New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
The Curls have released a new single called “Isn’t It Funny” via Diversion Records. The track feature a contribution from Sophagus, and is a great additions the band’s catalog. It follows their three singles of 2018, “Bad Boi”, “Tidal Wave”, and “Underneath”, all of which followed-up 2017’s Super Unit.
You can catch The Curls at The Hideout on March 9th for the SXSW Send Off Party with Dehd, Tasha, Half Gringa, Tatiana Hazel, Waco Brothers, and More!
Cali garage-psych provocateurs Ty Segall & White Fence (a.k.a. Tim Presley) will be making a tour stop in Philly this Tuesday, February 26 at Union Transfer. The WKDU presented showcase will also include Drag City labelmates Axis: Sova, who are currently on the road supporting the duo. To enter for a chance to win a pair of tix, just send an email to thedelimagazinephiladelphia@gmail.com with the subject line "Joy". Please also include your cell number in the body of the message (in case of an emergency). Good luck!
Brooklyn electronic psych rock duo GHXST dropped their latest digital album “Gloom” at the end of 2018. After playing a select number of hand picked shows around the release date, they are now preparing to showcase the new material at this years SXSW music festival. Lead track “Hunger” immediately establishes a dark, slow-burn foreboding that places emphasis on deep-end howling guitars, many of them sampled. Dreamy female vocals come adorned with a level of unsettling doom that would surely please David Lynch and his fans. Additional tracks like “Ocean is a Desert” and “Vaquero” continue that vibe while adding eery electronic elements reminiscent of Swiss industrial guitar-rock pioneers The Young Gods. “Bad Blood II” introduces a pulsating electronic synth progression, while “Ride” digs down into a bass-tone heavy groove that A Place To Bury Strangers frequently resides. Final track “Heatwaves” incorporates bended slide-guitar along with its apprehensive vocal delivery, dark ambience and snaking progression. GHXST will be performin at an official SXSW showcase on 3/13 at BD Riley’s. – Dave Cromwell
Puddle Splashers have released a new video featuring a fantastic performance by What Gives. For this live session they perform “You Go That Way, I’ll Go Home”, one of the indie rock band’s latest singles, which was released back in October on Skeletal Lightning.
The band announced this month that they will be touring Japan this summer with The Firewood Project.
photo by Johnny Fabrizio
SiP, as it stands today, is the outlet for the Synth-based explorations of Jimmy Lacy. Over the last couple of year he has released incredibly rich live recordings, “Live on Planet Catieo” and "Live at The Whistler”, that really need to be heard to fully understand the live experience of SiP.
You can catch SiP on February 23rd at Cafe Mustache with Mako Sica.
The Great Palumbo have journeyed far and wide to make their music come to life; their flight path to releasing their debut single "Falling" literally spans the globe. Born in Hanoi, the songs of The Great Palumbo found their way to Nashville, where audiences in small venues across the city came to know them. Now, after a few years of collaborating with other artists, The Great Palumbo has released "Falling", a driving ballad of naked fear which The Deli premieres below. The band’s debut EP Into the Dark is slated to drop this spring, with an increased live presence planned to support the release. Take a listen to the premiere of "Falling" below. – Will Sisskind
It might seem like the electronica genre is ever pushing forward into the future, but Brothertiger’s focus hones in on the past, specifically the 1980s, for his source of inspiration. That focus is more than just a passing interest, and it’s clear that frontman John Jagos knows his stuff. Listening to his moody new wave vocals and analog synths brings to mind bands like Duran Duran and Tears For Fears, who Jagos proudly claims as an influence (he even covered the entirety of the latter’s album Songs From the Big Chair in 2017). Luckily for Brothertiger, there’s some new tech to take advantage of – and with the help of more refined and modern production, his music showcases those influences with stunning and lush results. Brothertiger will celebrate the release of his new EP A Chain of Islands at the Knitting Factory on February 21st – you can check out its featured single “Shallow” below. – Sunny Betz
Experimental producer Nissim has been on the rise since arriving in the Chicago. He recently produced a track called “Barcelona” on the latest Mick Jenkins album, Pieces of a Man, and is preparing to release his debut album later this year.
Nissim will be making his live Chicago debut on March 11th at SPACE in Evanston with DJ Taye, THEMPeople, and Alejandro Paredes.
GREAT ( then after awhile, it didn’t mean anything to them), the new LP from Michul Kuun, a.k.a. NAH, is out now via Ranch Jams. There’s a brutal beauty in these recordings, as a chaotic concoction of sonic segments is blended. Unpredictable yet timely transitions create an intriguing, hyper-kinetic atmosphere. Weaving an array of textures into a unique, noise-threaded, sonic quilt, one is frequently surprised, and always intrigued.
The forthcoming debut EP from South Philly’s Fake Nudes is ticketed to arrive via Third Uncle Records. Its single, “Whizzing on the Children of the Sun,” helps to build the anticipation. Jumping immediately into a joyous, formidable riff, there’s a laid-back yet tenacious tone, as the track naturally finds its window. One rides that infectious, garage groove, and in a moment, it’s gone unfortunately. However, you can always press play once again.
This past Monday, New Body Electric released a single, “Cash Cache.” As indicated by the title, the song is about the relationship artists form with the money needed to support themselves and their art. It’s a fairly serious topic, one the band handles with delicate sensibility. It’s actually a cheerful song, with a pleasantly immersive melody and vocals that are just the right amount of breathy. What makes it strong is the quiet but persistent sense of melancholy underlying each note. It’s the perfect song for when you’re tired of feeling sad, and you need to ease yourself into a better mood.
On Friday, New Body Electric will be playing a release show at The Cruzroom Annex. Motorcoat will also be playing a set. You can find out more information on the event’s Facebook page.
-By Avril Carrillo
Pynkie, the stage name of New Jersey’s Lindsey Radice, is one of the musicians from the NYC area most often photographed while smiling – and we certainly like that. She will bring her charming bed-dream pop to Pianos on March 9 within the New Colossus Festival, a LES/East Village based city festival debuting this year that looks to fill void left by the death of the CMJ Music Marathon. Pynkie’s 2018 debut album Neoteny is filled with delicately performed songs that are at once inventive and intimate.
