Best New Bands » indie 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 Brendan Benson Releases Music Video For “Pretty Baby” https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/brendan-benson-releases-music-video-for-pretty-baby/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/brendan-benson-releases-music-video-for-pretty-baby/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 18:57:47 +0000 Brendan Benson and Readymade Records present the new music video for the song “Pretty Baby” off of the beloved songwriter and co-founder of the Raconteur’s fifth solo effort What Kind of World. The Los Angeles Times calls the album “as solid as its predecessors, with sparkling power-pop gems (“Light of Day”), fuzz-garage rave-ups (“Happy Most of the

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  1. Brendan Benson And Young Hines Light Up The Independent One of the things that gets me amped for a show is the opening act. We all go for the headliners, but we feel like we discover the opening acts. With a few exceptions, Bruce Springsteen doesn’t have an opening...
  2. 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...
  3. The Joy Formidable Prep for U.S. Tour; Releases Music Video for “A Heavy Abacus” Preps for U.S. Tour And Releases A Music Video for Their New Single “A Heavy Abacus” The Joy Formidable are about to embark on their first headlining US Tour of 2012, beginning on March 12 in San Francisco, CA. A...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/brendan-benson-releases-music-video-for-pretty-baby/feed/ 0 Races Premiere Lies Video https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/races-premiere-lies-video/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/races-premiere-lies-video/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:12:03 +0000 For this video, RACES teamed up with director Edward Chase Masterson, who directed their previous music video for Big Broom. The band is excited to premiere the video for Lies on Noisey / Vice. Click Here To Watch ‘Lies’ Wade Ryff of RACES says, “It was sort of surreal shooting this video for a number of reasons.

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  1. Yellow Ostrich Release “The Shakedown” Video Barsuk Records is excited to release the video for Yellow Ostrich’s “The Shakedown,” off the band’s sophomore full-length, Strange Land. Directed by the band, the clip premiered via NYLON today. Singer/guitarist Alex Schaaf described the making of the video: “We made...
  2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Premiere “We Almost Lost Detroit” Video Today, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. premiere their brand new video for “We Almost Lost Detroit” via a dual premiere with Stereogum and Vimeo, where the video is featured on the homepage. The video for the Gil Scott-Heron cover, which is...
  3. Artist of the Week: Of Monsters and Men Over the past few months, we’ve touted Icelanic indie/folk rockers Of Monsters of Men as one of our favorite new bands of 2012. So far, it looks like the band has not only heeded, but exceed the hype that’s come...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/races-premiere-lies-video/feed/ 0 Sea Wolf Announces Album Release https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/sea-wolf-announces-album-release/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/sea-wolf-announces-album-release/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 23:21:26 +0000 Sea Wolf will release its third album, Old World Romance,  September 11 on Dangerbird Records.  Old World Romance is the highly anticipated follow up to Sea Wolf‘s successful sophomore LP, White Water, White Bloom. Sea Wolf‘s founder and leading man, Alex Brown Church (writer/guitar/vocals), shares “After the last record, which was written and recorded far from

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  1. Greg Laswell Announces Tour Dates and Album Release Greg Laswell Announces North American Spring Tour Dates   In Support of New Album “Landline” to be Released on April 24   Producer, singer, songwriter Greg Laswell announces his 2012 Spring tour. Laswell’s dates begin on May 15 on the...
  2. Kitsuné Announces Inaugural American Compilation for May 22nd Release For the first time ever the Parisian clothing and music emporium has compiled an eclectic selection of fresh new faces on the North American front with Kitsuné America. After booming in Japan, expanding in South East Asia and steadily developing in...
  3. Yellow Ostrich Release “The Shakedown” Video Barsuk Records is excited to release the video for Yellow Ostrich’s “The Shakedown,” off the band’s sophomore full-length, Strange Land. Directed by the band, the clip premiered via NYLON today. Singer/guitarist Alex Schaaf described the making of the video: “We made...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/sea-wolf-announces-album-release/feed/ 0 Fitz And The Tantrums Kick Off Summer Tour https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/fitz-and-the-tantrums-kick-off-summer-tour/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/fitz-and-the-tantrums-kick-off-summer-tour/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:28:02 +0000 Fitz and The Tantrums will launch an extensive North American tour tomorrow night at WorkPlay Soundstage in Birmingham, AL. In addition to its headline dates, the band will play a two-night stand with Dave Matthews Band at New York’s Jones Beach Amphitheater (6/12 & 13), join Ben Harper at the Santa Barbara Bowl (6/30) and

