Best New Bands » Singer Songwriter 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 Foy Vance Teams With Ed Sheeran and Elton John For New Album https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/foy-vance-teams-ed-sheeran-elton-john-new-album/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/foy-vance-teams-ed-sheeran-elton-john-new-album/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2016 17:23:33 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=29021 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, Kings Of Leon), “THE WILD SWAN” arrives on May 13th via Gingerbread Man Records/Elektra.  The legendary

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  1. Vance Joy Announces North American 2016 Tour New York – Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy today announced his return to North America in 2016 with the ‘fire and the flood’ tour. The first headline run for Vance Joy since his 2015 global main support slot for Taylor Swift...
  2. Win A Signed Vinyl Copy Of Vance Joy ‘s Debut Album! Best New Bands and Atlantic Records are giving away a vinyl copy of Vance Joy‘s recent debut album, dream your life away, signed by the ukulele-wielding singer-songwriter! Vance Joy is the moniker of Australian James Keogh. Best New Bands named him one...
  3. Vance Joy Celebrates As “Riptide” Goes Double Platinum! Los Angeles – Atlantic recording artist Vance Joy has had a busy week kicking off last Sunday at his show-stealing performance at Indio, CA’s Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.  The Melbourne-based singer/songwriter packed the Mojave Tent to overflowing capacity....
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/foy-vance-teams-ed-sheeran-elton-john-new-album/feed/ 0 Widowspeak At L.A.’s Bootleg Theater https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/widowspeak-l-s-bootleg-theater/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/widowspeak-l-s-bootleg-theater/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2015 23:00:35 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27967 Los Angeles – Historic Filipinotown’s Bootleg Theater has consistently drawn some big names in underground music to this quiet neighborhood wedged between the 101 and Downtown LA. Despite boasting these strong bills, the venue remains one of the city’s best-kept secrets for music fans looking to watch well-known bands perform in an intimate setting. With

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  1. Widowspeak: – “All Yours” Los Angeles - Widowspeak’s second full-length, All Yours, sees the formerly Brooklyn-based duo embracing an entirely new life, while still mourning parts of the old. The album is their most personal yet. It was produced in their home in the Catskills....
  2. Fraser A. Gorman At The Bootleg Theater In Los Angeles Los Angeles – For someone that was essentially making his first ever live appearance in the United States, Fraser A. Gorman had an incredible sense of serenity on stage last Tuesday evening; he nailed every song in his set, even...
  3. Willis Earl Beal At LA’s Bootleg Theater Los Angeles – Willis Earl Beal approaches his live show as a phantom might. Dressed all in black, with his eyes masked and a black cape slung over him emblazoned with a dead-looking smiley face, the logo from his 2013...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/widowspeak-l-s-bootleg-theater/feed/ 0 Shakey Graves Shines At The Ace Hotel In Los Angeles https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/shakey-graves-shines-ace-hotel-los-angeles/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/shakey-graves-shines-ace-hotel-los-angeles/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2015 07:16:00 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27849 Los Angeles – If it seems like Shakey Graves (nee Alejandro Rose-Garcia) has a familiar face, that’s probably because he does. Getting his entertainment career started as an actor in film and television, he has transitioned to a rough-around-the-edges Americana singer-songwriter over the last few years. This has proven to be a smart decision for

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  1. Shakey Graves Announces Fall Headlining Tour Los Angeles – In the wake of breakout performances at Sasquatch and Bonnaroo and with sets at Newport Folk, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, and ACL still on deck, Shakey Graves’ non-stop tour schedule grows even further with the announcement of more...
  2. Shakey Graves Wins Emerging Artist Of The Year Award Los Angeles – Shakey Graves, the name musician Alejandro Rose-Garcia performs under, took home the Emerging Artist Of The Year award at Americana Music Association’s 14th Annual Honors & Awards,.  Shakey Graves also performed his song “Dearly Departed” at the ceremony....
  3. Shakey Graves Mesmerizes Manhattan New York – Friday night’s Shakey Graves performance in Manhattan was wonderful and wild, and welcomed the weekend with a bang. The indie musician played in support of the mega-beloved blues-rock outfit Tedeschi Trucks Band, and the turnout was awash...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/shakey-graves-shines-ace-hotel-los-angeles/feed/ 1 Trixie Whitley Announces Her New Record https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/trixie-whitley-announces-her-new-record/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/trixie-whitley-announces-her-new-record/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:55:55 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27794 New York – Singer-songwriter Trixie Whitley will be releasing her new record Porta Bohemica onFebruary 5, 2016. The follow up to her critically acclaimed debut Fourth Corner, Whitley’s prismatic artistry reflects electronica, R&B, the vulnerable ethos of singer-songwriters, and the unapologetic individuality of punk rock. Although her previous effort reflects her broad tastes, it is with her new record

