Following the one year anniversary of their EP, Jackie Zealous is set to release a debut album titled “Psychic Data”. The band based in Santa Cruz gave us a taste of the California beach experience with warm Indie pop/rock vibes in June 2015. The highlights of the one year old project are “Lucky Girls Lucky Boys” and “I Feel It”. Both tracks exude warm and laid back vocals interlaced with catchy guitar riffs. You can find Jackie Zealous EP on soundcloud, spotify or bandcamp. – Garrett Yee

Despite having released quality material, Allston’s Beeef is a band that’s gone under most radars, including ours until now. Their 2015 release A BEEEF EP was notable for its textbook indie rock sound that at times verged into surf, alt and folk rock territories as well. No individual component stands out about Beeef’s music, but rather it’s their chemistry, tightness and the crisp nature of their sound that allows them to create catchy songs that sound familiar and fresh at the same time. Beeef have an upcoming show at Great Scott on 7/13, and this post on their Facebook page suggests they may have new music on the way. — Henry Solotaroff-Webber 

Despite having 10 members whose ages range from 16 to 23, Teenage Halloween knows exactly the kind of music they want to play. The Asbury Park-based band takes cues from artists like Jeff Rosenstock, Elvis Costello, Defiance Ohio, and blink-182 to stir up an energetic blend of power-pop, folk, and punk . Although featuring a unique combination of instruments for a punk album like banjo, trombone, and saxophone, their latest EP It Was Weird, But It Worked never feels forced or gimmicky. Opening track “Waitress” is a brief song that calls to mind modern punk acts like Joyce Manor, while “Tiki Party” references the folk punk sound of fellow Jersey natives The Gaslight Anthem and Philly punk act The Menzingers. This summer Teenage Halloween will be playing several shows in New Jersey, the first one of which will be at Long Branch’s Brighton Bar. – John Honan

We highlighted Long Island’s The Lemon Twigs in our recent Best of NYC 2016 issue, and it looks like the Long Island duo is set for an exciting year. The D’Addario brothers just announced their signing with legendary British label 4AD (now part of the Beggars’ Group), and unveiled vaguely Supertramp-esque new single ‘These Words’ – streaming below. The upcoming full length will be produced by Jonathan Rado, co-founder of Foxygen, who seems to be specializing in producing albums that offer a new take on the sound of the late ’60s and early ’70s. This is definitely a record we are looking forward to. Check out The Lemon Twig’s other recent single (also produced by Rado) "As Long As We’re Together."

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