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  1. St. Lucia Announces US Summer Tour, Dates With Passion Pit + Young The Giant Even in the urban wilds of Brooklyn, there may be no one else like Jean-Philip Grobler, otherwise known as St. Lucia. Originally from Johannesberg, South Africa, Jean grew up performing with the Drakensberg Boys Choir School. When the choir wasn’t...
  2. Wintersleep Set to Tour This Summer Nova Scotia’s Wintersleep have announced their Spring tour dates, as well as released their new single, “Nothing is Anything (Without You),” which could very well be the soundtrack to your summer fling. It might not be an everlasting classic, but...
  3. Fitz and the Tantrums live at Sunset Junction Fitz and the Tantrums have only been together since 2008, but they sound as if they’ve been playing together for much longer. This incredibly tight band of performers boasts a killer horn section, rock steady rhythm section, and the stunning...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/fitz-and-the-tantrums-kick-off-summer-tour/feed/ 0 St. Lucia Announces US Summer Tour, Dates With Passion Pit + Young The Giant https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/st-lucia-announces-us-summer-tour-dates-with-passion-pit-young-the-giant/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/st-lucia-announces-us-summer-tour-dates-with-passion-pit-young-the-giant/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:06:18 +0000 Even in the urban wilds of Brooklyn, there may be no one else like Jean-Philip Grobler, otherwise known as St. Lucia. Originally from Johannesberg, South Africa, Jean grew up performing with the Drakensberg Boys Choir School. When the choir wasn’t traveling—St. Lucia toured Japan, Australia, Europe, the US and more—they stayed in an enclave tucked

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  1. St. Lucia Named #9 On Billboard’s Top 20 Breakout Bands at SXSW EP Release Party on Friday, March 30th at Cameo Gallery In Brooklyn Debut EP Out Now On Neon Gold / Columbia Records Even in the urban wilds of Brooklyn, there may be no one else like Jean-Philip Grobler, otherwise known...
  2. Saint Motel Announces Debut Album, “Voyeur,” Tour Dates And Free Download of Single “1997″ After a long wait, BestNewBands.com faves Saint Motel have finally unleashed news that we’ve been anticipating for some time: details about the release of their debut album. Titled Voyeur, the record set to be released on July 10 and the...
  3. Father John Misty Announces Tour Dates Upon releasing his Sub Pop debut, Fear Fun, at the beginning of the month, Father John Misty has not only received praise for the record, but has also made his late night debut on The Late Show with David Letterman...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/st-lucia-announces-us-summer-tour-dates-with-passion-pit-young-the-giant/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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  1. Now Now Debut Music Video For The Single ‘Thread’ Now, Now and Trans- Records are excited to present the music video for the single “Thread,” from their impressive sophomore album Threads (March 2012). The band have drawn attention from a broad spectrum of supporters in the press, as well as...
  2. The Jezabels New video: ‘CITY GIRL’ Now armed with a UK press rap sheet longer than your arm and an attitude that defies convention, Australian four-piece and winners of the 2012 Australian Music Prize The Jezabels have not only conquered their home land but 2012 sees...
  3. White Denim Add New Tour Dates Austin quartet White Denim announce a string of new dates in support of their critically acclaimed album D and recent Takes Place In Your Workspace EP.  Their live show has won over fans across the country selling out shows with...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/poli%c3%a7a-premiere-wandering-star-video/feed/ 0 Silversun Pickups’ Neck Of The Woods Debuts at #6 On The Billboard Top 200 https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/silversun-pickups-neck-of-the-woods-debuts-at-6-on-the-billboard-top-200/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/silversun-pickups-neck-of-the-woods-debuts-at-6-on-the-billboard-top-200/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 05:12:59 +0000 Dangerbird Records is excited to announce that the new album by the Grammy-nominated Silversun Pickups, Neck of the Woods, has debuted at #6 on the Billboard Top 200, with nearly 41,000 units sold. This marks the highest chart position in the band’s career. The lead single “Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)” is currently #9 with a bullet on the Billboard

