Best New Bands » sub pop 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 Father John Misty Announces Tour Dates https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/father-john-misty-announces-tour-dates/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/father-john-misty-announces-tour-dates/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 17:06:10 +0000 Upon releasing his Sub Pop debut, Fear Fun, at the beginning of the month, Father John Misty has not only received praise for the record, but has also made his late night debut on The Late Show with David Letterman and Last Call with Carson Daly, performing songs “Everyman Needs A Companion” and “I’m Writing

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  1. Wintersleep Set to Tour This Summer Nova Scotia’s Wintersleep have announced their Spring tour dates, as well as released their new single, “Nothing is Anything (Without You),” which could very well be the soundtrack to your summer fling. It might not be an everlasting classic, but...
  2. The Walkman Release “We Can’t Be Beat” Off Heaven And Announce Tour Dates Fat Possum Records is pleased to release “We Can’t Be Beat,” the lead track from The Walkmen’s upcoming album Heaven, on May 29th. The record is the band’s sixth and was produced by Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes, Shins, Band of Horses)...
  3. Milo Greene Announce Headlining Tour + Album! Though the band has yet to release a proper album, Milo Greene has been busy nestling into the niche it made itself beside fellow Los Angeles psych/folkers Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros and Local Natives. The quintet has already...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/father-john-misty-announces-tour-dates/feed/ 0 Q&A: Evan Abeele of Memoryhouse https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/qa-evan-abeele-of-memoryhouse/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/qa-evan-abeele-of-memoryhouse/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 05:28:44 +0000 Over the past few weeks, we’ve taken an extensive look at one of our favorite new bands, Memoryhouse. The Canadian duo’s brand of dream pop has won them legions of fans across the globe. Signed to Sub Pop, the band’s album The Slideshow Effect was released last month to much acclaim, as was their month

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  1. Artist of the Week: Memoryhouse Evan Abeele and Denise Nouvion never intended on forming a new band. Now known as Memoryhouse, they’ve become exactly that. With the release of their debut album, The Slideshow Effect, the duo has combined their individual interests (composing for Abeele...
  2. Memoryhouse and Arrange Live at Portland’s Bunk Bar Spend some time looking into the media dialogue surrounding Memoryhouse and you will undoubtedly run into the phrase “dream-pop.” It’s true, the trio’s music reflects an ambient and ethereal take on post-punk, but after seeing their electric performance at Bunk...
  3. Memoryhouse to Play New Songs with Expanded Lineup at Glasslands Tomorrow Night The dreamy lo-fi group Memoryhouse from Ontario is playing Glasslands Friday night, along with High Highs, North Highlands and Wonder Bear, starting at 8:30pm. Memoryhouse is the ambient bedroom project of composer Evan Abeele and photographer Denise Nouvion, but according...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/qa-evan-abeele-of-memoryhouse/feed/ 0 Memoryhouse and Arrange Live at Portland’s Bunk Bar https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/memoryhouse-and-arrange-live-at-portlands-bunk-bar/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/memoryhouse-and-arrange-live-at-portlands-bunk-bar/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:07:09 +0000 Spend some time looking into the media dialogue surrounding Memoryhouse and you will undoubtedly run into the phrase “dream-pop.” It’s true, the trio’s music reflects an ambient and ethereal take on post-punk, but after seeing their electric performance at Bunk Bar in Portland last Saturday, any associations they might’ve had with sleep were quickly forgotten.

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  1. Artist of the Week: Memoryhouse Evan Abeele and Denise Nouvion never intended on forming a new band. Now known as Memoryhouse, they’ve become exactly that. With the release of their debut album, The Slideshow Effect, the duo has combined their individual interests (composing for Abeele...
  2. Album Review: Memoryhouse – The Slideshow Effect After first only endeavoring to create a multimedia project pairing sound with images between composer Evan Abeele and photographer Denise Nouvion, becoming more of a band and releasing an EP, then doing the relentless touring thing for a few years,...
  3. Memoryhouse to Play New Songs with Expanded Lineup at Glasslands Tomorrow Night The dreamy lo-fi group Memoryhouse from Ontario is playing Glasslands Friday night, along with High Highs, North Highlands and Wonder Bear, starting at 8:30pm. Memoryhouse is the ambient bedroom project of composer Evan Abeele and photographer Denise Nouvion, but according...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/memoryhouse-and-arrange-live-at-portlands-bunk-bar/feed/ 0 Artist of the Week: Memoryhouse https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-memoryhouse/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-memoryhouse/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:46:07 +0000 Evan Abeele and Denise Nouvion never intended on forming a new band. Now known as Memoryhouse, they’ve become exactly that. With the release of their debut album, The Slideshow Effect, the duo has combined their individual interests (composing for Abeele and photography for Nouvion) to make a terrific debut. But there’s more to the story

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  1. Album Review: Memoryhouse – The Slideshow Effect After first only endeavoring to create a multimedia project pairing sound with images between composer Evan Abeele and photographer Denise Nouvion, becoming more of a band and releasing an EP, then doing the relentless touring thing for a few years,...
  2. Memoryhouse to Play New Songs with Expanded Lineup at Glasslands Tomorrow Night The dreamy lo-fi group Memoryhouse from Ontario is playing Glasslands Friday night, along with High Highs, North Highlands and Wonder Bear, starting at 8:30pm. Memoryhouse is the ambient bedroom project of composer Evan Abeele and photographer Denise Nouvion, but according...
  3. Artist of the Week: Howlin’ Rain What’s there to be said about Howlin’ Rain that we haven’t said already? Having recently released a terrific third album, the band is currently touring the west coast in support of the record. The Russian Wilds has been released to...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-memoryhouse/feed/ 0 Artist of the Week: Still Corners https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-still-corners/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-still-corners/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:03:55 +0000 One evening Greg Hughes, an American musician in London, boarded a train to London Bridge.  The sign on the train was incorrect though; the train actually stopped at Kidbrooke.  Hughes got off the train and stood at the platform, waiting.  Next to him stood a young woman by the name of Tessa Murray. “’Did you

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  1. Still Corners and Papercuts Haunt the Late Night Show at Mercury Lounge This past Saturday night was the first time I had to wait in a long line to get into Mercury Lounge. I had just discovered Still Corners (and then fortuitously discovered they had a show here), and had thought of...
  2. Artist of the Week: The Static Jacks New Jersey’s The Static Jacks are climbing the steep steps to indie-rock acclaim.  Guitar-in-hand, the group breathes juvenile hellfire and wrestles across the barriers of punk, garage and soul on their full-length debut, If You’re Young, produced by Chris Shaw...
  3. OK SWEETHEART – Artist of the Week OK SWEETHEART–”Home” OK SWEETHEART is a modern band rooted in late 60′s pop, or what the band describes as “heartbreak pop”. Consisting of core members lead singer Erin Austin and Rob Gungor, the project also claims several BestNewBands.com alums as...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-still-corners/feed/ 0 The Music to Mend Fences https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-music-to-mend-fences/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-music-to-mend-fences/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:00:00 +0000 Yesterday, I was able to talk on the phone with Christopher Mansfield, aka Fences. The Seattle-based singer-songwriter has put out some of my favorite records in the last two years: The Ultimate Puke EP and the Sara Quin (of Tegan & Sara)-produced Fences. Hot off the airplay of “Girls With Accents,” the rest of the

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