Local emcee Skooda Chose has teamed up with Cleveland-Based producer M. Stacks to release a new 8 track EP called “Mutant”. The EP has a throwback feel, and features a ton of great samples. My favorite track is “Karaoke” which features a great looping soul sample.
NYC
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Hot Curl releases psych single “Endless Summer,” plays Berlin on 05.24
The Deli NYC premieres Hot Curl‘s new single, "Endless Summer", a six-minute psych track dropped just in time for warm weather and top-down drives to the beach. According to lead singer Prescott Horn, the song took shape during the coldest months of winter in the back of the now defunct Bushwick venue, Silent Barn. Nevertheless, the song delivers the torrid and laid-back aura of a ’60s surf film with billowing bass lines and blown-out drums to help drive the jangly guitars and acid-trip soundscape. If you enjoy Slowdive or DIIV and want a new addition to your Summer 2018 playlist, "Endless Summer" is your jam. You can experience it in a live setting on May 24th when Hot Curl releases it at their show at Berlin. – Will Sisskind
Philadelphia
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Krust Toons: “Yanny or Laurel?” by Tedd Hazard
Krust Toons: "Yanny or Laurel?" by Tedd 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.
Chicago
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Volonte Noir
Volonté Noir (FKA Blvckwill) is the dark electronic, synth-filled recordings of musicians and visual artist Will Gee. He released a new EP called "Omens I" last month. Below is the video for the EP’s title track.
Philadelphia
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New Track: “Inanna” – Nylon
A pulsating, electro-percussive rattle sends shivers up one’s spine on “Inanna,” the new single from coldwave duo Nylon. Featured on their self-titled EP, the track captures an isolated infatuation. With haunting poetry marching forward, the inherent darkness of the instrumentation casts a shadow. One wonders whether the lyrics are intended as a letter or rather directed at oneself in evaluating the roles within a relationship.
NYC
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Buzz Alert: The Nectars tour the UK + release debut LP “Sci-Fi Television” on 06.01
New Jersey quartet The Nectars is opening up a space for the rock of 20 years ago to spill like a smashed Capri Sun back into our consciousness. Their songs are about having fun, being free and in love, and offer a sound appropriately reminiscent of those positively punchy, female fronted, power pop bands of the late ’90s/early aughts like No Doubt and Paramore. Singer Jessica Kenny has the presence and vocal prowess to take this band beyond the local circuit (as a matter fact, they are already touring the UK) and songs like "I Want It" (our favorite) and recently released "We Will Run" (streaming below) have the melodic appeal to win over the new generation of rock seekers. After a string of singles accompanied by lo-fi-ish videos, the band is set to release debut album Sci-Fi Television on June 1st.
Jessica Kenny describes the band’s new music video for "We Will Run" as “a love letter to simpler times. A tribute to the New Jersey of our youth." Set in a low rent rehearsal space and peppered with shots of the band just hanging out and riding bikes, the video’s mood is set for the juicy nostalgia the band aims to embody while letting us feel it new again. "We are sci-fi television love" Jessica repeats in the bridge. Somehow I’m reminded of Indiana Jones re-runs on TV, when the internet took so long to load that it wasn’t worth it, when having nothing to do on a Saturday was normal and blissfully boring – and getting a new CD was the best treat there ever was… – Meghan Rose
Philadelphia
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Debut Gladie EP Available for Streaming & Purchase
Everyone Is Talking About You is the debut EP from Gladie. Encapsulating a range of earnest emotion, there’s an inviting, open door that reveals the deeply personal, while hitting universally home. You’ll find grains of hope within grounds of despair, as well as enriching lessons to be learned from mistakes made. Catch the band this Wednesday, May 23 at Everybody Hits with Doll Baby, Bat Boy, and Big Nothing!
NYC
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Some Professional Help releases glittering self-titled EP & plays Uptown Nightclub (5.24)
Every now and again, a special kind of artist falls onto our radar—one that is able to give nods to music history, while also successfully innovating and pushing boundaries. One such artist is Scott Alexander, whose new project Some Professional Help is ambitious to say the least. Backed by a rotating 16-person band, Alexander leads the eclectic soundscape with his knowledge of orchestral music (if you think that there isn’t enough bassoon in pop music, then you and Alexander may be cut from the same cloth.) The self-titled debut EP is a glittering, baroque take on orchestral pop. With vocals akin to that of Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and arrangements that whisper influences from Sufjan Stevens, this project shines as a standout singer-songwriter debut. Some Professional Help will be performing in Oakland at Uptown Nightclub on May 24. – Lilly Milman
Stream the full Some Professional Help EP below.