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  1. Artist of the Week: Silversun Pickups For the past half-decade, Silversun Pickups have brought their brand of fuzzed out, droned guitar rock to the masses. The quartet has been one of the best new bands to come from the indie hotbed of Silver Lake in Los...
  2. Good Old War’s Come Back As Rain Debuts at #1 on Billboard Heatseekers Chart! Good Old War’s Come Back As Rain debuts this week at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. The band plays two shows this Friday at SXSW (see below) before heading back into their current 40 city headlining USA + Canadian tour,...
  3. 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....
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/silversun-pickups-neck-of-the-woods-debuts-at-6-on-the-billboard-top-200/feed/ 1 Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Woo The Greek https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/edward-sharpe-the-magnetic-zeros-woo-the-greek/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/edward-sharpe-the-magnetic-zeros-woo-the-greek/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 01:01:40 +0000 It’s hard to believe that a mere two-and-a-half years ago I was watching Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros play at Portland’s small Holocene club. I had been following Alex Ebert’s other band, Ima Robot, for years, so when I caught wind that he was starting a new band, I had to check it out.

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  1. Zeroing in on Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros It all began with a psychedelic story. Edward Sharpe was a character that Alex Ebert developed during his stint in a 12 step addiction program. In an interview with Paste magazine, Ebert explained that the story was about this Jesus-esque...
  2. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros host Open Mic Night at The Grove Last night was third time I’ve been lucky enough to see Edward Sharpe and the Magnetc Zeros, and the music was as moving as ever.  I’m not entirely sure just what about the performance had changed- but there was definitely...
  3. In Oregon, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Find a New “Home” Photo taken by Crystal Jenks Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros are no strangers to BestNewBands.com – Cervante Pope profiled the group in early August, and Lauren Novik caught them at L.A.’s Sunset Junction a couple weeks ago. An avid...
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  1. Q&A with Raggi of Of Monsters and Men As we’ve written about over the past few months, Of Monsters and Men are one of the breakout new bands of 2012. During their first proper U.S. tour, they’ve sold out almost every venue they’ve played and their song “Little...
  2. Artist of the Week: FIDLAR Punk rock has always been about two things: simplicity and keeping it real. When the first bands busted out of New York City in the late ‘70s and Southern California in the early ‘80s, they made sure regardless of their...
  3. Of Monsters and Men Win Over SXSW Having spent the majority of my time at SXSW indoors checking out new bands, I was elated to head to Stubbs BBQ‘s outdoor area to catch the new band Of Monsters and Men.  Having never been there, I had no idea...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-of-monsters-and-men/feed/ 0 1776 Announce Debut LP, Spring Tour With The Dandy Warhols https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/1776-announce-debut-lp-spring-tour-with-the-dandy-warhols/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/1776-announce-debut-lp-spring-tour-with-the-dandy-warhols/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:18:30 +0000 Self Titled Album Out June 5th on Beat The World Records / The End Records 1776 are a rock band from the small logging town of Longview, Washington. They are Nigel Ledgerwood, Christopher Cook, Mitchell Rupe, and Zach Whiton. For the last two years they’ve have been part of The Dandy Warhols’ ‘Beat The World

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  1. ALO Announce Spring / Summer Tour Dates New album Sounds Like This to be released May 8, 2012 ALO have announced an initial run of US tour dates this spring in support of the group’s forthcoming album Sounds Like This, to be released May 8, 2012 on Brushfire...
  2. Suckers’ Candy Salad Out TODAY Now Streaming On Vice/Noisey Spring Tour Starts Next Week, With Support From Frenchkiss Labelmates Young Man & Devin Suckers’ sophomore LP, Candy Salad, is out TODAY via Frenchkiss Records. Go grab yourself a copy over at  iTunesnow! If you can’t wait for...
  3. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Releases “Hysterical” Video, Confirms Spring Tour Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is excited to release the video for “Hysterical,” the titular track off their latest album. Their first-ever official music video, the Kris Moyes directed “Hysterical” was premiered via MTV.com and was featured on MTV2′s “120 Minutes.” Hysterical...
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