Best New Bands » The Format 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 fun. Wows The Wiltern https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/fun-wows-the-wiltern/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/fun-wows-the-wiltern/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 03:24:44 +0000 Some people were meant for the stage, and fun.’s vocalist Nate Ruess proved this statement on Friday night during the band’s first of three sold-out shows at L.A.’s iconic venue, The Wiltern. Though fun. is a relatively new band, releasing its debut album (Aim And Ignite) a mere three years ago, Ruess is no stranger

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  1. Album Review: Fun. – Some Nights   The boys of fun.–lead singer/songwriter Nate Ruess, Jack Antonoff, and Andrew Dost–are back with their second studio album,  Some Nights, which drops today.  As a long time Nate Ruess fan, from his Format days, I feel qualified and obligated...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/fun-wows-the-wiltern/feed/ 1 Album Review: Fun. – Some Nights https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-fun-some-nights-full-stream/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-fun-some-nights-full-stream/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:34:57 +0000   The boys of fun.–lead singer/songwriter Nate Ruess, Jack Antonoff, and Andrew Dost–are back with their second studio album,  Some Nights, which drops today.  As a long time Nate Ruess fan, from his Format days, I feel qualified and obligated to review this record.  People who are just beginning to listen to fun. might be

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  2. Video Preview: Fun. in the Studio for their New Album (Plus Fall Tour Dates Announced!) Breaking news, Nate Ruess fans!  Pop-rock trio fun. has a new album coming out next year and has recently released a video through Complex magazine previewing the currently untitled album.  The video features the band in the studio with producer...
  3. Album Review: Moving Units, Tension War EP Genre: Electronic/Rock   Sounds like: part Of Montreal, a bit of Franz Ferdinand maybe, and a whole lot of originality I enter Moving Units’ new EP, Tension War, with a somewhat tabula rasa mindset.  I know nothing of Moving Units outside...
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  2. Video Preview: Fun. in the Studio for their New Album (Plus Fall Tour Dates Announced!) Breaking news, Nate Ruess fans!  Pop-rock trio fun. has a new album coming out next year and has recently released a video through Complex magazine previewing the currently untitled album.  The video features the band in the studio with producer...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/fun-releases-new-single-we-are-young-feat-janelle-monae-from-upcoming-album/feed/ 0 Video Preview: Fun. in the Studio for their New Album (Plus Fall Tour Dates Announced!) https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/video-preview-fun-in-the-studio-for-their-new-album-plus-fall-tour-dates-announced/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/video-preview-fun-in-the-studio-for-their-new-album-plus-fall-tour-dates-announced/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:04:41 +0000 Breaking news, Nate Ruess fans!  Pop-rock trio fun. has a new album coming out next year and has recently released a video through Complex magazine previewing the currently untitled album.  The video features the band in the studio with producer Jeff Bhasker (Alicia Keys, Kid Cudi), and gets you up close and personal with the

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/video-preview-fun-in-the-studio-for-their-new-album-plus-fall-tour-dates-announced/feed/ 0 Concert Review: Fun. Puts the Fun in Funeral Party https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-fun-puts-the-fun-in-funeral-party/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-fun-puts-the-fun-in-funeral-party/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:00:00 +0000 fun. At the strange hour of 6:30 pm, I headed over to The Wiltern in Los Angeles to see Funeral Party and Fun. open up for Panic! At the Disco.  It was still light outside, and this confused me.  Then I got to the venue and saw hoards of black-clad teens with unnaturally died hair

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