There’s an interesting show at The Bell House on Friday August 7 featuring four rather unconventional emerging NYC bands – we are streaming their music below. Corporal (pictured), playing the headliner slot, is an alt folk project that at its best sounds like a folkier and more acoustic version of Beck, we are digging this single from their 2010 self titled debut album.

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.357 Lover is a band that, according to their bandcamp tags, plays glam rock and aims at enterteining fans both at arenas and the dinner table. Their latest single ‘Song of Anya,’ inspired by the character from Game of Thrones, features celtic elements and not much in terms of glam influences, but it does have an arena rock/dinner table kind of feel to it – whatever that may suggest!

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Mesiko, on stage at 8.30, is a band that received Deli-love before, and has been active since 2011. The trio plays an eclectic mix of roots rock and psychedelia, with alternating male/female vocals and occasional noir tinges. Their latest record ‘Solar Door‘ never ceases to surprise and deserves a listen. 

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Opening the night will be the most unconventional band on the bill, called Soft Gang, fronted by Japanese (we assume) singer Kaori Nakamura. The group doesn’t have any recordings yet, but this live demo showcases heavy post punk inclinations.

Deli Readers,

After the first great experience with Sofar Sounds from a few weeks ago, it’s time for an encore – although with different performes, of course!

With a presence in more than 100 cities, including New York, Sofar Sounds organizes intimate, secret gigs featuring emerging artists, and in most cases hosted in private living rooms. This makes it a perfect partner for a site like The Deli NYC that’s exclusively focused on up and coming local artists.

The show will be in Tribeca by the Canal station – you’ll be given the exact address if you buy a ticket here, or if you get selected from the hundreds of people who will apply to attend for free, here.

Since all Sofar Sounds’ shows are secret until one day before they happen, we can’t tell you who is playing, but we can give you a hint and some info: there will be three acts, and one of them is pitcured above… 

Hope to see you there!

The Deli’s Staff

NYC based quartet Summer Moon might feature elements of The Strokes (Nikolai Fraiture) and Au Revoire Simone (Erika Spring) but still perfectly fits the profile of "emerging band" – hence our coverage. The band only released two singles this far (‘With You Tonight’ – streaming, and ‘Happenin’‘), but seems to have what it takes to take off internationally in the next few months, including a booking agent as influential as Marsha Vlasic. The band had to reschedule their July 28th Baby’s All Right show because of an ankle injury occurred to drummer Tennessee Thomas (formerly of The Like). The show is now scheduled for August 11th, and it could be one of the last opportunities to see these guys in an intimate medium size venue. Summer Moon will also perform at Central Park’s Summer Stage on 08.05 with Father John Misty. Yep, that’s the kind of gig influential booking agents get you…

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

Minneapolis transplants Strange Names have brought to NYC a swagger and confidence most of the local hipsters cannot emanate even if they tried. Their style flirts with the clean, stylized sounds and imagery of the pop of the ’80s – heck, their singers kinda looks like a young Simon Le Bon! – but their music, uptempo in a catchy but edgy way, is by no means simple: layers of electric, percussive and electronic sounds intersect with each other (and with the vocals) creating intriguing and often rather complex sonic webs, which must have required a certain amount of production in the studio. Our friends at Delicious Audio had the opportunity to ask guitarist Francis Ximenez where all these sounds – and the band’s inspiration – come from, see link below.

Strange Names interview about gear and creative process

Bushwick’s Starlight Girls gave us some truly memorable retro-pop singles a few years ago (we really enjoyed ‘Flutterby‘ and ‘Gossip‘ among others), and – as recently as last year – Electro-Motown gem ‘Fancy.’ The band, lead by visionary singer songwriter Christina B, just released new single ‘Intrigue’ (streaming), which blends the old retro influences with the group’s more recent upbeat and electronic developments, to deliver another sophisticated pop gem. Starlight Girls announced a new LP scheduled for an October 13 release.

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