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  1. Trixie Whitley On Tour This Spring Trixie Whitley will tour into the Spring in support of her debut record, Fourth Corner (Strong Blood). The dates feature a mix of solo performances along with some accompanied by a full band, such as Whitley’s performance at this summer’s Bonnaroo Music...
  2. New Trixie Whitley Video: Breathe You In My Dreams   Trixie Whitley has premiered her new video. The video is for the deep and soulful stunner, “Breathe You In My Dreams,” one of the centerpieces from her debut, Fourth Corner (Strong Blood). Matthu Placek, who also directed the gorgeous video for “A...
  3. Vance Joy Announces North American 2016 Tour New York – Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy today announced his return to North America in 2016 with the ‘fire and the flood’ tour. The first headline run for Vance Joy since his 2015 global main support slot for Taylor Swift...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/trixie-whitley-announces-her-new-record/feed/ 0 Israel Nash ‘s “Silver Season” Streaming Now https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/israel-nash-s-silver-season-streaming-now/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/israel-nash-s-silver-season-streaming-now/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:43:35 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27510 Denver – In celebration of the release of Israel Nash’s Silver Season, which will be available this Friday, Oct. 9th via Loose/Thirty Tigers, Israel Nash has teamed up with the influential non-comm radio stations WXPN Philadelphia, KEXP Seattle, KCMP Minneapolis and his hometown station KUTX Austin, to exclusively share the record before release. Nash can be seen touring through these cities on his

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  1. Israel Nash Performs ‘Rain Plans’ LP In Sunny SoCal Los Angeles – With a warm breeze blowing through the dry Southern California air, Angelinos could enjoy a pleasant stroll through the balmy “winter” night on their way to see Israel Nash and his band put on a roots-rock rendition...
  2. The Season of Israel Nash Seattle – With several festivals under his belt this summer (like his stellar appearance at Bumbershoot), Israel Nash is getting ready for a busy fall season. With bandmates Joey McClellan (guitar), Aaron McClellan (bass), Eric Swanson (pedal steel), and Josh...
  3. Young Fathers Are Streaming a Snappy New Single! Los Angeles - Young Fathers, the tightly knit trio based out of Scotland, have put a new single up on the web, in anticipation of their new album, White Men Are Black Men Too. Following the release of first single, “Rain or...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/israel-nash-s-silver-season-streaming-now/feed/ 0 Greg Holden Live At The Hotel Cafe https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/greg-holden-live-hotel-cafe/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/greg-holden-live-hotel-cafe/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2015 01:21:06 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27473 Los Angeles – While awareness of Greg Holden’s music is just now beginning to grow, the seeds of his prominence were sown over the last decade. His first taste of the spotlight was winning Lancashire Evening Post’s 2005 battle of the bands, and followed that victory with several Youtube-based video series. His channel in turn

