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 Lewis Del Mar: After the Hype https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/lewis-del-mar/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/lewis-del-mar/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2017 15:05:22 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33155 New York - Max Hardwood and Danny Miller make up the experimental indie group Lewis Del Mar. A little over a year ago, the duo recorded and self-released its first single, “Loud(y),” from a two-room bungalow in Rockaway Beach, New York. While the “overnight success” story has commonly been debunked – there tends be a lot

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  1. SG Lewis Makes His Chicago Debut Chicago – On Tuesday, London EDM producer and musician SG Lewis made his first appearance in the Windy City, where he performed at Beat Kitchen. The twenty-one year-old was fresh off his first weekend of Coachella. So fresh, his tour...
  2. More New Bands at Outside Lands 2016 – Day 2 San Francisco – Back at Golden Gate Park this Saturday, for Outside Lands Music Festival, we saw an emergence of faux fur and festivalgoers shawled with knit blankets, as temperatures rose only to the high-50s and the clouds stubbornly refused to be...
  3. Arc Iris’ Jocie Adams Orchestrates Her Dream Life London – Arc Iris, the new band formed by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jocie Adams after her departure from The Low Anthem, presents an escapist vision in a world heading, however reluctantly, towards serial uniformity. Currently operating as a trio, complete with keyboardist...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/lewis-del-mar/feed/ 1 Jagwar Ma’s ‘Every Now & Then’ is Quite the Ride https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/jagwar-ma-every-now-and-then/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/jagwar-ma-every-now-and-then/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:55:50 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33571 San Francisco – “Can we be real?” OK, let’s be honest – how often is it, in the most honestly painful scope of reality, that someone actually asks this question of oneself?  Hmmm?  Would I be terribly cynical/naïve/clueless if I were to say…er…almost never? Yeah, that’s what I thought. Ok, broader inquiry: how often is

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  1. Jagwar Ma Previews New LP at The Independent San Francisco – “Don’t worry, prosperity will knock on your door soon,” bassist Jack Freeman of Jagwar Ma happily read from a fortune cookie fortune during a lull early on in the band’s Wednesday night set, briskly followed by an impromptu reggae...
  2. Catfish and the Bottlemen Returns with ‘The Ride’ London – UK rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen is loved by fans somewhat more than by critics; which is probably the right way round if you are keen to sell out venues rather than simply bask in hype. Despite some critical...
  3. The Head and The Heart Explores New Territory London – What’s in a band name? The Head and The Heart perhaps takes a little less unravelling than most, offering a choice juxtaposition of the rational and the sometimes rash. Signs Of Light is the third album from the Seattle six-piece,...
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  1. The Districts Pack Lincoln Hall With A Diverse Crowd Chicago – While patiently waiting to see the baby-faced PA boys of The Districts, a group of college kids talked conspiracy theories, asserting Courtney Love killed Kurt Cobain and Biggie and Tupac faked their deaths. The band they were “so...
  2. The Districts Make Discomfort…Comforting On ‘A Flourish And A Spoil’ San Francisco – ‘A routine malaise’:  It’s one of the most basic, often unrecognized human emotions.  We all get bored, we all feel unsatisfied, we all wish for prospects to make our lives grander. One of the most popular indie...
  3. 10 Albums You Might Have Missed In 2014 London – Let’s face it; there is just so much music out there. If you are privileged enough to get to write about music, one trick friends then play on you is to try to find new bands you’ve never...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/new-albums-hey-violet-districts/feed/ 1 Miike Snow Unveils US Summer Tour https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/miike-snow-unveils-us-summer-tour/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/miike-snow-unveils-us-summer-tour/#comments Tue, 21 Mar 2017 02:07:03 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34197 New York – Downtown/Atlantic recording group Miike Snow has announced plans for a string of US summer tour dates.  The schedule begins at the historic Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, OK on June 9th and continues through July 3rd with headline dates, festival performances including Firefly Music Festival, and shows with Phantogram and Glass Animals (see

