New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
Ladies and Gents,
We continue The Deli’s Best Emerging Philly Artists 2017 Poll, and are about to get heavy with the Punk/Metal categories! You can see (and vote for) any of the 8 finalist HERE. You can also check them all out below!
The Folks at The Deli
If the ground were to one day crack open, and the sounds of Tartarus began to seep out of the earth, I’d like to imagine the hellish cacophony would sound a bit like King Woman. The San Francisco-based four-piece crafts the sort of doom metal that seems to herald the bridging of our dimension and the underworld. Kristina Esfandiari’s vocals envelop the band’s tracks with the precision of a hushed, siren song, while the band–composed of Colin Gallagher on guitar, Peter Arensdorf on bass and Joey Raygoza on drums–punctuate her ethereal singing with fuzzy, dark soundscapes and angular riffs. On the heels of their soon-to-be-released album, Created in the Image of Suffering, Collin and Peter were kind enough to share their current pedal set ups, and the techniques they used to get the visceral sounds heard on their album. – Olivia Sisinni
Read the interview here, and fon’t miss the band live at their new album release party at Starline Social Club on February 17.
Some of your favorite local tracks may be from Anthony Schatz, but you would never know it. He’s been recording under the guise of anonymity for years, with some of his albums secretly reaching heights of critical acclaim and maximum enjoyment, including from popular musicians like Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold. While those in the scene may know his face from the house shows he’s thrown, everyone else will soon know that face due to his upcoming new album, due out on February 3rd.
Under the moniker PWRHAUS (or sometimes, Tonality Star), Schatz’s tender concoction of ethereal dreampop, retro Motown soul and indie, topped with a witty cheekiness, is undeniably catchy.
The newest single to come off the release, "Heartbeat," is a lo-fi reworking of a traditional love song as far as the ear can make out of the slightly droned out but definite head-bobbing beat. You can experience this track live along with the rest of the album, at his visual album release on the 8th at Holocene. Secrets, the solo project of Aaron Chapman from Nurses, and Schaus will also be a part of the soulfully dreamy fun. Take a peek at "Heartbeat" below.
