Best New Bands » new rock music 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 Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile Announce ‘Lotta Sea Lice’ LP & Tour https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/courtney-barnett-kurt-vile-announce-lotta-sea-lice-lp-tour-dates/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/courtney-barnett-kurt-vile-announce-lotta-sea-lice-lp-tour-dates/#comments Thu, 31 Aug 2017 01:16:59 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34738 New York – Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, two of the most acclaimed and gifted songwriters of our generation, have joined forces to release a collaboration as unique and unusual as their talents. The new album Lotta Sea Lice will be released October 13th. Lotta Sea Lice is a conversation between friends, documented in raw, unvarnished song, brimming with

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/courtney-barnett-kurt-vile-announce-lotta-sea-lice-lp-tour-dates/feed/ 0 Echosmith New Album And Tour Dates Confirmed https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/echosmith-new-album-tour-dates-confirmed/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/echosmith-new-album-tour-dates-confirmed/#comments Tue, 11 Jul 2017 01:55:02 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34565 Los Angeles – Echosmith returns with their highly-anticipated sophomore album, Inside A Dream, out September 29 via Warner Bros. Records. The 11-song set marks the long-awaited follow-up to their 2013 Gold-certified debut Talking Dreams, which spawned the triple-platinum breakout hit “Cool Kids.” A new track, “Goodbye,” will be released this Friday, July 14, alongside the official music video. Following the

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  1. Of Monsters And Men Premiere New Video – Add Tour Dates New York –  Of Monsters And Men exclusively premiere their new music video for “Crystals”. It’s the first single from the group’s anxiously anticipated second full-length record, Beneath The Skin [Republic Records], in stores everywhere and available through all digital partners on June 9, 2015.  You can...
  2. Dawes Release New Video; Launch Interactive Site, Announce Tour Dates New York – LA rock quartet Dawes’ new video for the title track of their current album, All Your Favorite Bands, has been released. The highly creative and amusing clip for the new single, directed by Kevin Hayes, premiered yesterday and features footage of...
  3. Courtney Barnett Announces Debut Album and Tour Dates! New York – Courtney Barnett, the mold-breaking musician out of Melbourne, Australia (and Best New Bands 2014 Newbie Award Winner), is unleashing a double dose of news for anxious fans: new music and a massive North American tour! The Aussie’s...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/echosmith-new-album-tour-dates-confirmed/feed/ 0 New Bands At Glastonbury: Haim, London Grammar And More https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-glastonbury-haim-london-grammar/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-glastonbury-haim-london-grammar/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2017 07:08:35 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34548 Somerset, UK – Sunday morning and there’s no need mention the weather. Don’t fret campers, it’s going to be dry all day (you just mentioned the weather). Anyone suffering from ‘Sunday struggle’ having overindulged since the Glastonbury gates opened and in need of a touch of TLC should have been at the Avalon Stage at

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  1. New Bands At Glastonbury – 2017 Preview London – Glastonbury 2017 is upon us. Right now there are a whole bunch of people wishing they had tickets, and the 135,000 or so who have, wondering how they can reconcile experiencing the entire 135 billed minutes of Radiohead’s...
  2. New Bands At Glastonbury – George Ezra – Royal Blood & More Somerset, UK – The festival got going in earnest on Friday as campers woke up to more of the same weather – warm, cloud cover with sunny intervals. A few souls were persisting with wellies as the chosen footwear but...
  3. A First Look At Glastonbury 2017 London – Glastonbury has announced the first major tranche of acts to play at this summer’s festival alongside headliners, Radiohead, Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran. Returnees include Royal Blood, who went down a storm as a relatively unknown act in...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-glastonbury-haim-london-grammar/feed/ 0 Royal Blood ‘s New LP Debuts At No. 1 In The UK https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/royal-blood-s-new-lp-debuts-1-uk/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/royal-blood-s-new-lp-debuts-1-uk/#comments Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:40:40 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34541 Los Angeles – British rock band Royal Blood’s sophomore Warner Bros. Records album How Did We Get So Dark? has debuted at No. 1 on the U.K. albums chart. In the U.S., the album debuted in the Top 10 on the Current Albums, Hard Music Albums, Rock Albums, Alternative Albums, and Overall Digital Albums charts.

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  1. Royal Blood Release New Song – Perform On Jimmy Kimmel Live! Los Angeles – British rock band Royal Blood have released a second track and accompanying music video from their highly anticipated new album How Did We Get So Dark?, titled “Hook, Line, and Sinker”. The song follows the previously released...
  2. Royal Blood Tops The U.S. Active Rock Radio Chart Los Angeles - UK duo Royal Blood’s current single “Little Monster” topped the Mediabase and BDS Active Rock Radio Chart yesterday, marking the band’s first No. 1 at the Rock Radio format. “Little Monster” was also the third most played at...
  3. Royal Blood’s Debut Album Climbs To No. 5 On The Billboard Albums Chart Los Angeles – UK duo Royal Blood’s heralded debut self-titled album has climbed to No. 5 on the Billboard Albums Chart ten months after its release. Following a remarkable appearance on the famed Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM on Tuesday,...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/royal-blood-s-new-lp-debuts-1-uk/feed/ 0 New Bands At Glastonbury: Father John Misty, Alt-J & More https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-glastonbury-father-john-misty-alt-j/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-glastonbury-father-john-misty-alt-j/#comments Mon, 26 Jun 2017 22:50:10 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34522 Somerset, UK – OK, as I know you’ve been busting for it, first the customary weather report. Rain – Glastonbury wouldn’t be Glastonbury without it yet short bursts of rascally drizzle hardly dented the hard ground and the Festival survived one other thing it’s famous for, mud. The last showers were seen in late morning

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  1. Father John Misty Previews New Material In Northern Calif. Sonoma, CA – It’s not often I travel up to a random auditorium in the middle of wine country to see a concert, but for Father John Misty’s show at the Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall, I did just that.  Josh...
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  1. George Ezra ’s ‘Voyage’ Docks In Los Angeles Los Angeles – On Friday night at The Forum bluesy folk-rock musician George Ezra opened for pop sensation Sam Smith. While both artists are from England (Ezra from Hertford, Smith from London), their musical styles are enormously different. Smith gave...
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  3. Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition 2017: The Last Eight London – BestNewBand’s Tony Hardy was one of 40 music writers invited by Glastonbury Festival to settle on a long list of 120 acts from the several thousand entries to the 2017 Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition. Once the long list...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/glastonbury-2017-thursday-report/feed/ 0 Gang of Youths Put On An Epic Performance In Los Angeles https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/gang-youths-put-epic-performance-los-angeles/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/gang-youths-put-epic-performance-los-angeles/#comments Thu, 22 Jun 2017 07:07:27 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34465 Los Angeles – Brooding Australian indie quintet Gang of Youths made their second appearance ever in the City of Angels at the Echo. The Soft White Sixties and Livingmore opened the night. Gang of Youths took stage at 10:40pm. Their electrifying twelve-song set was led by the charismatic frontman David Le’aupepe. He connected with the

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