New band of the day – No 988: NewVillager

They claim they sound like a cross between Michael Jackson and the Beatles and operate as an artistic collective. Get them!Hometown: Brooklyn and San Francisco.The lineup: Ben Bromley and Ross Simonini.The background: The three most hyped (or self-hyped in two cases) bands at the start of this year – Mona, Brother and the Vaccines – drew attention for their back-to-basics approach. They offered crude propositions and simple pleasures. But there are others daring to be different, making unusu...

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