We stumbled upon this video by NYC folk duo Anna/Kate and we just couldn’t help but stare and listen. A beautiful song matched by a simple video that celebrates love and the infinite evocative power of a summer day spent in Coney Island.

Brooklyn-based Altopalo‘s latest singles, "Picchu Machu" and "Chagrinning", offer the kind of genre-mashing experimentations that feel oddly familiar, even if they’re incredibly hard to explain. (Let’s try anyway.) "Picchu Machu" (streaming) is dizzyingly down-tempo, its house beats pogo-ing into breakdowns that border on ambience. It totally works. Elsewhere, "Chargrinning" undulates synesthetically, the focus shifting from whispered vocals to sparse and airy piano interludes, culminating in a raucous instrumental section of clashed drums and 8-bit guitar acrobatics. Most impressive is that they do this as a live act too: we witnessed this at our own Deli CMJ Electro Stage at Pianos on October 25, and were floored by the guys instrumental skill. See them live on November 5 at Friends and Lovers with Ruby My Dear and The Pluto Moons.

Bowmont ended up on our CMJ 2014 Electronic Stage at Pianos at the last minute, and we couldn’t have been happier to have them, since their put on a great show. The band has coined a very personal, moody brand of pop that could be defined impressionistic, if not pointillistic: it’s as if their songs emerged from silence like a sonic mosaic created by the combination of many tiny fragments of sound. The quartet just unveiled this video for their song "Hovering," featuring Shilpa Ray (who also played at Pianos that night on our Indie Stage). Check it out below and don’t miss them when they play live at (soon to be closing) Glasslands on 11.13 with like minded Brooklynites Mon Khmer. –  Photo by Fabrizio Del Rincon

Anthony D’Amato is best known for soft-spoken, sepia-toned folk tunes. More recently, though, he’s added a few vibrant hues to this sonic palette. From the facepaint gobs flecked onto his suit for the cover of the upcoming "The Shipwreck from the Shore," to an unexpected symphonic vision on several new cuts, D’Amato is determined this time to add everything, including the kitchen sink. The Jersey artist comes closest to Springsteen’s anthemic reach on "Was a Time," but manages elsewhere to keep things intimate on sleepers like "If It Don’t Work Out." With a little help from friends like Matt McCaughan (Bon Iver) and Sam Kassirer (Langhorne Slim), he’s brought in all the the hard artillery. (Jeepers! That’s a lot of metaphors!). We had the chance to see him at our recent Deli Roots’ CMJ Stage at Rockwood on Stage 1 in a stripped down set that charmed and lulled us. He recently signed a touring deal with a major agency, which should bode well for the future. You’ll have plenty of chances to see him live before he lives for a EU tour, since he’s playing Rockwood tomorrow (11.04), City Winery on 11.13 ands Bowery Ballroom on 11.16.

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