Best New Bands » bon iver 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 RY X Captivates Chicago https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/ry-x-captivates-chicago/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/ry-x-captivates-chicago/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:34:28 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33539 Chicago – On a Thursday night, in the Windy City, I happened upon a surprising sight: a group of people had chosen to gather at Lincoln Hall to watch talented Australian musician RY X perform instead of watching the Chicago Cubs play the LA Dodgers in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series. Yeah, mind-blowing,

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/ry-x-captivates-chicago/feed/ 0 Bon Iver Drummer S. Carey Releases “Range Of Light” https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/bon-iver-drummer-s-carey-releases-range-of-light/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/bon-iver-drummer-s-carey-releases-range-of-light/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2014 23:39:00 +0000 Los Angeles – S. Carey, a one-man project of Bon Iver drummer Sean Carey, released a new album “Range of Light” through Jagjaguwar on April 1, 2014. This ambient solo endeavor showcases a wide range of intricately crafted and emotionally evocative sounds ranging from atmospheric to folk to hints of jazz. Range of Light is

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  1. New Range Rover Songs- Barely Used! Range Rover, a trio of teens from San Diego, CA are hard at work on their sample-filled, experimental synth pop debut album. You hear ‘sample’ and you think “oh no, another DJ record,” right? Wrong. Range Rover is unabashedly original,...
  2. Range Rover: The Kids Are All Right The boys of San Diego’s Range Rover took a moment out of their time working on their debut album to answer some of my burning questions about their eclectic sound, their multi-layered tracks and their musical process. Also in this...
  3. Album Review: Jim James, Regions of Light and Sound of God Solo albums by famous front men can either be a blessing or a curse, more so than the average risk that a musician takes. You’re saddled by the expectations of writing songs in the similar vein of your original outfit...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/bon-iver-drummer-s-carey-releases-range-of-light/feed/ 0 Artist of the Week: Lianne La Havas https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-lianne-la-havas/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-lianne-la-havas/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:10:19 +0000 This year has been a revelation with regards to new bands and artists emerging on the musical radar of many. If you could have predicted the success of acts like Alt-J, Michael Kiwanuka, Tame Impala, Frank Ocean, Alabama Shakes, Ben Howardetc, then I want your Grey’s Sports Almanac. Though she hasn’t quite reached the level

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  1. Album Review: Lianne La Havas, iTunes Festival EP Ah, tell me about it, the goodness of a live album – a sacred medium containing the pleasure of experiencing live music in the comfort of your own home or iPod – and not within a venue where you have...
  2. Album Review: Lianne La Havas, Is Your Love Big Enough? What’s up with British chanteuses and their affection and gifted talent for soulful love songs, anyways? Adele owes her global success to that broken love she once had while Amy Winehouse’s “Love is a Losing Game” is an ultimate love...
  3. Artist of the Week: The xx In four years, The xx have gone from indie darlings to international buzz band. Their brand of indie pop won them fans across the globe, even winning the prestigious Mercury Prize in their native England, which took the hype surrounding...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-lianne-la-havas/feed/ 2 Catching Up with Field Report’s Chris Porterfield https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/catching-up-with-field-reports-chris-porterfield/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/catching-up-with-field-reports-chris-porterfield/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:41:54 +0000 Sometimes for a musician, it’s all about the journey to get to a particular destination. Just ask Field Report’s Chris Porterfield. As we showed in our Artist of the Week a few weeks ago, Porterfield’s path from DeYarmond Edison to Field Report has been unorthodox with many bumps along the road. We caught up with

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  1. Artist of the Week: Field Report Even with an album coming out next Tuesday, Field Report to many music fans, remains an unknown quantity as a new band, yet there’s an aura of curiosity hovering around them. Though as a group they’re new, the truth is...
  2. Field Report Releases Two Songs, Listen To Them Here Justin Vernon has had a hell of a year. He produced his girlfriend’s album (Kathleen Edwards), started his own label and announced the first release, won a couple Grammy’s and his former bandmate Chris Porterfield has just come out with...
  3. Catching Up With Luther Russell Veteran musical renaissance man Luther Russell is set to release his fifth LP, a double-length entitled The Invisible Audience, on July 12th on his own Ungawa Records.  The double album will make up for lost time, since Russell hasn’t released...
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  1. Field Report Releases Two Songs, Listen To Them Here Justin Vernon has had a hell of a year. He produced his girlfriend’s album (Kathleen Edwards), started his own label and announced the first release, won a couple Grammy’s and his former bandmate Chris Porterfield has just come out with...
  2. Download Taking Alcatraz from Field Report’s forthcoming debut album. Taking Alcatraz is the second track off Field Report’s forthcoming debut album. Field Report happens to be an anagram of Porterfield, the lead singer and mastermind behind Field Report. With the kind of coverage they’re getting, they’re sure to be great. You can...
  3. Hey L.A! Win Tickets To See Field Report At The Hotel Café We’re excited to announce our first ticket giveaway! For those of you in the Los Angeles area, we have a pair of tickets to see Field Report play at Hollywood’s intimate Hotel Café this Saturday, August 25. Winning is easy....
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  1. A Conversation With The Staves The UK-based folk trio, The Staves, has been making a name for itself at a feverish pace. Although the outfit, consisting of sisters Emily, Jessica, and Camilla Staveley-Taylor, has yet to release a full-length album, it has already been signed...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/bonnaroo-day-four-wrap-up/feed/ 0 POLIÇA Premiere “Wandering Star” Video https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/poli%c3%a7a-premiere-wandering-star-video/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/poli%c3%a7a-premiere-wandering-star-video/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 16:43:11 +0000 Minneapolis continues its golden run of producing great new bands with the first project to arrive out the Gayngs collective, the super slick electronic pop-soul outfit Poliça. Fronted by ice cool vocalist Channy Leanagh who sang with Gayngs, produced by Ryan Olson and featuring Mike Noyce from Bon Iver, it’s a who’s who of the current

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/poli%c3%a7a-premiere-wandering-star-video/feed/ 0 Download Taking Alcatraz from Field Report’s forthcoming debut album. https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/download-taking-alcatraz-from-field-reports-forthcoming-debut-album/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/download-taking-alcatraz-from-field-reports-forthcoming-debut-album/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 03:11:11 +0000 Taking Alcatraz is the second track off Field Report’s forthcoming debut album. Field Report happens to be an anagram of Porterfield, the lead singer and mastermind behind Field Report. With the kind of coverage they’re getting, they’re sure to be great. You can download Taking Alcatraz in advance of its release here. Hailing from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Porterfield is

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/download-taking-alcatraz-from-field-reports-forthcoming-debut-album/feed/ 0 Field Report Releases Two Songs, Listen To Them Here https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/field-report-releases-two-songs-listen-to-them-here/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/field-report-releases-two-songs-listen-to-them-here/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:30:23 +0000 Justin Vernon has had a hell of a year. He produced his girlfriend’s album (Kathleen Edwards), started his own label and announced the first release, won a couple Grammy’s and his former bandmate Chris Porterfield has just come out with a couple of tracks from his upcoming debut album which sounds like it’s going to

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