Austin
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Levitation Fest 2018 Photos
Photos include: Annabelle Chairlegs, No Age, Relaxer, DIIV, Ariel Pink, Ruby the Ratchet
L.A.
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Momma unveils new single “Work,” debut LP out 5/25
Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten have created a beautiful assemblage of uplifting, star gazing energy that will elevate your mind and soul into serenity. Masterminds Friedman and Weingarten together tackle both the instruments and the vocals with ease dominating the soft grunge genre. Hints of Tegan and Sara and Liz Phair flow through their newest single, “Work," layered with moody instrumentals, heavy lyrics, and undeniable talent. Momma is of the first magnitude – their depth and experience as young women hold a great impact on the sound they create.
Momma’s forthcoming album, Interloper, is available on May 25 via Danger Collective. Follow the duo on Instagram and Facebook for updates on a future tour. Kayla Hay
NYC
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Cloud Becomes Your Hand is back at Alphaville on 06.09 within the Northside Fest
Demanding NYC indie rock fans who are struggling to find original, fun, and entertaining new bands should go check out Cloud Becomes Your Hand when they play live at Alphaville on Juse 9th, within the Northside Festival. The avant-post-punk (!?) collective was on the cover of our 47th issue of The Deli, and for a reason: their debut album "Rest in Fleas" was the most refreshingly fun thing we happened to listen that year, in particular single "Hermit," streaming below ("Sand of Sea" and "Bridge of Ignoramus" are pretty darn awesome too). Their live show is some kind of perfectly excuted experimental theatrical production that’s tightly paced without ever falling in the traps of self-indulgence. Do not miss!
Philadelphia
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Weekend Warrior, May 18 – 20
A mysterious psych/surf sonic structure sweeps through when breathing in the music of Sixteen Jackies. Serenading in relaxed, sand-in-your-toes melodies that rhythmically breeze by but hint at an underlying stormy volatility, there’s a cautious, haunting element that lays in wait, stirring up the atmosphere in funky, possessive, art-rock/pop grooves. Incorporating the serene with the slightly strange and cutting through the mist with moments that set you in motion, the glam quartet hovers the threshold between calm and combustible. Tonight, at PhilaMOCA, Sixteen Jackies will be celebrating the release of their double EP 12” vinyl, Movie Was Bad & Mascula, via Born Losers Records. They’ll also be joined by The Lawsuits’ offshoot Isles Isles, the tumultuous, trance-inducing fun of Madalean Gauze, and the hazy, splintering get down of Long Hots. – Michael Colavita
Other places where the locals will be hanging this weekend…
PhilaMOCA (531 N. 12th St.) FRI Sixteen Jackies (EP Release), Long Hots, Isles Isles, Madalean Gauze, SAT Earthboy, Port Lucian
Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave.) FRI The 1910 Chainsaw Company, SAT It’s the Year 2002: DJ Emynd, Bo Bliz
Kung Fu Necktie (1250 N. Front St.) FRI Moons, Witching, The Stone Eye/DJ Deejay, SAT Mental Jewelry, Manikineter, SUN Derrick Diesel, Joe Butta/Mirrorsigns, Alpha_Alpha
Underground Arts (1200 Callowhill St.) SAT Rumours: Philly Artists Pay Tribute To Fleetwood Mac Katie Frank, Ryan Tennis, Primitive Heart & Dwight Remington, Meaghan Kyle (No Good Sister), Black Horse Motel, Morgan Pinkstone, Grady Hoss & The Sidewinders, Christina Ward (Your Kids), Vessna Scheff, Midnight Singers, Stargazer Lily, SUN Rock To The Future 8th Annual Showcase
Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden St.) SAT Hop Along, Eight
The Trocadero (1003 Arch St.) SAT Shane Henderson, June Divided, Commonwealth Choir, The GoAround, Summer Scouts, Sonnder/Voguish, Shady Monk, SUN Knightlife, Service Dog, Gainstrive, Lamplit, MRJR
The Fillmore Philadelphia (1100 Canal St.) FRI So Far Gone: Dirty South Joe, Magglezzz
The Foundry (1000 Frankford Ave.) SAT Mt. Joy
World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.) FRI (Upstairs) John Vettese/Ryan Corcoran/(Downstairs) Massive
The Fire (412 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Dark Blue, The Charley Few, The Lot, SAT Felipe Pupo, Jazz Fresh, SUN Handsome Crü, Groomers
MilkBoy Philly (1100 Chestnut St.) SAT Judah Kim & The Assasination (Record Release Show), Somethin’ Divine, Tiny Vices, Nathan Allebach, SUN Mars Parker, LiMM, Jus O
Ortlieb’s Lounge (847 N. 3rd St.) FRI The Classic Hunt (Release Show), Hover, Mosin Nagant, SAT Palmas, Lady HD, SUN Spring Fling: Variety Show by Femme. Collective
The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave.) SAT Dominy, Honeytiger, Grace Vonderkuhn, SUN Sara Henya (EP Release), Argon Gardens, Hannah Frances, Jesse Gimbel
Silk City (435 Spring Garden St.) FRI Bo Bliz, Low Budget, SAT DJ Deejay, SUN MambaCinco, Dappa
Fergie’s (1214 Sansom St.) SAT Joe Kenney Band, SUN Rusty Cadillac
Connie’s Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St.) FRI The End A.D., Hellrad, Workhorse III, SAT Italian Market Festival: Adventure Lost Alright Junior, Audio Impulse,Calla Bere, The Charley Few, Coffins and Cobwebs, Endless Taile, Fenris, Hambone Relay, Hannah Taylor & The Rekardo Lee Trio, Ivy Rand, Jacopo DeNicola, Joey Sweeney & The Neon Grease, Johnny Shortcake, Katie Barbato, Kelvin Cochrane, Looseleaf, Lovers League, Muscle Tough, Muskrat Flats, OOLALA, Railroad Fever, RFA, Roxy Rollz, Secret Nudist Friends, Settlement Music School Student Band, Supermarket Sneakers, T.C. Cole, The Cheddar Boys, The Dead Flowers, The Jawn, The Plibmen, The School Of Rock Kidz, The Wallace Brothers Band, Tucker Hill Band, Ty Asoudegan,Us & Them, Vilebred, Whiskey Effect, You Do You
Bourbon & Branch(705 N. 2ndSt.) FRI The Rectors (Release Show), SUN Dizzy Valdez,Voss, Mason , Joji Ruffin, Cain Kerner, Besphrenz
Morgan’s Pier (221 N. Columbus Boulevard) FRI DJ BeatStreet, SUN Rich Baker
Frankie Bradley’s (1320 Chancellor St.) FRI Peek-a-Boo Revue/Ben Aire, SAT Peek-a-Boo Revue/Ed Christof
The Grape Room (105 Grape St.) FRI SomaRai, Judex, SAT Dune Puma, Beta Phase, Modern Hypocrites, Qwirk
Ardmore Music Hall (23 E. Lancaster Ave.) SAT Flightschool, The Captain ~ The Pilot ~ The Driver, American Dinosaur, SUN Countdown to Ecstasy, School of Rock (Downingtown)
Everybody Hits (529 W. Girard Ave.) FRI Laser Background, The Vernes
The Pharmacy (1300 S. 18th St.) FRI Lil Bøyband, Journell Pierre, ReqDali & Eddie Madrid, Amadio Sanchez, SAT Tree Stampede, Omar’s Hat, dot.gov
LAVA Space (4134 Lancster Ave.)) SAT Dark Web, Dialer
No Face Studio (5213 Grays Ave.) FRI Fishy Suvaz
The Sound Hole (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Stoops, Buddie
Hole Foods (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) SUN Caracara, They Are Gutting a Body of Water
The Secret Garden on Green (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Tubey Frank, Abi Reimold, Rachel Andie & The V Element
All Night Diner (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Aphra
The Spreehive (Please contact one of the acts or venue for more info.) FRI Wyoming, A Virgin, Gender Work, Itchy Kisses