Best New Bands » Merge Records 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 Divine Fits – A Thing Called Divine Fits https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/divine-fits-a-thing-called-divine-fits/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/divine-fits-a-thing-called-divine-fits/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:42:43 +0000 I’m not even going to bother going into the “supergroup” thing (oops) and instead recognize that Divine Fits is a well-balanced band comprised of dudes that have their own successful projects, and who combined the best aspects into something of its very own entity. Comprised of Britt Daniel from Spoon, Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade

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  1. Divine Fits Play Their First Show In Los Angeles Since the announcement back in May that Spoon’s Britt Daniel, Wolf Parade/Handsome Furs’ Dan Boeckner and New Bomb Turks’ Sam Brown formed a band, Divine Fits have been on everybody’s radar and rightfully so. Though its members are highly influential...
  2. Blaqstarr’s Divine EP Lands More Towards Mediocre Blaqstarr can drop big names—the Baltimore native toured with Diplo, produced tracks for Mos Def and Talib Kweli, and discovered the heir to M.I.A.’s musical throne, Rye Rye. The DJ is also credited for both songwriting and production on M.I.A.’s ...
  3. Deer Tick Has a Damn Good Time Playing Rock N’ Roll On Divine Providence There comes a time in every moody artist’s career when he or she has a “fuck it” moment – that point where they’re exhausted with being brooding and emotive and just want to have a damn good time playing rock...
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  1. Artist of the Week: We Barbarians Although the band has its roots in California, there is something far more east coast about We Barbarians’ post-punk revivalist sound.  The grandiose hard-pop of their new EP, Headspace, sounds more at home darting between skyscrapers and roaming the 8...
  2. Save the Clocktower – Artist of the Week You might remember Save the Clocktower from a BestNewBands.com feature several months ago reviewing their album Carousel. Or you might remember the name from Back to the Future. Either way, they’re a Chicago-based band worth remembering for a rainy day...
  3. Artist of the Week: Swift Technique Swift Technique is a funk band with Philadelphia in their bones. With a foundation in the roots of hip-hop, drawing on inspiration from Led Zeppelin, James Brown, and the streets of Philly, this six-piece combines hip-hop, funk, jazz, soul, and...
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  1. Not Your Average Stones Tribute Album The awesome folks at Reimagine Music are at it again. If you managed to take a look at their Bob Dylan tribute album, which was reviewed here two weeks ago, then you saw the incredible lineup they had cranking out...
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  3. An Album Review-Matt & Kim’s Sidewalks On Tuesday, Matt & Kim dropped their latest album, Sidewalks.  The CD is their third to hit the charts since last year’s Grand.  It is sad to say but Matt & Kim’s recent effort at music making has been hit...
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  1. Santa Cruz will be overcome with Passion…Pit! Oh, beautiful Santa Cruz. Its surf-worthy waves, fun festivities at the boardwalk and eclectic downtown shops have granted this city one of the best in California.  And now, for those of you (like myself and fellow BNB writer Liz Livengood)...
  2. An Album Review: Pilot Whale’s New Recitals to Attend Last week I sat down with Pilot Whale and saw the course of song perfection.  Though the album was created before the band got the process down pat, I jumped at the chance to give the whole album a listen...
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