An unmissable new video from Brooklyn’s Exitmusic, for those who thrive in the darkness… 

NYC based shoegaze/psych radio show Dream Wave Radio (hosted by Steven Newcastle) and The Deli are sponsoring Brooklyn based international music collective The Process Records’ seasonal showcase, at Cameo Gallery tonight (May 16th). The bands on the bill are Weird Owl (pictured), Baltimore’s Romantic States, and recent Deli band of the Month Throw Vision. These three extraordinarily hard working bands’ laid back experimental and psych vibes will make for a strong and musically impactful show. Check out a very recent track by Weird Owl, streaming below.

Charlotte Cornfield’s songs are going to pair well with this road trip season. Her lyrics are imaginative and vivid, and these tunes seem to create their own music video in your head when you listen, perfect for day dreaming on a long car ride. Some of her more Americana tracks are reminiscent of classic folk songwriters, like Dylan and Young. Her most recent album “Two Horses” has a balance of pensive folk ballads, and a few up-tempo folk-rock tracks. Being a gifted lyricist and a unique and memorable vocalist, are the two keys to success as a folk songwriter, and Charlotte definitely has both qualities. – Paul Jordan Talbot

In the States it seems like hardly anybody is familiar with the phenomenal British band Tindersticks, which could be described as a less dramatic, less soulful, more spoken-word version of Nick Cave’s tense, orchestral noir rock. With this precedent, Brooklyn band Ancient History – which offer a similar formula, but slowed down to an almost ambient extreme – should probably think about moving to the UK, where Tindersticks had a pretty good career in the aughts, and Cave got appreciated WAY earlier than in the US. I guess those decadent Europeans can somehow deal with this kind of darkness, while – it’s true! – a majority of Americans only dig upbeat stuff – I learned that the hard way at poker night. – PDG

We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best mellow songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!

When you listen to Free Time, you’ll think you’re occupying a space in lead singer Dion Nania’s mind, and are hearing the song directly from there. For the video to the latest track in the band’s odyssey of slowly moving beach rock, ‘I Lost Again’ (song streaming below) you’re journeying with him as he picks up bandmates scattered over various floors on a large freight elevator. His mind works in mysterious ways… check it out here and see the band when they play Shea Stadium on June 21. The band is schedule to release their self titled debut album on Underwater Peoples on June, and tour the East Coast that same month. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)