The shoegazing/grunge combination of Nothing have released a new single, “Vertigo Flowers,” from their upcoming album Tired of Tomorrow, which will be released on May 13 – courtesy of Relapse Records. “Vertigo Flowers” implements a smattering of percussion and cutting guitar, causing heavy, controlled surges of sonic waves. Release that pent up aggression while still remaining calm, and smell the flowers. Tired of Tomorrow is currently available for pre-order.
San Francisco
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SF Bay Area Best of 2015 Readers’ Poll Results! 1. Heartwatch, 2. Annie Girl and the Flight 3. Emily Afton 4. Lost Dog Found
The Deli Magazine Reader’s Poll Results are completed! Congratulations to the winners, especially the amazing Heartwatch who came in first, stealing the hearts of The Deli Mag Bay Area Readers! We wish all the bands the best of luck in their endeavors!
And a huge shout out to our honorable mentions!
Kendra McKinley
Keyan Keihani
Night Shapes
Debbie Neigher
Dangermaker
The Soft White Sixties
You can see all the nominated artists organized by genre here:
AVANT INDIE – ELECTRONIC – INDIE POP – PSYCH– REVIVAL POP/ROCK – ROOTS MUSIC
The Deli’s Staff
Philadelphia
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New Whorid Album Available for Streaming & Purchase
From the soundtrack of your worst nightmares, comes Whorid! It’s the macabre, ambient industrial-noise project from the mind of Daniel Suffering (of Theologian). Take a listen to his eerily powerful new album Bloated Pig Carcass In A Shallow Wake, which was released via Annihilvs Power Electronix.
NYC
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Kansas City Best of 2015 Readers’ Poll Results! Missouri Loves Company, Sara Morgan, and Yes You Are
The results for our 2015 Emerging Artist of the Year Readers’ Poll are in! We’d like to thank everyone who voted in support of their favorite artists, and a hardy congrats to everyone who made the poll this year!
1. Our 2015 Readers’ Poll winner, Missouri Loves Company (pictured above) brings together six musicians who produce a larger-than-life amalgamation of sound. The band takes a slightly off-kilter approach to its music, accenting dark pop melodies with atypical rock instrumentation (viola, trombone, glockenspiel) and a variety of musical influences. Led by vocals from Margot Gibson—who can dazzle with the style of a twisted lounge singer or an impassioned rock ‘n roll growl—the group showcases jangly jazzy guitar work and blues-inspired grooves that have the potential for broad appeal.
2. In 2015, Sara Morgan won over the hearts of new fans with expressive songwriting inspired by classic country and imbued with a modern accessibility. Since moving back to Kansas City a little under 2 years ago, Morgan has excelled in incorporating a style all her own in her songwriting, and has teamed up with skilled musicians (including guitarist Carl Butler and drummer Duncan Burnett) to back her.
3. Yes You Are has amassed a steady, loyal fan base by creating authoritative, preeminent pop music with a stage show that matches in intensity and vigor. The band is deliberate in its approach, merging infectious dance pop with meaningful spiritual undertones. In 2015, the band had the opportunity to astound audiences across the country by supporting Neon Trees on the first half of their summer tour.
4. Modern Day Fitzgerald describe themselves as “gentlemen who perform music with proper etiquette.” On the trio’s upcoming EP Gorgeous Killing, this sophisticated pop sound breaks through, with a hip-hop flair. Songwriter/frontman Mica-Elgin Vi pours emotion and charm into the band’s personality, with a jazzy rhythmic foundation from Zach Tyler and Steven Callahan. The EP will be released this Friday night at The Buffalo Room.
Honorable mentions also go to Westerners, Kangaroo Knife Fight, Doris, Via Luna, Hyborian, Rachel Mallin & the Wild Type, Spencer Mackenzie Brown, Ivory Black, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, and Temp Tats.
Again, congrats to everyone who was included! Our nominees went out of their way to promote the poll, and they certainly deserve your attention.
If you want to take a look at the results organized by genre, check them out here:
POP – POST ROCK – PUNK/METAL – ROOTS – ROCK
POP – POST ROCK – PUNK/METAL – ROOTS – ROCK
Thanks to everyone who shared and voted. Keep an eye out for the winner of our overall poll, compiled by the winners of this Readers’ Poll and votes from local music experts.
–The Deli KC Staff
NYC
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West coast garage Repeated Measures releases Dark Matters 2/23
Despite radio-ing out from the foggy northern city of Sendai, Repeated Measures‘ tripped out, overcast garage trickles through the Internet, and it feels like he’s still here in Orange County. Guitar harmonics. Negative-range sine waves. Obfuscated sighs. Christopher Norwood’s electronic ephemera dabs UK beats with West Coast psych, coming up distinct from the Los Angeles beat scene with the Grn+Gld collective: Dirty Merlin, Kalva Won, Cicero, Chip Monk, Dripping Gems, and more. After last year’s ambient love letter Transmission, Norwood’s been teasing out his upcoming release Dark Matters over the past two months, and the wait is finally over. You can still listen to the entire album via Norwood’s Bandcamp, including our personal favorite sonic imprint "Rooftop Comedown"—contemplative, detached, poignant. – Ryan Mo
Toronto
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SUITCASE SAM – LIVE AT THE LOCAL!
