Co-writer/multi-instrumentalist for The Walkmen Walter Martin just shared a new song called "Sing to Me," featuring the Yeah Yeah Yeahs Karen O. It is the first single from his upcoming album We’re All Young Together, scheduled for release on May 13 via Family Jukebox. The solo project was started as The Walkmen were wrapping up the production of Heaven. Martin’s wife was pregnant at the time with their first child so he had the idea to make a family-friendly record that could be enjoyed by children as well as adults. The upcoming album will also have guest contributions from fellow bandmate Hamilton Leithauser, YYYs’ Nick Zinner, The National’s Matt Berninger, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah‘s Alec Ounsworth, and many others. (Illustration by Marcellus Hall)
Free Download: “Long Before Computers” – The Ghost In You
Below is a new-old song from The Ghost In You, a.k.a. Billy Polard, called "Long Before Computers." Polard originally recorded a demo of it about seven or more years ago, but it was never released. The single is "about our lost childhood, growing up, friends moving on, etc." You can download it for free below. Enjoy!
Found through the Best of NYC Year End poll: NGHBRS
Formed in 2010 as Neighbors, Long Island’s quartet NGHBRS changed their name the following year, and has since then been releasing various EPs, mixtapes, and now a full length album. They’ve garnered media attention for their creative use of social media in their video for ‘Hold Up Girl’ (30k+ views and counting) which shows the band in many ‘viral’ scenarios in an innovative format, and did very well in our Year End Best of NYC Poll for Emerging Artists, winning the Readers’ Poll in the ALT ROCK/REVIVAL ROCK category. Their sound is a very digestible pop/rock blend, which would explain why they’ve been paired to open for such bands as Third Eye Blind and Matt & Kim.
On their latest effort ‘Twenty One Rooms,’ the bluesy title track (streaming) gives us a glimpse into their potential to really break out and rock a party, whather hosted in a venue or a packed arena, in ways early Pearl Jam and Soundgarden used to do. Ballads like ‘Wake Me In the Morning’ have a sound reminiscent of the English band Elbow. ‘We Were Wolves’ forms another pocket where NGHBRS can really shine, in which Ian Kenny’s vocals are reminiscent of "Danger" Lewis from the Toadies. The track itself could easily be mistaken as a B-Side off of ‘Possum Kingdom.’
On March 4th they’ll be playing at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ. – Joey Fish
New Track: “Tell Me” – Bleeding Rainbow
Bleeding Rainbow just premiered another new track called "Tell Me" over at DIY Magazine. It’s the third single off the band’s forthcoming LP Interrupt, due out February 24 via Kanine Records, and is the only one where you’ll find Sarah Everton and Rob Garcia sharing vocal duties throughout the song. The group opened this past Saturday for Mission of Burma at the First Unitarian Church, and they’ll be heading out on tour tomorrow with Hunters. Bleeding Rainbow will be back in Philly on Saturday, March 31 at Golden Tea House.
The Modern Royals, “Telephone”
The Modern Royals recently added some new music to their website, including this gem, “Telephone.” It’s slightly bluesy (thanks in part to their Chicago origins), and then veers off into the swirls of psychedelia, especially in the dual guitars on the back end of the song. “Here Today” keeps the same trippy vibe, but has a nice garage-y sprawl to it as well. Listen to them both on their website, then sign up for their newsletter to keep abreast of their activities. –Terra James-Jura
Rural Grit Happy Hour celebrates its 15th anniversary
Borrisokane & Oscillations Records Aim to Make Your Scene Dreams Come True
Austin electro-pop group, Borrisokane, is in the process of curating a project that hopes to bring together our local music scene in an ambitious and, frankly, really darn cool way. They’re calling it the Versus Project: six Texas bands will cover a Borrisokane song and in addition contribute something new of their own. Borrisokane will return in kind, rounding out the total to 24 songs, with 12 covers and 6 new tracks from the host band. Look forward to tracks from MAJOR MAJOR MAJOR, Knifight, Yum, Pageantry, Young Tongue (formerly The Baker Family) and Home by Hovercraft.
The whole package will be split onto six disks and put into a lovely box-set with artwork from Shawn Magill. There’s a Kickstarter set up, and you have until early March to help it happen. If the campaign is successful, the full project will be released on Earth Day, April 22nd, through the homegrown Oscillation Records. Too much good music is being promised for us to let this go by the way-side! And now, for a taste of what’s (hopefully) to come; check out Borrisokane’s “Sinking Catalina” covered by Young Tongue (The Baker Family) below! –Written by Marie Meyers
Psychic Teens Opening for Upset & Potty Mouth at KFN Feb. 9
Psychic Teens are getting ready to announce their plans for SXSW this year. Unfortunately, what we do know is that there currently isn’t a local show scheduled for the band’s upcoming run so tonight at Kung Fu Necktie might be your last opportunity to catch the local gothic post-punk outfit for a bit. They’ll be opening for Don Giovanni’s Upset, who is made up of Ali Koehler (ex-Best Coast, Vivian Girls) on lead vocals and guitar, Patty Schemel (Hole, Death Valley Girls) on drums, and Jennifer Prince (ex-La Sera) on lead guitar and vocals. The veteran trio is still currently on tour in support of their debut album She’s Gone. Also filling out the rest of the lineup will be buzzing all-female foursome Potty Mouth and locals The Pretty Greens. Snow forecasts have changed from feet to inches this evening so you should be used to handling this weather by now. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 8pm, $12, 21+ – Alexis V.
An Evening of New Music w/Restorations at The Boot & Saddle Feb. 8
Getting to know Mals Totem, the winners of 2013’s Best New England Emerging Artist Readers’ Poll
This year, Mals Totem’s eponymous debut EP put them on the map. Need proof? Well, the band won The Deli New England’s Best Emerging Artists Readers’ Poll for 2013, which was – you guessed it – voted on by you, our readers. Despite (for the most part) relocating to Brooklyn, the band’s still got strong ties to New England. Vocalist Dave Vives is completing a degree at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, and the band promises to continue playing shows in the city beginning with a gig at the Middle East Upstairs on April 3, alongside Bent Knee. We spoke to Asher Kurtz and Mike Lostica, the band’s respective lead and rhythm guitarists, to learn a little bit more about the band.
To read the interview, click here.
Bleeding Rainbow Opening for Mission of Burma at FUC Feb. 8
Best of 2013 Poll for SF Bay Area Emerging Artists: FINAL RESULTS!
Deli Nation,
Our Year End Poll for Emerging SF Bay Area Artists was – as usual – a painstaking (and somewhat excruciating) process, but we pulled it off with remarkable flair!
Kudos to vintage sounding psych rockers Down Dirty Shake (pictured) for winning it! Thumbs up also to dissonance masters Disappearing People (ion second place) and to bronze medal winners indie pop high fivers French Cassettes who bring a wave of optimism to this truly out there top 3… but it’s SF, baby! (Oh and there’s no medal, really…)
Here is how it all went down: first, we let the local bands submit their music (for free), and got our Deli editors to pick the nominees. Then we polled a list of 15+ SF Bay Area scene expert (our jury, list at the bottom) and asked them to nominate 3 more bands of their choice each. Then we polled our writers, then we polled our readers. We tried to keep things open for each single genre, from Indie Rock to Roots Music to Hip Hop.
If you are a geek interested in all the subtelties related to how this poll works, you can read its rules here (happy reading!). But if all you care about is the awesome new music SF Bay Area produced in the year 2013, this list is all you need. Enjoy!
