Best New Bands » alternative 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 Manchester Orchestra Share Video For The Grocery, Kick-off Massive Tour https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/manchester-orchestra-share-video-grocery-kick-massive-tour/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/manchester-orchestra-share-video-grocery-kick-massive-tour/#comments Fri, 08 Sep 2017 01:13:07 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34746 Brooklyn – Manchester Orchestra today debuted their new video for “The Grocery” off their acclaimed new album A Black Mile To The Surface out now on Loma Vista Recordings. The video, directed by Johnny Chew, brings to life framed family photos throughout various generations. Chew explains, ”I based the idea for the video on the concept of a

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  1. Manchester Orchestra Share Video From ‘A Black Mile To The Surface’ Brooklyn – Manchester Orchestra today debuted their new video for “The Sunshine” off their acclaimed new album A Black Mile To The Surface, released this past Friday, July 28th, via Loma Vista Recordings. The sweetly surreal clip — the first written...
  2. Royal Blood Kick Off A Massive U.S. Tour Los Angeles - Royal Blood, the Brighton-based duo of Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher, return to the U.S. this weekend. The drum and bass bandmates are embarking on a massive tour of the U.S. that will include the band’s debut performance at...
  3. alt-J Announce More Tour Dates -Share New Video New York – Leeds based band, alt-J, is proud to announce their largest North American show to date, at the Hollywood Bowl on October 15, 2015. The band will also play Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre on October 13,...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/manchester-orchestra-share-video-grocery-kick-massive-tour/feed/ 0 Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile Announce ‘Lotta Sea Lice’ LP & Tour https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/courtney-barnett-kurt-vile-announce-lotta-sea-lice-lp-tour-dates/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/courtney-barnett-kurt-vile-announce-lotta-sea-lice-lp-tour-dates/#comments Thu, 31 Aug 2017 01:16:59 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34738 New York – Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, two of the most acclaimed and gifted songwriters of our generation, have joined forces to release a collaboration as unique and unusual as their talents. The new album Lotta Sea Lice will be released October 13th. Lotta Sea Lice is a conversation between friends, documented in raw, unvarnished song, brimming with

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  1. Courtney Barnett Releases Video For “Dead Fox”, Announces Tour Dates New York - Courtney Barnett’s debut album, which was released in March on Mom+Pop Music, has taken the music world by storm. Critics are hailing the Melbourne-based artist as one of the most important songwriters of her generation. Those who have never seen...
  2. Courtney Barnett Begins U.S. Fall Tour   New York – Indie folk rocker Courtney Barnett and her band are beginning a month-long North American tour, co-headlining with avant-garde outfit San Fermin. Hot off the heels of a sold-out run of shows in her native Australia and...
  3. Courtney Barnett Announces North American Tour Dates Brooklyn – Courtney Barnett spent the summer zipping across North America, playing several major music festivals, bringing her standout rock and roll show to audiences across the country. Barnett and her band The Courtney Barnett’s stole the show and played...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/courtney-barnett-kurt-vile-announce-lotta-sea-lice-lp-tour-dates/feed/ 0 Together Pangea Shares Video for “Money On It” https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/together-pangea-shares-video-money/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/together-pangea-shares-video-money/#comments Mon, 14 Aug 2017 07:38:24 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34721 Los Angeles – LA  rock quartet Together Pangea have shared a new music video for “Money On It”, off their forthcoming new album Bulls and Roosters, which is due out August 25th via Nettwerk. The video was directed by FIDLAR bassist Brandon Schwartzel. Bulls and Roosters is available for preorder HERE. Fans who pre-order the

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  1. together PANGEA Reveals “Badillac” Video And Tour Dates Los Angeles - together PANGEA are excited to reveal their Ryan Baxley-directed video for “Badillac,” from their recently-released Harvest Records debut of the same name. The band has also announced a string of fall and winter tour dates, continuing tonight in Eugene, OR at Cozmic Pizza and concluding on November...
  2. Neon Trees Shares New Video for “Songs I Can’t Listen To” Los Angeles – Multi-platinum group, Neon Trees, shared a music video for their new single “Songs I Can’t Listen To” with fans today. The video follows just under a month from when the song was first shared by the band. Check out the sharable...
  3. Albert Hammond Jr. Shares New Song “Losing Touch” via Sharable SoundCloud Stream New York – Albert Hammond Jr. is pleased to offer his new song ”Losing Touch” through a sharable SoundCloud stream. Preceded by “Born Slippy”, “Losing Touch” is the second song Hammond Jr. has released from his forthcoming solo album, Momentary Masters, out 7/31...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/together-pangea-shares-video-money/feed/ 0 Waxahatchee Shares “Recite Remorse” Video And Tour Dates https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/waxahatchee-shares-recite-remorse-video-tour-dates/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/waxahatchee-shares-recite-remorse-video-tour-dates/#comments Tue, 25 Jul 2017 07:11:44 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34639 Chapel Hill, NC - Waxahatchee has shared a music video for Out in the Storm’s “Recite Remorse,” a song that ABC News calls “a cathartic, almost celebratory hymn of survival.” Director Ricardo Rivera elaborates on the making of the video: I am a video installation artist first and foremost, and this was the perfect opportunity for me to create an interpretive