Suitcase Sam plays real music. Music that is good in any decade. Music that needs no computer. It’s old time country/blues that is very pleasant to listen to. It’s also very encouraging to know that these kind of tunes still get made and played. His band is made up of typical bluegrass instruments like the stand-up bass, fiddle and mandolin, among others. Suitcase Sam along with his band are expecting a full fresh record later this year which will include 10 original tracks. For now you can enjoy 2 EP’s available on his website. Listen to this track "Friday Afternoon" to get a feel as to what he’s all about. You can also watch him perform live on Thursday at the Local Pub on Roncevalles. – Kris Gies
Toronto
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BOND GIRLS – SINGLE RELEASE PARTY @ HANDLEBAR
Bond Girls are a grunge rock trio from Toronto. They have a brand new album on the way in April and so far have released one track. "Hurricane Lovers" is a really fitting track name. This track is part hurricane and part loving. The opening riff and drum action whips around like a hurricane only to simmer down for the verse where the backup vocals slide in for some soothing love. It’s always nice to hear tunes that have enough oomph to get your head moving but also has enough melody to keep the girls interested too. Bond Girls are having their single release party this Thursday at Handlebar in Kensington along with Bike Thiefs and Ol’CD. – Kris Gies
NYC
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Tiger + Man unveils video for “Wondering from self titled debut EP
Rivaling Sade in musical sophistication and loungy atmospheres, Tiger + Man is a Brooklyn based electronic duo with a very artsy approach to music. Formed by Austin-raised Tiger Darrow and South African-born Andrew Orkin, the project is about to release a self produced EP featuring artwork by five different visual artists, but for the video of single ‘Wondering’ (streaming below) the duo went for artists from a different discipline: dance. The choice works perfectly, with the dancers’ expressive moves becoming one with Darrow’s sinuous vocals and the band sparse but rhythmically intriguing arrangements.
Nashville
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Tower Defense premieres “History” from forthcoming EP
Remember not all too long ago when we spent some time doting on the quality of yk records releases? Maybe we should have also made mention of their trained eye for top-notch artists, because their next release from Tower Defense is a continuation of a years-long hot streak. Recorded with Jeremy Ferguson at Battle Tapes*, "History" is our first look at their Stay Inside EP, due out March 25. With its sparse fuzz guitar and belted-out vocals bolstered by a pedal to the metal rhythm section, "History" is somewhere along the lines of Devo with a short circuit.
Hit the stream below and be sure to pick up your copy of Stay Inside on translucent emerald green vinyl. –Austin Phy
*Though I’ve never had a chance to meet Jeremy in person, I’ve followed his work for some time. His recordings have been some of the most seminal pieces in shaping the current musical landscape in Nashville. Some of the earlier Battle Tapes recordings were among the first I heard when first becoming interested in the local scene, and I’m willing to bet you’d have a hard time finding a musician around town who he hasn’t somehow affected. Jeremy’s wife and longtime supporter Candice has been diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, and a Gofundme page has been set up by the community to aid the Fergusons in a difficult time. I encourage you to take a look at it and do what you can to send a little love their way.
NYC
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Buzz Alert: Girlyboi plays Baby’s All Right tonight (02/22)
We have towards ambient music an attitude similar to the one we have towards olive oil – we don’t really want it by itself, but add it to pretty much anything and… BOOM! Girlyboi is a brand new duo of musically gifted models, who play music that, according to our previous metaphor, floods their simple but touching folk songs in a sea of olive oil (and just the right amount of Eastern spices); the results are pretty tasty indeed. They released three singles in quick succession since September 2015, and went for a quick east coast tour. The word about their music spread so quickly that the door to Rough Trade and Baby’s All Right opened pronto: the band released their debut album at the former in December, and is playing the latter tonight, opening for Deli favorites Wilsen, who graced our mag’s cover in our NYC Fall 2013 issue.
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best mellow songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!
San Francisco
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Mark Nelsen Releases New Music Video – Tennessee Valley
​San Francisco based folk musician, Mark Nelsen has released a new music video for his new country single, ​​Tennessee Valley​. Nelsen is a founding member of the neo psych band, Electric Shepherd, but even after breaking away from the heavy psych rock sound of his full band, Nelsen’s sound is very diverse within the realm of his own solo work. His previous release, Homeward was an ode to space travel and self discovery, embodying far out, reverbed and electric guitar compositions. His new single, Tennessee Valley / Girl from Mendo​ is a stripped down country record.
Nelsen is always going to have a very traditional almost Appalachian folk undertone to his music, but ​Tennessee Valley​ (which is no where near Appalachia) just came outright with a simple and unapologetic country folk style. It will be interesting to hear what genre Mark Nelsen touches on next.​ –je
Philadelphia
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Krust Toons: “Lower Education” by Teddy Hazard
Krust Toons: "Lower Education" by Teddy Hazard – please feel free to drop him a line at teddandthehazards@gmail.com if you dig or have any funny ideas. You can also check out more of his illustrations and animation shorts HERE.