Best New Bands » The National 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 Caitlin Rose Covers The National’s “Pink Rabbits”, Announces Dates with Dawes & Langhorne Slim https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/caitlin-rose-covers-the-nationals-pink-rabbits-announces-dates-with-dawes-langhorne-slim/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/caitlin-rose-covers-the-nationals-pink-rabbits-announces-dates-with-dawes-langhorne-slim/#comments Thu, 05 Sep 2013 12:53:19 +0000 Caitlin Rose just released an incredible cover of The National’s single, “Pink Rabbits.” In an exclusive interview with ELLE, Caitlin said “this song creeped up on me in the same way the band did. It was something I’d heard and enjoyed on several occasions. To sort of know something is great before it resonates with you, then

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  1. Ideals – Let Your Anger Leave You – Intruder Records Ideals were originally called It’s a Trap, which is a great name for Star Wars or Family Guy fan boys, but for everyone else leaves them wondering what the band might be referring to. As Ideals they’ve released a brand...
  2. Ideals: A Cocktail for Your Ears Ideals are a melting pot of all the things I like in my music: brooding vocals, haunting lyrics and an aggressive sound that accurately replicates a live show on their EPs. After I received a late night text from someone...
  3. Eight Questions With Alex Von Hardberger of Young Buffalo Young Buffalo are Oxford, Mississippi natives (the home of Ole Miss), but they could just as easily have come from Oxford, England (which has, you know, that OTHER Oxford school). The trio of Southerners released their Young Von Prettylips EP...
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  1. Ideals: A Cocktail for Your Ears Ideals are a melting pot of all the things I like in my music: brooding vocals, haunting lyrics and an aggressive sound that accurately replicates a live show on their EPs. After I received a late night text from someone...
  2. Album Review: Minus the Bear’s “Omni” on Dangerbird Records Minus the Bear’s fourth studio album, Omni, is a groovy trek into synth-pop that packs a powerful electronic punch with a deadly rhythm section headed by Corey Murchy (bass) and Erin Tate (drums). Frontman/guitarist Jake Snyder lays down his signature...
  3. Check out Gold Motel’s New Single, “Leave You in Love” Maybe you were one of the lucky ones to see Gold Motel play at Lollapalooza this past Sunday, maybe you weren’t.  Either way, you can hear their newest sunny-sweet pop hook, “Leave You in Love” right here.  This new single...
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  1. Akron/Family and Delicate Steve Bring Experimental Beauty to Brooklyn Last night, Delicate Steve and Akron/Family took to the stage of a sold-out Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY. The room was an eclectic mix of hipsters, music aficionados and indie-rock fans (sometimes as the same person). Delicate Steve, or the...
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