New York – Max Hershenow and Lizzy Plapinger, who make up MS MR (pronounced “miz mister”), the self-described soul fuzz and electroshock duo, have returned with a fresh track! The all-new single is titled “Painted” and comes off their imminent sophomore record, expected to be released this July via Columbia Records. The sonically scintillating new song will
Austin – “Excellent choice,” said Charlie Salt, bass player for Blossoms, when he saw The Zombies playing on my Spotify. It wasn’t a coincidence—before our interview I had been double-checking my suspicion that The Zombies were a primary source for Blossoms’ music. (Ed., Best New Bands’ interview with Blossoms took place during last month’s SXSW.)
Chicago – This month, U.K. twosome Nai Harvest are set to unfetter their latest endeavor, Hairball. Shortly after forming in 2011, guitarist Ben Thompson and drummer Lew Currie started to gain attention with their emo-rock and 2013 release Whatever (Dog Knights Productions). After signing with Topshelf Records, they’re back with a more punkish, garage rock
Berlin – Since 2011, Serbian band VVHILE has been quickly gaining sonic steam, working at a pace that is as dizzying for the listener as it is the producers themselves. With the release of More, this band is channeling those 90s bands that the decade was best known and celebrated for. Creating music that resonates
New York – It’s only been a short three weeks since Kevin Parker, the man behind psychedelic rock project, Tame Impala, brought new music to the world’s attention with the impressive track, “Let It Happen.” Sunday, Tame Impala decided to surprise everyone once again, now unveiling a new single titled, “Cause I’m A Man.” “Cause I’m a
Chicago – It may have been a Wednesday night, but Chicagoans were ready to get down and party with electronic outfit Clean Bandit like it was a Saturday. Although, there was a slight snag in the plan; the U.K. foursome was down a man, with violinist and pianist Neil Amin-Smith having hurt his wrist. (Best
Los Angeles – On Wednesday night, Toronto-based power pop band Ménage wrapped up a handful of dates in Los Angeles, adapting their sound to the quiet ambiance of Hollywood’s famed The Hotel Café. While the band is more known for its guitar distortion and a well-contained aggression, their performance was more subdued and featured an
New York – Nadine Shah is pretty much doing a PJ Harvey impression. There’s no way to avoid mentioning it; her music is so specifically influenced by Polly Jean Harvey’s mid-90s body of work that it almost should be evaluated as an alternate-universe continuation of what Harvey could have done if she had stayed in
Los Angeles - Young Fathers, the ambitious trio from Edinburgh, Scotland, are right on the edge of releasing their new album, White Men Are Black Men Too; some of the music of which has already been on repeat in many playlists since the release of the single, “Shame” back in March. The sophomore effort will be dropped in just a
Berlin – As of right now, referring to the Monks of Mellonwah as stars of the indie alternative music scene will only be acceptable for a few months longer at their rate of exponential growth. For M.O.M. (to their hard-core fans), their next album is on the horizon, with the current single, “Never Been Good,”