Best New Bands » elton john 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: The Strypes – Snapshot https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-the-strypes-snapshot/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-the-strypes-snapshot/#comments Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:00:00 +0000 London – Put simply, 2013 has been a brilliant year for The Strypes.  After being hotly tipped by almost everybody in the British media, the boys from Cavan, Ireland signed a five-album deal with Virgin EMI records after originally being picked up by Elton John’s management company, securing an impressive vote of confidence for an

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  1. Album Review: Dott – Swoon London – The west coast of Ireland isn’t necessarily synonymous with happy-go-lucky garage pop.  Indeed, at this time of year, the Emerald Isle can be somewhat weather beaten.  However, despite the meteorological challenges, Galway’s Dott have already garnered a reputation...
  2. Album Review: Upset – She’s Gone London – As far as musical collaborations go, the one that makes up the LA-based Upset is one which provokes more excitement than most. After a spell with Vivian Girls and Best Coast, the latter ending in a well-documented parting of...
  3. Album Review: BellaMaine, An Anxious Mind Anacortes, Wash. band BellaMaine released its new EP An Anxious Mind on January 15th and I imagine the band must be pretty jazzed about the attention it’s been getting. University of Washington radio station KEXP has since dubbed the band...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-the-strypes-snapshot/feed/ 0 Featured Artist: Ed Sheeran https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-ed-sheeran/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-ed-sheeran/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:07:51 +0000 British-born Ed Sheeran has had the early success that most musicians dream of. When someone turns 21, at least in this country, they usually celebrate by heading to their local watering hole with their friends to celebrate reaching the age where one can legally consume alcohol. What did What did Sheeran do to celebrate his

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  1. Artist of the Week: Lianne La Havas 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...
  2. Artist of the Week: Ellie Goulding For a woman with only two albums to her name, Ellie Goulding has made the most of her time in the public eye. The 25-year-old British singer is making a name for herself by conquering radio with her brand of...
  3. Artist of the Week: Brendan Benson Brendan Benson has had a busy past years, but that’s what happens when you run with Jack White. As we reviewed his show last week, Benson has the chops to cut it live and has learned how the handle a...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-ed-sheeran/feed/ 1 5 Minutes With Peter Squires of The Farthest Forests https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/5-minutes-with-peter-squires-of-the-farthest-forests/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/5-minutes-with-peter-squires-of-the-farthest-forests/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:00:00 +0000 The Farthest Forests, a two piece band featuring Anne Marple vocally and our old friend, Peter Squires, providing the music, were born of the lush woods and epic tides of the New England seacoast; two golden babies united musically by an artistic challenge: to write and record, Strange Wool, their first full-length album, in only

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  2. Lost in the Trees: A Different Sound From A New Band “I’m just really drawn to the sound of big orchestra and different instruments, which has been around for a really long time,” says Ari Picker, the creative force behind Chapel Hill, NC based Lost in the Trees. “That’s the instrumentation...
  3. Show Preview: Peter Wolf Crier at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge Portlanders can enjoy a night of mellow indie-folk at one of the rose city’s best music venues this Friday. Head to the Doug Fir early for some dinner or to enjoy some of the great happy hour bar food. Walk...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/5-minutes-with-peter-squires-of-the-farthest-forests/feed/ 0 Mallard Madness Brings Big-Time Bands to Small-Town Students https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/mallard-madness-brings-big-time-bands-to-small-town-students/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/mallard-madness-brings-big-time-bands-to-small-town-students/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 23:00:00 +0000 Very seldomly does anything newsworthy happen in a seemingly small town such as Eugene, Oregon. Well, I should take that back–this year saw local concerts by Gogol Bordello, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and even the legendary Elton John. (Oh, and our football team went to the national championship game, but that’s an aside.)

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