Best New Bands » brooklyn 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 Album Review: Sleigh Bells, Bitter Rivals https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-sleigh-bells-bitter-rivals/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-sleigh-bells-bitter-rivals/#comments Sun, 13 Oct 2013 04:00:00 +0000 Seattle – Sleigh Bells has always toyed with the line between loud noise-rock and jangle-pop, a combination that’s somehow seems to work. The Brooklyn duo released its third album, “Bitter Rivals”, October 8th and with it, has proven that the combination alone isn’t a recipe for success. Bitter Rivals is not the most listenable album from the

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  1. Sleigh Bells are Coming to SB In the music world, everyone is always looking for something new. We get nostalgic about the past and enjoy the present, but what really excites us always the thought of what will come next. In truth, most new music piggybacks...
  2. Artist of the Week: Sleigh Bells Since they formed in 2008, Brooklyn’s Sleigh Bells have been one of the most popular and acclaimed new bands to hit the scene. With the release of their second album, Reign of Terror, in February on Mom + Pop Records,...
  3. Sleigh Bells Make Up For Lost Time In Chicago Sunday night shows usually bring out a wide range of fans, and Sleigh Bells’ show at The Metro in Chicago was no different. This sold out show was originally supposed to happen on a Friday night in September, but due...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-sleigh-bells-bitter-rivals/feed/ 0 Daughn Gibson Live at Brooklyn’s Glasslands https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/daughn-gibson-live-at-brooklyns-glasslands/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/daughn-gibson-live-at-brooklyns-glasslands/#comments Sun, 08 Sep 2013 11:13:11 +0000 The punk drummer, truck driver, deep-voiced experimental country crooner Daughn Gibson rolled through Brooklyn recently, playing an enigmatic set with a backing band at Glasslands. I saw him once before at Knitting Factory during CMJ last year, when he was just with his drum machines, samplers, and librarian-esque keyboard player. This time around he was

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  1. Album Review: Daughn Gibson, Me Moan On Daughn Gibson’s new album, Me Moan, he is the tallest, darkest cowboy ever born along the highway side. Here, he takes his electronic country blues sound down new paths, reaching cosmic country soul levels. It’s throwback feel through modern ears,...
  2. Friday At The Pitchfork Festival Daughn Gibson And Mac DeMarco “Why, it’s hotter than a two peckered goat today!” Daughn Gibson’s observation was spot on as he kicked off the festival on the red stage. With his 6’5’’ frame, black tank top and black jeans with a black handkerchief hanging...
  3. Maps & Atlases With Zechs Marquise Live at Glasslands Maps & Atlases By now we already know to expect a great show whenever Maps & Atlases is playing. Last time I caught them at Bowery Ballroom, it was a sold out show filled with adoring fans. If they could...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/daughn-gibson-live-at-brooklyns-glasslands/feed/ 0 Old Monk is a Calculated Frenzy at Brooklyn’s Matchless https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/old-monk-is-a-calculated-frenzy-at-brooklyns-matchless/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/old-monk-is-a-calculated-frenzy-at-brooklyns-matchless/#comments Mon, 02 Sep 2013 11:02:24 +0000 Old Monk is one of the first bands that I became aware of because of a post on BestNewBands.com, back in 2011 when our past writer Jesse wrote his review on the band, colloquially complimenting the band on their outstanding musicianship and instinctual genre-bending. Just from this description I felt that this was something I could

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  1. Old Monk Dominates Union Hall My Thursday night at Union Hall began perfectly – with a juicy hamburger. Turns out this classy bar in the heart of Park Slope doesn’t just have warm lighting, a library/lounge and (I kid you not) two bocce courts. It’s...
  2. Old Monk’s Birds of Belize I’ve been talking a lot about the Brooklyn-based rockers Old Monk recently. If you couldn’t tell from my review of the wonderfully eclectic show at Cake Shop (which, it turns out, Old Monk organized!), or from my rave review of...
  3. Interview – Total Slacker: It’s Like Calculated Messiness Total Slacker totally has the chops to back up any buzz they get as they proved at their last Glasslands show, but Tucker, Emily, and Ross also have smart and creative minds to add to their credibility. Behind all the humor,...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/old-monk-is-a-calculated-frenzy-at-brooklyns-matchless/feed/ 0 Mood Rings Messed With My Head at Cameo https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/mood-rings-messed-with-my-head-at-cameo/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/mood-rings-messed-with-my-head-at-cameo/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2013 15:39:55 +0000 Imagine having your own dream sequence, and being pulled into this ethereal haze, full of light but with dark visceral undertones. Atlanta-based dream pop band Mood Rings’ set at Cameo was a lot like that. There was so much dreaminess that a girl in a long, flowing white dressed stepped forward around the middle of