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  1. Miike Snow Announces Summer Headlining Tour Dates Los Angeles – Swedish indie pop trio Miike Snow has announced plans for a North American summer headline tour, in addition to the band’s current tour. The summer dates begin July 25th at Omaha, Nebraska’s Slowdown and continue through early August, including...
  2. Miike Snow Release Their Long Awaited LP – “iii” New York – Downtown/Atlantic recording group Miike Snow has announced today’s release of their third studio album iii. The band is celebrating the release with a major North American headline tour, the Swedish/American trio’s first in more than three years. The...
  3. Miike Snow Holds a Kind of Magic that Can’t Be Disputed San Francisco – A man once sang, “Every man wears a symbol.” It’s a loaded statement, and one that can be interpreted in any number of ways. That symbol could be some kind of badge, a mask, or even a projected image...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/miike-snow-unveils-us-summer-tour/feed/ 0 Ed Sheeran Paves The Way https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/ed-sheeran-paves-way/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/ed-sheeran-paves-way/#comments Sun, 19 Mar 2017 16:44:06 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34188 London – The big news over this side of the water this week was the announcement that Ed Sheeran will close this year’s Glastonbury Festival as Sunday’s headliner. Such is Sheeran’s current wave of chart domination via his latest album Divide that it is strange to think that he made his Glastonbury debut in 2011

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  1. Foy Vance Teams With Ed Sheeran and Elton John For New Album New York – Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance has announced details of his debut album for Gingerbread Man Records, the label launched by Ed Sheeran last year.  Recorded in Nashville with GRAMMY award winning producer Jacquire King (Tom Waits, James Bay,...
  2. Glastonbury Festival Announces The Winners Of The Emerging Talent Competition London – The annual Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent Competition, supported by PRS for Music and the PRS for Music Foundation, reached its climax on Saturday evening in the Somerset village of Pilton, close to the actual festival site. As a first round...
  3. Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition 2015: The Final Reckoning London – Saturday April 11 was a landmark day in British sport with the world-famous Steeplechase, the Grand National, and the annual Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race – featuring a women’s race for the first time on the Thames to...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/ed-sheeran-paves-way/feed/ 0 Foxygen Gets Melodramatic – A Week In Review https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/foxygen-gets-melodramatic/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/foxygen-gets-melodramatic/#comments Wed, 15 Mar 2017 01:57:24 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34179 London – Continuing Best New Band’s weekly round-up, we preview some new music that has taken our fancy over the past seven days. Foxygen, the eclectic LA-based duo of Sam France and Jonathan Rado, has a new video for the surprisingly brief “Upon A Hill”, a track off the band’s latest album, Hang. The piece

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  1. Foxygen Brought Their Star Power To Chicago Chicago – Last week Foxygen took the Windy City by storm. The LA psychedelic rockers sold out two shows at Lincoln Hall, and their performance on Chicago’s WGN Morning News was the talk of the town. Even English rockers Temples...
  2. Foxygen ’s Musical Journey ‘…And Star Power’ Seattle – The most important fact you need to know about Foxygen’s new album …And Star Power is that it is not simply just a record. It is a complete musical experience. Sam France and Jonathan Rado have come back...
  3. Album Review: Speedy Ortiz – “Foil Deer” Los Angeles – Speedy Ortiz’s Foil Deer kicks off with a measured, angular guitar riff that descends into discordant noise and then suddenly halts, allowing Sadie Dupuis’ attention-getting vocal work to take center stage for a few seconds. While the...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/foxygen-gets-melodramatic/feed/ 1 Knox Hamilton Debut LP – “The Heights” https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/knox-hamilton-debut-lp-heights/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/knox-hamilton-debut-lp-heights/#comments Wed, 08 Mar 2017 06:26:57 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34170 Los Angeles – Little Rock, Arkansas alt-pop-rock group, Knox Hamilton caught some well deserved attention in 2015 with their EP, How’s Your Mind. This led to a slew of gigs performing with bands like Colony House, Young the Giant, and The Head and The Heart. This time around, Knox Hamilton is looking to breakthrough all