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  1. Ménage Adapt To Suit The Hotel Café & Everybody Wins Los Angeles – On Wednesday night, Toronto-based power pop band Ménage wrapped up a handful of dates in Los Angeles, adapting their sound to the quiet ambiance of Hollywood’s famed The Hotel Café. While the band is more known for...
  2. Adrien Reju Debuts Her LP At Hollywood’s Hotel Café Los Angeles – Adrien Reju celebrated the release of her debut LP, Strange Love and the Secret Language at Hollywood’s Hotel Café. In between songs, Reju explained to the audience that Strange Love and the Secret Language, (which is split up...
  3. firekid Kills It At Hollywood’s Hotel Cafe Los Angeles – Music fans at Hollywood’s venerable Hotel Cafe were treated to an impressive display of songwriting and instrumental talent thanks to Dillon Hodges and his firekid project. Raised just across the Tennessee River from Muscle Shoals, firekid displays ample...
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  2. Fever The Ghost Get Ready For Summer Tour Season! New York – Already making waves during their brief existence, for their colorful, psych-pop, Los Angeles based Fever The Ghost, released their Crab In Honey EP to significant praise from critics and peers alike. Last year saw the band share stages with the likes...
  3. Meet Ben Thompson of Lo-Fi Punk Duo Nai Harvest Chicago – This month, U.K. twosome Nai Harvest are set to unfetter their latest endeavor, Hairball. Shortly after forming in 2011, guitarist Ben Thompson and drummer Lew Currie started to gain attention with their emo-rock and 2013 release Whatever (Dog...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/season-israel-nash/feed/ 2 Cœur De Pirate Brings Her New Music To The Troubadour On 9/26 https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/coeur-de-pirate-brings-new-music-troubadour-926/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/coeur-de-pirate-brings-new-music-troubadour-926/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2015 17:29:47 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27298 Los Angeles – While Béatrice Martin, AKA Cœur de Pirate has toured the United States several times in the past, this year’s set of American dates are the most likely to bear the most impressive results. Fresh on the heals of her third full-length release, Roses, the French-Canadian singer-songwriter for the first time is offering some English

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  1. Monica Birkenes Brings Her Mr. Little Jeans To The Troubadour Los Angeles – With a powerful performance before a packed house in West Hollywood’s famed venue The Troubadour, this show felt a lot like a homecoming for Los Angeles-based Mr. Little Jeans.  The synth-pop band effortlessly flowed through their headlining...
  2. Palma Violets Impress In Los Angeles Los Angeles – One thing is for sure – London’s Palma Violets have the swagger and stage theatrics that is the inevitable byproduct of being critically lauded from the moment their first song was released. The infamously trigger-happy British music...
  3. Slam Dunk at The Troubadour Los Angeles – Coming out on stage with floppy ball-caps and cut-off jeans shorts, Slam Dunk certainly have the look of a road-worn touring band. Despite the fact that the band members played fast-and-loose with their songs’ structures and had...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/coeur-de-pirate-brings-new-music-troubadour-926/feed/ 0 Shakey Graves Wins Emerging Artist Of The Year Award https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/shakey-graves-wins-emerging-artist-year-award/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/shakey-graves-wins-emerging-artist-year-award/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2015 16:43:09 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27338 Los Angeles – Shakey Graves, the name musician Alejandro Rose-Garcia performs under, took home the Emerging Artist Of The Year award at Americana Music Association’s 14th Annual Honors & Awards,.  Shakey Graves also performed his song “Dearly Departed” at the ceremony. Almost a year since the release of the album, the awards ceremony marked another high

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/shakey-graves-wins-emerging-artist-year-award/feed/ 0 Album Review: Light Up The Dark by Gabrielle Aplin https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-light-dark-gabrielle-aplin/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-light-dark-gabrielle-aplin/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2015 17:20:27 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27482 London – Depending on where you live Light Up The Dark could be the second album from British songstress Gabrielle Aplin, or the first. Oddly her 2013 debut, “English Rain”, which came on the back of her sweetly sensitive cover of Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s “The Power of Love” for the 2012 John Lewis [department

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  1. The Tallest Man On Earth Searches For Light On ‘Dark Bird Is Home’ San Francisco – It doesn’t seem like The Tallest Man On Earth is planning to settle down anytime soon. The ramblin’ man persona singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson cultivated back in 2008 with his full-length debut Shallow Grave holds just as strongly...
  2. Shlohmo Releases Dark ‘Dark Red’ Los Angeles – The latest full length release from Shlohmo, Dark Red, is a fitting showcase for an artist whose personal life has traversed a cryptically challenging time over the past year. The man behind Shlohmo, Henry Laufner, spends the vast...
  3. Radkey Announces Debut Album “Dark Black Makeup” Los Angeles – After nearly five years of playing and touring together as a band, all of Radkey ’s hard work comes full circle on their debut album, Dark Black Makeup. Recorded primarily in the UK alongside producer Ross Orton (Arctic Monkeys, The Fall, Jarvis Cocker),...
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