Best Bets

Hailing from Aotearoa New Zealand, Best Bets is a power pop band formed by Olly Crawford Ellis and James Harding, originally from garage punk three-piece Transistors. After several songwriting sessions, the duo brought in Luke Harding and Matthew Phimmavanh. The band self-released their jangly debut EP Life Under The Big Top in early 2018 followed by a handful of singles. Joe Sampson (Joe Sampson & Friends, Salad Boys, T54) joined the lineup ahead of the release of their debut album On An Unhistoric Night. The band’s guitar-driven sound has had comparisons to artists such as Teenage Fanclub, The Go-Betweens, Buzzcocks, and The Replacements.