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  1. Hippo Campus Release Debut LP – “Landmark” Los Angeles – Hippo Campus is already making a name for themselves before their first LP even hits the streets. The Minnesota indie rock quartet had an impressive 2015 and 2016 with addictive singles such as “Suicide Saturday” and “South”....
  2. Gang of Youths ’ Poignant Debut Worth The Wait Los Angeles – The elusive Australian rock act Gang of Youths have been releasing incredible singles over the past few years. Their brooding, anthem-driven melodies are irresistibly captivating to say the very least. After honing their craft during this stretch...
  3. Jack + Eliza Deliver Their Debut LP – Gentle Warnings New York - Jack + Eliza deliver a debut LP that is both refreshing in its acknowledgement of the growing pains of youth as well as conveying a soft-spoken maturity beyond their young years. Gentle Warnings, produced by Chris Zane, who...
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  1. Ex Cops ’ ‘Daggers’ LP Cuts Through Many Genres Los Angeles – Brooklyn indie-pop outfit Ex Cops is the duo of Brian Harding (formerly of Hymns) and Amalie Bruun (formerly of Minks). They first made waves late 2012/early 2013 with the release of True Hallucinations. It navigated through the channels of dream-pop...
  2. Pinegrove Blend Genres With Their New LP – Cardinal Los Angeles – These days, it is a pretty tall order for an indie rock band to create an original sound. It seems like every single combination and crossover that can be thought of has been done ad nauseum. There are...
  3. M83 Announces Initial 2016 Tour Dates New York – M83, aka Anthony Gonzalez, has announced an initial series of North American tour dates, including special performances at the renowned Coachella festival in Indio, CA and The Governor’s Ball in NYC.  This summer will see further festival...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/broen-bridge-genres/feed/ 0 Hippo Campus Release Debut LP – “Landmark” https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/hippo-campus-release-debut-lp-landmark/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/hippo-campus-release-debut-lp-landmark/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:28:55 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34138 Los Angeles – Hippo Campus is already making a name for themselves before their first LP even hits the streets. The Minnesota indie rock quartet had an impressive 2015 and 2016 with addictive singles such as “Suicide Saturday” and “South”. While barely in their early 20s, Jake Luppen (vocals/guitar), Nathan Stocker (guitar), Zach Sutton (bass),

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  1. Hippo Campus Prove They’re Ready for the Big Leagues Chicago – A little after three in the afternoon girls began lining up outside Subterranean. No, they weren’t there for the six o’clock show with Foxing and TWIABP. (Though Best New Bands was. Stay tuned for the review!) They were waiting anxiously...
  2. Trails And Ways Release Their Debut LP – Pathology Los Angeles – Trails And Ways have been making beautiful music together for several years now, but Pathology for Barsuk Records marks the foursome’s long awaited debut LP. Hannah Van Loon (lead guitar, synths), Ian Quirk (drums), Keith Browner Brown...
  3. Cheerleader Release Their Debut LP – The Sunshine Of Your Youth Portland – Cheerleader is the latest band rising from the ever-evolving Philadelphia music scene. The five-piece drops their first full-length album, The Sunshine Of Your Youth, May 19th. Cheerleader’s beachy indie rock is a testament to their influences, which include...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/hippo-campus-release-debut-lp-landmark/feed/ 1 3 Best New Bands Alumni Win Grammys https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/3-best-new-bands-alumni-win-grammys/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/3-best-new-bands-alumni-win-grammys/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2017 18:00:19 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34129 London – Welcome to a new feature in which we recap some of the week’s music highlights. The week kicked off with the 59th annual Grammy Awards. Adele and Beyonce may have hogged the headlines but it was good to see some Best New Bands alumni get among the mainstream plaudits. It was second time

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  2. Cage The Elephant Announce UK & Europe Shows In February London – Cage the Elephant, who release their new album Tell Me I’m Pretty through Columbia Records on 18th December, have confirmed a string of European shows in February. The gigs will be the bands’ first since playing with Foals at Alexandra...
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