 0 Sea Wolf Announces Album Release https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/sea-wolf-announces-album-release/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/sea-wolf-announces-album-release/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 23:21:26 +0000 Sea Wolf will release its third album, Old World Romance,  September 11 on Dangerbird Records.  Old World Romance is the highly anticipated follow up to Sea Wolf‘s successful sophomore LP, White Water, White Bloom. Sea Wolf‘s founder and leading man, Alex Brown Church (writer/guitar/vocals), shares “After the last record, which was written and recorded far from

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  1. Greg Laswell Announces Tour Dates and Album Release Greg Laswell Announces North American Spring Tour Dates   In Support of New Album “Landline” to be Released on April 24   Producer, singer, songwriter Greg Laswell announces his 2012 Spring tour. Laswell’s dates begin on May 15 on the...
  2. Kitsuné Announces Inaugural American Compilation for May 22nd Release For the first time ever the Parisian clothing and music emporium has compiled an eclectic selection of fresh new faces on the North American front with Kitsuné America. After booming in Japan, expanding in South East Asia and steadily developing in...
  3. Yellow Ostrich Release “The Shakedown” Video Barsuk Records is excited to release the video for Yellow Ostrich’s “The Shakedown,” off the band’s sophomore full-length, Strange Land. Directed by the band, the clip premiered via NYLON today. Singer/guitarist Alex Schaaf described the making of the video: “We made...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/sea-wolf-announces-album-release/feed/ 0 Yellow Ostrich Release “The Shakedown” Video https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/yellow-ostrich-release-the-shakedown-video/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/yellow-ostrich-release-the-shakedown-video/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:13:21 +0000 Barsuk Records is excited to release the video for Yellow Ostrich’s “The Shakedown,” off the band’s sophomore full-length, Strange Land. Directed by the band, the clip premiered via NYLON today. Singer/guitarist Alex Schaaf described the making of the video: “We made this video ourselves in Michael’s basement.  With no budget and minimal gear, we explored the

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  1. YELLOW OSTRICH Debuts “The Shakedown,” Off Upcoming LP STRANGE LAND Barsuk Records is thrilled to debut “The Shakedown”, the second single off Yellow Ostrich’s sophomore LP Strange Land, out March 6th. Singer/guitarist Alex Schaaf noted Neil Young’s influence on the guitar part, while claiming that “the song is about imaginary...
  2. See Yellow Ostrich at the Bootleg Theater Next Week Yellow Ostrich will take on Los Angeles (fresh off SXSW) next week with their show at the Bootleg Theater.  If you haven’t heard of Yellow Ostrich, know that they’re much more cool cat than big bird; that is, their music...
  3. Yellow Ostrich & Peter Wolf Crier take Schubas do312 in Chicago Yellow Ostrich If Animal Collective, Vampire Weekend, and Morning Benders, had a love child and added a shot of whiskey, you would get Yellow Ostrich.  Last night, Schubas do312 proudly celebrated their one year anniversary, and I had the pleasure...
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  1. New Video: The Jezabels Tour Diary- Feb- March 2012 The Jezabels spent the last year playing sold out shows throughout Europe, the U.S. and Australia. They also released their debut album, Prisoner, and made a headlining appearance at the  NME Awards Show; a busy year by anyone’s standards.  As a way...
  2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Premiere “We Almost Lost Detroit” Video Today, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. premiere their brand new video for “We Almost Lost Detroit” via a dual premiere with Stereogum and Vimeo, where the video is featured on the homepage. The video for the Gil Scott-Heron cover, which is...
  3. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Releases “Hysterical” Video, Confirms Spring Tour Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is excited to release the video for “Hysterical,” the titular track off their latest album. Their first-ever official music video, the Kris Moyes directed “Hysterical” was premiered via MTV.com and was featured on MTV2′s “120 Minutes.” Hysterical...
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  1. Q&A: Gary Clark Jr. You wouldn’t know it by the way he plays the guitar, but Gary Clark Jr. is as soft-spoken as they come. Though have labeled Clark Jr. as the leader of the Austin rock movement, you could would never tell by...
  2. Record Store Day Is This Saturday. Here Are Five Awesome Releases You Need To Pick Up. If you’re not one of the lucky ones going to Coachella, fear not, for Record Store Day 2012 is here. (Now that I think about it, even if you will be in the desert this weekend there’ll be a tent...
  3. Cory Chisel Rocks The Empty Bottle After Conquering Chicago During The Day Chicago in the summer is easily my favorite place to be, not only because we get a nice break from usual all around crappy weather, but also because of our street fests that take place seemingly every weekend. These festivals...
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  1. Nico Vega Live @ Velvet Jones, 7/15 The Los Angeles-based rockers made the short jaunt up to Santa Barbara’s Velvet Jones for a slot opening for Sweethead last Thursday night. So why is this article titled after the opening act instead of the evenings headlining entertainment? Because...
  2. Tim Jones of Truth & Salvage Co: On festivals, working with Chris Robinson, and their recent performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! I watched several live performances of Truth and Salvage Co. on their YouTube channel before listening to their eponymous debut album (now available on iTunes), and I was immediately charmed by the six-piece Southern rock band’s ability to effortlessly nail...
  3. Carter Tanton, Sharon Van Etten, and Glass Ghost at Bowery Ballroom Carter Tanton was who I went to see for this sold out Bowery Ballroom show, after falling in love with his song “Murderous Joy,” although Sharon Van Etten as the headliner could in no way be a disappointment, plus opener...
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  1. Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Announces 2012 Lineup February 14, 2012, New York, NY — Superfly Presents and A.C. Entertainment are excited to announce the initial lineup for the 2012 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The 11th annual four-day camping and music festival will be held on June...
  2. Veronica Falls Announces US 2012 Tour Dates The very best type of pop music is the kind that mixes sweetness and light with dissonance and darkness, the sort which injects a perfectly addictive harmony with something sadder, stranger. Think of the gloomy melodrama of “Tell Laura I...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/pop-montreal-announces-2012-festival-lineup-sneak-peek/feed/ 0 New Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros “Man on Fire” Remix – Free Download https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/new-edward-sharpe-the-magnetic-zeros-man-on-fire-remix-free-download/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/new-edward-sharpe-the-magnetic-zeros-man-on-fire-remix-free-download/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:47:24 +0000 We’re very excited to tell you about a new remix for Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros‘ “Man on Fire” from NY’s Little Daylight. The track is now available as a download on Soundcloud. Man on Fire (Little Daylight Remix) – free download: http://soundcloud.com/edward-sharpe-mag-zeros/man-on-fire-little-daylight Man on Fire: http://soundcloud.com/edward-sharpe-mag-zeros/man-on-fire The original track appears on ESMZ’s new album Herethat was just

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  1. Album Review: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Here It’s been a momentous three years for Alexander Ebert. In the short amount of time, he has reexamined his life and his musical direction. Coming from the raucous pop of Ima Robot, the musician created a side project based around...
  2. Artist of the Week: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros It’s been a long strange trip for Alexander Ebert. Before he formed the much buzzed about new band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, he was the frontman for Ima Robot. But after the band dissolved, nobody would have thought...
  3. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Woo The Greek It’s hard to believe that a mere two-and-a-half years ago I was watching Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros play at Portland’s small Holocene club. I had been following Alex Ebert’s other band, Ima Robot, for years, so when I...
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