Best New Bands » Cullen Omori 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 Cullen Omori Begins Anew With ‘New Misery’ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/cullen-omori-new-misery/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/cullen-omori-new-misery/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2016 07:02:55 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=29526 Los Angeles – From the moment he burst onto the alternative music scene, Cullen Omori has always been a musician indebted to the sounds and styles of the past. His band Smith Westerns carved out a niche in the crowded garage rock revival scene by infusing glam rock swagger into their sound. The Chicago, Illinois based band was

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