Best New Bands » Highly Suspect 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 Highly Suspect Announce Fall Tour Dates & New Single https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/highly-suspect-announce-fall-tour-dates-new-single/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/highly-suspect-announce-fall-tour-dates-new-single/#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2017 07:38:50 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34713 New York – Highly Suspect has announced another string of US headlining tour dates this October/November. Touring through major markets, the band is playing headline shows as well as making an appearance at Spaceland Block Party, Aftershock Festival and more. The band is also heading to Europe for a handful of festival appearances and headlining shows this

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/10-albums-might-missed-2016/feed/ 3 Highly Suspect Debuts “Little One” https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/highly-suspect-debuts-little-one/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/highly-suspect-debuts-little-one/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2016 19:28:42 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33609 New York - Two time Grammy-nominated, festival-storming trio Highly Suspect, is returning with second album The Boy Who Died Wolf on November 18th. The band has released the single “Little One,” from its upcoming sophomore record. The moving, jubilant LP from the Brooklyn alt-renegades follows two Top 10 Mainstream Rock hits (“Lydia,” “Bloodfeather”) and two Grammy nominations (Best Rock Song, Best

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/new-bands-riot-fest-2016/feed/ 2 Highly Suspect and The Struts: Two New Bands You Must See Live https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/highly-suspect-struts-two-new-bands-must-see-live/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/highly-suspect-struts-two-new-bands-must-see-live/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2015 07:03:30 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27347 Chicago – The Windy City was invaded by Brits and New Englanders, and it was glorious! We gladly surrendered to the rock of Highly Suspect and The Struts. Brooklyn based, Massachusetts born and bred trio Highly Suspect and English foursome The Struts played not one, but two, sold-out shows at Lincoln Hall. Excited fans packed

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/highly-suspect-struts-two-new-bands-must-see-live/feed/ 2 Meet Highly Suspect: Brooklyn Trio Ready to Spearhead a Rock Resurgence https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/meet-highly-suspect-brooklyn-trio-ready-spearhead-rock-resurgence/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/meet-highly-suspect-brooklyn-trio-ready-spearhead-rock-resurgence/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2014 20:11:11 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=18816 Chicago – Back in 2009, along the shores of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, twins Rich and Ryan Meyer and their best friend Johnny Stevens formed Highly Suspect. Eventually the tattooed rockers moved to Brooklyn, where they began working with producer Joel Hamilton (Black Keys, Wu-Tang Clan) and released the EP The Worst Humans in 2012, which

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