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  1. Diamond Rings Brings a Dance Party to The Independent in San Francisco Last night, The Independent was filled with the colorful stage performance of Canadian producer John O’Regan (Diamond Rings). I first arrived in the club after the doors had been open for over an hour and there were only a handful...
  2. Ball of Flame Shoot Fire Feel Right at Home at Cameo Cameo is a cool Williamsburg location that, like another favorite venue of mine, Glasslands, serves as an art gallery by day and holds concerts at night. The stage is in a spacious back room set off from the bar in...
  3. Brazos Breeze Through Residency at Cameo Gallery NYC dream folk band Brazos recently played a residency at Cameo Gallery, chillin out every Tuesday night for a whole month. They’re gearing up to release a brand new album, Saltwater, on May 28, and they recently released a video...
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  1. Brazos Breeze Through Residency at Cameo Gallery NYC dream folk band Brazos recently played a residency at Cameo Gallery, chillin out every Tuesday night for a whole month. They’re gearing up to release a brand new album, Saltwater, on May 28, and they recently released a video...
  2. Album Review: Miike Snow, Happy To You If Miike Snow’s eponymous debut is this relatively new band’s introduction to indie-friendly electro-pop music, then this sophomore offering by Stockholm-based trio is their gate to top-40 success. For some this is a revelation, but if you found comfort in...
  3. Album Review: Blonds, The Bad Ones Cari Rae and Jordy Asher’s music outfit, Blonds, gets compared to groups like Tennis and Cults. Why? Because they are a boy and a girl making pop music. These are not bad comparisons by any means, but Rae and Asher’s...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-brazos-saltwater/feed/ 0 Album Review: The Lone Bellow https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-the-lone-bellow/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-the-lone-bellow/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 23:03:10 +0000   Why yes, I am a mainstream Country enthusiast. I do enjoy a nicely crafted Country-pop collection that barely scratches the surface somewhere between folk, rock, faux-pop and traditionalism without any real connection to musical history, lyrical depth or intriguing multi-layered instrumentation. However, when an album of incredibly dizzying heights, regardless of textbook genre definitions,

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  1. Album Review: Wavves, Afraid of Heights Wavves has a new album out and its reputability is perhaps debatable. You might think that Wavves has simply produced another set of beach (not surf) rock songs happily suitable for any real life poppy event. Or you might think...
  2. Album Review: Trampled By Turtles, Stars and Satellites I’ve recently heard a lot of buzz about a new band, but I hear buzz about a lot of bands. One of the reasons I ignored the buzz on this particular band was because of their name, Trampled by Turtles....
  3. Album Review: Milk Music, Cruise Your Illusion In the heart of the grunge homeland, the great Pacific Northwest, grunge ain’t dead – it’s just evolved. Olympia, Washington’s Milk Music released its debut full-length album, Cruise Your Illusion, on April 2 and with it has channeled the Ghost...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-the-lone-bellow/feed/ 2 Brazos Breeze Through Residency at Cameo Gallery https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/brazos-breeze-through-residency-at-cameo-gallery/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/brazos-breeze-through-residency-at-cameo-gallery/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 20:58:42 +0000 NYC dream folk band Brazos recently played a residency at Cameo Gallery, chillin out every Tuesday night for a whole month. They’re gearing up to release a brand new album, Saltwater, on May 28, and they recently released a video for “How the Ranks Was Won,” so the band has a good momentum of new

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  3. Harriet Ends Its Echo Residency With A Bang   One of my favorite things about the Los Angeles music scene is its residencies. Every month, a few magical venues host Monday (or in some cases, Tuesday) night residencies, in which one lucky (and well-deserving) local act is graced...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/brazos-breeze-through-residency-at-cameo-gallery/feed/ 0 Musical Machinist Impressions With Fol Chen at Brooklyn’s Glasslands https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/musical-machinist-impressions-with-fol-chen-at-brooklyns-glasslands/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/musical-machinist-impressions-with-fol-chen-at-brooklyns-glasslands/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:08:38 +0000 I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect for my first time seeing Los Angeles avant pop band Fol Chen perform live. I had read that they play instruments that they themselves have invented, and wear disguises. However, with the release of their new album, False Alarms, they seem to have grown more into their own skin

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  1. Fol Chen and Sister Crayon Light Up The Echo Last night, The Echo was for lovers. Couples held hands, sat in each other’s laps, and held each other up as they swayed to a melee of electronic and live sounds coming from the stage. It was the last night...
  2. Alt-J (∆) is Musical Change for the Better There was a distinct moment when Alt-J took the stage this past Tuesday night at Glasslands. Simultaneously there was a heightened air of excitement and energy, coupled with an extremely odorous aroma – the kind left hanging in the air...
  3. Total Slacker Don’t Slack on the Awesome at Glasslands Total Slacker The implied apathy of Total Slacker is all just a rouse – these guys put a lot of energy into their shows. They are adept musically and mentally. Their lyrics, despite being based around many a joke on...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/musical-machinist-impressions-with-fol-chen-at-brooklyns-glasslands/feed/ 0 Saskatchewan Brings Orlando Dream Pop to Glasslands https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/saskatchewan-brings-orlando-dream-pop-to-glasslands/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/saskatchewan-brings-orlando-dream-pop-to-glasslands/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:54:26 +0000 Last Saturday, Glasslands had a night of East Coast dream rock, and variations on that theme, featuring Saskatchewan, Vensaire, and Orca Orca. Orlando-based Saskatchewan was the headliner, and brought many Florida transplants out to the front row. It was nice to see the sub-tropic south represent a little in the greatest and most eclectic city

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  1. Architecture in Helsinki Brings The Fillmore Alive Australia’s electronic indie band Architecture in Helsinki landed at San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium last night, flooding the dance floor with infectious grooves.  This show was a part of a long tour that has spanned most of the year in support...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/saskatchewan-brings-orlando-dream-pop-to-glasslands/feed/ 0 A Conversation With Los Encantados’ James Armstrong https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-los-encantados-james-armstrong/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-los-encantados-james-armstrong/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:03:49 +0000 For a band that has only been playing music together for a year, Los Encantados has accomplished a tremendous amount. The New York-based sextet has released not one, but three EPs since March, all acting as installments of a larger concept called The Same Damned Soul. Aside from copious amounts of writing and recording, the

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