[Links will highlight when results are available]

AUSTIN
Open Submission Results – Readers Poll (coming soon)

BOSTON + NEW ENGLAND
Open Submission Results – Readers Poll is on!

CHICAGO
Open Submission Results – Readers Poll (coming soon)

DC AREA
Open Submission Results – Readers Poll is on!

KANSAS CITY
Open Submission Results – Readers Poll (coming soon)

LOS ANGELES
Open Submission Results – Readers Poll (coming soon)

NASHVILLE
Open Submission Results – Readers Poll is on!

NEW YORK CITY
– Open Submission Results (list below):
Alt Folk – Alt Rock – Electronic – Folk/Soul/Americana – Hip Hop + Other – Indie Pop – Indie Rock – Psych Rock/Dream Pop – Songwriters/Rootsy Pop.

Jury’s Vote Results (coming soon) – Readers Poll (coming soon)

PHILADELPHIA
Open Submission Results – Readers Poll (coming soon)

PORTLAND
Open Submission Results – Readers Poll is on!

SAN FRANCISCO
Open Submission Results – Readers Poll (coming soon)

TORONTO
Open Submission Results – Readers Poll (coming soon)

The Deli’s Staff

LATEST NEWS: KC final chart is out – Yes You Are wins! – Los Angeles final chart is out – James Supercave wins! –  Toronto final chart is out – Sate wins! – SF Bay Area final chart is out – Heartwatch wins! – Chicago final chart is out – Meat Wave wins! – Philly final chart is out – Alex G wins! – Austin final chart is out! CAPYAC wins! – NYC Final Poll Chart is out: Acid Dad wins! –  Portland Final Poll Chart is out: Cat Hoch wins! – DC Area Final Chart is out: The Walking Sticks win! – Nashville Final Chart is out: All Them Witches win! – New England Final Chart is out: Rebuilder wins!

For the full summary click… HERE!

The impending drop of Golden Daze is nigh — one month away, to be exact — as Ben Schwab and Jacob Loeb release another of their dreamy psych colorations: the second track to their self-titled debut, "Low". With its springy, slack-luster lyrics and overwashed, sand-blasted paisley, the song hovers somewhere between the birds and the pavement. Or, as the duo describes, "[like] our version of ‘I Believe I Can Fly’."

Listen to "Low" by Golden Daze and pre-order their debut album, out February 19th via Autumn Tone with a release show at Non Plus Ultra on February 27th. – Ryan Mo, photo credit: Kai Hugo

This year’s Best of NYC Open Submissions for the Psych Rock/Dream Pop category were so good that 20 out of 21 bands got ranked with 6 or more (out of 10) and 12 received marks above 7! So, it is with a broken heart that we announce the three winners – we wish we could select more! You can see the other NYC Open Submission results here.

CATEGORY: PSYCH ROCK/DREAM POP

Total submissions: 21

Jurors: Juan Rodriguez (The Deli LA) Ryan Mo (The Deli LA) PDG (The Deli NYC)

1. Belle Mare – 8.33 (out of 10)

Here at The Deli NYC we’ve been fans of Brooklyn uber mellow dream pop duo Belle Mare for quite some time – they were our record of the month back in March 2013. It feels good to see that our non NYC Deli colleagues, whose opinion was central to this poll’s results, agree with us. But after all, who can resist the charm of a song like "Dark of My Evening" (streaming), and Amelia Bushell’s casual vocals, suddenly erupting in the most celestial of melodies? Evidently, The Deli’s staff can’t.

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2. Surf Rock Is Dead – 7.833 

NYC is fertile ground for dream pop with surf influences, and Brooklyn based duo Surf Rock Is Dead, hailing from Chicago and Melbourne, has been making the most of it in 2015. The four tracks in their debut EP "SRiD" helped them build a loyal fan base, also gathering uniform interest on the internet, with Soundcloud listeners obsessing about single "Never Be The Same" and Spotify ones preferring "Late Risers" (streaming). The band has two upcoming shows scheduled in NYC: at Aviv on 01.22 and Pianos on 02.09.

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2. Twiga – 7.833 

Well, it really looks like Dream Pop had the best of Psych Rock this year… although Twiga, out of the three band we are highlighting here, nicely marries these two closely related genres in ways that don’t feel incestuous at all! Opening single and latest EP title-track "Kites" (streaming below) features luscious guitars reminiscent of Real Estate, but the droney vocals take us for a trip back to the days of Paysley Underground bands like Rain Parade, or British neo-psychedelic acts like Doves.

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HONORABLE MENTIONS (above 7):

Zuli, Joseph Sant, HEAVY BIRDS, Goodman, No Honeymoon, The Makeout Club, Auramics, IYEZ.

The Deli’s Folks

Hey we didn’t know the House of Yes was back! The DIY venue/performance space will host an explosive bill with some strictly speaking rock’n’roll bands tomorrow night (Wednesday January 20th) at their new location by the Jefferson Street’s L train stop. Check out the bands on the bill below, including Deli Record of the Month The Othermen and The Nuclears (pictured), featuring at the drums our own mag’s distribution coordinator Kevin Blatchford! On the bill also The Bothers and Art Gray Noizz Quintet.

We don’t really want to start a discussion about politics here, but it’s impossible to deny that one candidate is winning hands down the support of the NYC emerging band vote… Six local acts will perform at Cake Shop on Saturday January 23rd in support of Bernie Sanders, and, since we’ve never covered some of them, we’ll take the opportunity to do so, check them out below! In the picture, Shark?