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  1. Waxahatchee Has A New Video! Chapel Hill – Katie Crutchfield, the DIY-minded, lo-fi, indie pop singer now known for her project, Waxahatchee, (named for the river nearby her childhood house in Birmingham, AL) has been on the mind of many a fan since talk of her...
  2. Waxahatchee Announces Second World Tour Chapel Hill – Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield and her band have announced a new list of tour dates around the world beginning in October. Many dates are with fellow Philadelphia musician Kurt Vile. Watch this lovely live set at St. Pancras Church in London...
  3. Courtney Barnett Releases Video For “Dead Fox”, Announces Tour Dates New York - Courtney Barnett’s debut album, which was released in March on Mom+Pop Music, has taken the music world by storm. Critics are hailing the Melbourne-based artist as one of the most important songwriters of her generation. Those who have never seen...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/waxahatchee-shares-recite-remorse-video-tour-dates/feed/ 0 Will Stratton Debuts Video For “Manzanita” https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/will-stratton-debuts-video-manzanita/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/will-stratton-debuts-video-manzanita/#comments Thu, 15 Jun 2017 19:02:01 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34436 New York – Today Will Stratton is pleased to share the charming animated video for his track “Manzanita”. The track is taken from his recently released album Rosewood Almanac that came out in early May on Bella Union. The heartwarming track sees Stratton reflecting on age. In his own words: “I wrote Manzanita last spring.

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  1. Will Stratton Mines Treasure with Rosewood Almanac London – The sense that you are uncovering something precious hits you just a verse or so into “Light Blue”, the opening round of ten songs that make up Rosewood Almanac, the new album by California-born New Yorker Will Stratton....
  2. Holly Macve & Will Stratton Enthral At Landmark London Church London – The early nineteenth century church of St John on Bethnal Green in East London presents the kind of austere elegance that offers a fitting space for music of a more cerebral nature. Blessed with fine acoustics, it is...
  3. Rationale Debuts ‘Something For Nothing’ Video London-based producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rationale has debuted a new video for ‘Something For Nothing,’ which will be released on his forthcoming debut album, out later this year.Rationale teamed up again with Crooked Cynics, who also directed the video for...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/will-stratton-debuts-video-manzanita/feed/ 0 Michael Kiwanuka Unveils Video for “Cold Little Heart” https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/michael-kiwanuka-unveils-video-cold-little-heart/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/michael-kiwanuka-unveils-video-cold-little-heart/#comments Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:18:53 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34215 Los Angeles – Michael Kiwanuka is pleased to unveil the video for his new single, Cold Little Heart. Lifted from his multiple award nominated and chart-topping second album Love & Hate, “Cold Little Heart” is the breath-taking, sprawling opening track that sets the tone for the duration of this beautifully crafted album. The cinematic short

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  1. Michael Kiwanuka Announces North American Tour Los Angeles – Michael Kiwanuka is excited to announce that he’ll be touring North America this fall in support of his sophomore album Love & Hate (out now via Interscope Records.) The album itself has already accrued critical acclaim, with...
  2. Michael Kiwanuka releases his new EP, ‘Home Again’ on January 3rd British soul-singer Michael Kiwanuka is proud to announce the release of his newest EP, ‘Home Again,’ via Cherrytree/Interscope Records, on January 3rd 2012. The three-song EP will only be available digitally in the US. For full track-listing, see below. Following...
  3. Daughter Unveils ‘HOW’ Music Video New York - Daughter, the London-based trio of Elena Tonra, Igor Haefeli and Remi Aguilella, have launched the final installment of their film triptych, for the soaring single ‘How’. Taken from their recently released and critically acclaimed second album, Not To Disappear. Shot in London last year...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/michael-kiwanuka-unveils-video-cold-little-heart/feed/ 0 Foxygen Gets Melodramatic – A Week In Review https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/foxygen-gets-melodramatic/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/foxygen-gets-melodramatic/#comments Wed, 15 Mar 2017 01:57:24 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34179 London – Continuing Best New Band’s weekly round-up, we preview some new music that has taken our fancy over the past seven days. Foxygen, the eclectic LA-based duo of Sam France and Jonathan Rado, has a new video for the surprisingly brief “Upon A Hill”, a track off the band’s latest album, Hang. The piece

