Best New Bands » latin 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: Saint Motel, Voyeur https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-saint-motel-voyeur/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-saint-motel-voyeur/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:02:13 +0000 The largest downfall to most new bands’ debut albums is a lack of musical focus. Many groups are in search of their sound while recording a freshman record, which can result in floundering between genres. But one band’s downfall could be another band’s treasure, which is just the case for Saint Motel. The Los Angeles-based

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  1. Album Review: Brian Lopez – Ultra Brian Lopez, a soulful, curly-headed, Tucson-raised singer-songwriter has made his way on to my music radar and left a great first impression with his first solo, full-length album, album, Ultra.  Branching out from his role as the leader of experimental...
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