Best New Bands » reviews 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 Ultimate Painting’s ‘Dusk’ Mixes Past and Present https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/ultimate-painting-dusk/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/ultimate-painting-dusk/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2016 06:58:12 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33219 New York – While Ultimate Painting may sound like some hipster sporting event, which millennials play over cold-brewed coffee, it is actually the name of a brilliant indie band, comprised of Jack Cooper and James Joare. The London duo can credit its collaboration to a kismety encounter; the two met while touring with respective other bands –

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  1. Ultimate Painting Deliver ‘Super’ Debut  Austin – Ultimate Painting was introduced to me as a supergroup. Not in those words, but there must have been some hope that name-dropping Veronica Falls and Mazes would entice me to listen to their music. I’m not sure if,...
  2. White Denim Looks to the Past and Future with ‘Stiff’ San Fransisco - iTunes is kind of the worst, sometimes. If you’re like me – which is to say, unnecessarily anal about the organization of one’s music library – then the seemingly painstaking problem of getting one album that, for some reason or...
  3. Album Review: firekid Mixes Old And New Chicago – Dillon Hodges – aka firekid - is bringing a modern twist to bluegrass, country, and Americana, mixing in pop and indie rock with hints of hip-hop and electronica, and even chiptune with help from an old Nintendo Game Boy. His self-titled debut...
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  1. Glass Animals at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland Portland – Glass Animals appeared on stage Tuesday night at Crystal Ballroom bathed in purple smoke and encouraged by a young and eager crowd. The band is known for their bouncy, danceable electronic music, gaining attention ever since their 2012...
  2. Glass Animals Shatter Their Own Audience Record At Emo’s Austin – One of the bands to watch in the upcoming year, Glass Animals is a force to be reckoned with. Outstanding on both their recorded album and in their live performance in Austin this past Wednesday, the group is...
  3. Glass Animals Debut LP ZABA Finds Contemporary Bliss in Calculated Madness San Francisco – In high school, I remember a few friends of mine and I had this crazy notion that we should start a band.  We failed, of course, but I couldn’t help thinking that other people must feel the...
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  1. 4 New Bands We Loved At Pitchfork 2015 – Day 2 Chicago – Day two of Pitchfork Fest was wet and wild. Rain came pouring down a little after three, forcing the festival to close. People were ushered out of Union Park and readmitted later in the afternoon, when the fest...
  2. New Bands We Loved On Sunday At Pitchfork Chicago – The final day of Pitchfork 2015 was hands down the best of the three. The weather was almost perfect, with no rain and temps in the 80s. Yes, we could’ve done without the humidity, but it’s Chicago, so...
  3. 10 New Bands to See at Pitchfork Fest 2015 Chicago – Yes, yes it’s that time of year again! Time for one of the hippest music festivals around: Pitchfork. As to be expected, the line-up is stellar. As an added bonus, it’s loaded with Chicago artists, from the legendary Wilco and...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/5-new-bands-pitchfork-day-1/feed/ 3 The War On Drugs Sell Out Music Hall of WIlliamsburg, No Big Deal https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-war-on-drugs-sell-out-music-hall-of-williamsburg-no-big-deal/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-war-on-drugs-sell-out-music-hall-of-williamsburg-no-big-deal/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:57:06 +0000 Adam Granduciel The War on Drugs show at Music Hall of Williamsburg was one of those shows where no one wanted to get close to the stage until the headliner started setting up. There was this strange divide, like an invisible barrier that no one wanted to cross until Ape School loaded off the stage.

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  1. Band of Skulls Rock Their Sold Out Set at Music Hall of Williamsburg From the opening riff of “Sweet Sour” all the way till the very end of their set, Band of Skulls was a constant rock n’ roll rumbling throughout Music Hall of Williamsburg. This Southampton, UK–based band is a prime example...
  2. Jens Lekman Delights at Music Hall of Williamsburg Last night was Jens Lekman’s (above) third and final sold out show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, and his last show in the US. Actually, the majority of his US shows were sold out, so he’s definitely...
  3. EMA is Art at Music Hall of Williamsburg It’s artists like EMA who remind me that music is an art form. The lyrics are raw poetry, and every whisper, yell, pause, and fill are placed where they are for a reason. Her show at Music Hall of Williamsburg...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-war-on-drugs-sell-out-music-hall-of-williamsburg-no-big-deal/feed/ 0 SXSW – Thursday Night At The Lustre Pearl https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sxsw-thursday-night-at-the-lustre-pearl/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sxsw-thursday-night-at-the-lustre-pearl/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:48:26 +0000 I had one goal for the night, to see Miike Snow. They were playing at Lustre Pearl my favorite bar in Austin. The only catch was having to get there several hours before hand and listen through the other three bands. Was it worth the standing and waiting several hours? Yes and no.  The set

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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. 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. A Night like No Other with Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers Three encores later and just shy of 2 hours of straight music playing, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers (Sk6ers) played their last notes to close out an amazing first of two nights at Lincoln Hall in Chicago this past Saturday....
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sxsw-thursday-night-at-the-lustre-pearl/feed/ 0 Good Old War’s Come Back As Rain Debuts at #1 on Billboard Heatseekers Chart! https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/good-old-wars-come-back-as-rain-debuts-at-1-on-billboard-heatseekers-chart/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/good-old-wars-come-back-as-rain-debuts-at-1-on-billboard-heatseekers-chart/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:32:36 +0000 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, with support from The Belle Brigade and Family Of The Year. The tour includes stops

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/good-old-wars-come-back-as-rain-debuts-at-1-on-billboard-heatseekers-chart/feed/ 0 A B & The Sea Make a Splash at San Francisco’s Rickshaw Stop https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/a-b-the-sea-make-a-splash-at-san-francisco-s-rickshaw-stop/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/a-b-the-sea-make-a-splash-at-san-francisco-s-rickshaw-stop/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:31:36 +0000 A B & The Sea Last night, I once again found myself taking in a show courtesy of the weekly Popscene event at the Rickshaw Stop. The resident djs started the night off by offering their mix of popular songs to help set the stage for the bands that were about to take the stage.

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/a-b-the-sea-make-a-splash-at-san-francisco-s-rickshaw-stop/feed/ 0 The Shivers: Give Me More! https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/the-shivers-give-me-more/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/the-shivers-give-me-more/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:00:00 +0000 The Shivers are the kind of band I feel like I should have heard about before now. Their Americana style of rock is so solid, it sounds like it could come from the ’70s (one of my favorite music decades). The Shivers’s latest album, More, released May 10, sounds like a jam session with greats

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  1. MEN’s “Talk About Body” Will Give You Something to Say Fans of Le Tigre looking to relive the beautiful madness of their electro-punk/riot grrl days may not know what to make of MEN‘s Talk About Body. JD Samson, who joined Le Tigre when Sadie Benning left the band, is the...
  2. Fan Modine: Dreamy Indie Pop Goodness Listening to Fan Modine’s new album Gratitude For The Shipper is like floating through a dreamlike landscape of sound. Lush lyrics intertwine with melodies made by trombones, keyboards and euphoniums. Gordon Zacharias’s distinct voice sings of light and stars and...
  3. Oooh Baby Baby! Georgia’s Baby Baby isn’t playing around with Money, released today. On the surface, this band looks and sounds like every wild party’s soundtrack: loud, guitar-driven rock with somewhat slurred lyrics. And it’s true that Baby Baby would make the perfect...
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