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  1. Foxygen Brought Their Star Power To Chicago Chicago – Last week Foxygen took the Windy City by storm. The LA psychedelic rockers sold out two shows at Lincoln Hall, and their performance on Chicago’s WGN Morning News was the talk of the town. Even English rockers Temples...
  2. Foxygen ’s Musical Journey ‘…And Star Power’ Seattle – The most important fact you need to know about Foxygen’s new album …And Star Power is that it is not simply just a record. It is a complete musical experience. Sam France and Jonathan Rado have come back...
  3. Album Review: Speedy Ortiz – “Foil Deer” Los Angeles – Speedy Ortiz’s Foil Deer kicks off with a measured, angular guitar riff that descends into discordant noise and then suddenly halts, allowing Sadie Dupuis’ attention-getting vocal work to take center stage for a few seconds. While the...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/foxygen-gets-melodramatic/feed/ 1 Lily & Madeleine Talk Touring, Recording and… Movies https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/lily-madeleine-talk-touring-recording-movies/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/lily-madeleine-talk-touring-recording-movies/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2017 02:43:12 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34117 London – On the eve of a mid-February US tour Indianapolis sister act Lily & Madeleine took some time out to talk to Best New Bands, sharing some thoughts on touring, recording and the duo’s growing reputation for artful videos. The prolific Jurkiewicz siblings dropped Keep It Together almost one year ago – their third

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  1. Lily And Madeleine Announce Headlining U.S. Dates Nashville – Following an extensive U.S. tour supporting Brett Dennen last Fall and a successful UK run with Dawes in November, Indianapolis-based sister duo Lily And Madeleine have announced an upcoming headlining tour in select U.S. cities beginning in Chicago,...
  2. Sisters Lily & Madeleine Showcase Their Gorgeous Vocals San Francisco – Sister duo Lily & Madeleine made their second appearance in San Francisco recently. Originally from Indianapolis, the young Jurkiewicz sisters (aged 18 & 20) entertained a big crowd of varying ages at The Chapel in the Mission...
  3. Lily And Madeleine: It’s A Family Affair London – On the back of a solid 32-date tour over November and December that took in the U.S., U.K. and Europe, Indianapolis siblings Lily And Madeleine took a well-earned break from the road. Their travels are set to resume...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/lily-madeleine-talk-touring-recording-movies/feed/ 0 Lily And Madeleine Announce Headlining U.S. Dates https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/lily-and-madeleine-announce-headlining-u-s-dates/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/lily-and-madeleine-announce-headlining-u-s-dates/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2017 06:08:53 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34068 Nashville – Following an extensive U.S. tour supporting Brett Dennen last Fall and a successful UK run with Dawes in November, Indianapolis-based sister duo Lily And Madeleine have announced an upcoming headlining tour in select U.S. cities beginning in Chicago, IL on February 15. They will be joined by bandmates Shannon Hayden and Kate Siefker

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  1. Lily And Madeleine: It’s A Family Affair London – On the back of a solid 32-date tour over November and December that took in the U.S., U.K. and Europe, Indianapolis siblings Lily And Madeleine took a well-earned break from the road. Their travels are set to resume...
  2. Sisters Lily & Madeleine Showcase Their Gorgeous Vocals San Francisco – Sister duo Lily & Madeleine made their second appearance in San Francisco recently. Originally from Indianapolis, the young Jurkiewicz sisters (aged 18 & 20) entertained a big crowd of varying ages at The Chapel in the Mission...
  3. Lily And Madeleine At Bush Hall In London London – An early Thanksgiving came to West London Wednesday night in the shape of Indiana-raised Lily & Madeleine, here as part of a 14-date European tour. The Jurkiewicz sisters were clearly impressed by the grandeur and, indeed, civility of...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/lily-and-madeleine-announce-headlining-u-s-dates/feed/ 0 The Head and the Heart Announce 2017 Tour Dates https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/head-and-the-heart-announce-2017-tour-dates/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/head-and-the-heart-announce-2017-tour-dates/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2016 20:36:20 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33898 New York – The Head and the Heart are excited to announce that after spending 9 weeks at #1 at Triple A (and still remain in the top 5), their single “All We Ever Knew” off of their latest album Signs of Light has reached #1 at Alternative this week. In other exciting news, The

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  1. PHOX – Back On Tour This Fall With Paolo Nutini, The Head & The Heart New York – Wisconsin’s PHOX are excited to announce that they have confirmed a run of tour dates with Paolo Nutini, followed by a string of dates with The Head and The Heart. After dazzling audiences on a largely sold-out US...
  2. ALT-J Premiere Video for ‘Pusher’; Announce Tour Dates Los Angeles – Today, alt-J premiere the video for “Pusher” – the latest track to be lifted from their critically acclaimed album This Is All Yours. Created by renowned collective Division Paris and directed by Thomas Rhazi, the video focuses on a...
  3. The Head and the Heart Releases New Song “Colors” New York – Today The Head and the Heart released a third track from the band’s forthcoming album Signs of Light, out Sept. 9th on Warner Bros. Records. “Colors” is the third song released off of the album and is available to stream here and...
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