We did see James Levy (ex Levy and J. Levy & the Blood Rose) at Pianos the night of our CMJ show and were wondering what he was up to musically. His new band Reputante a few weeks back signed with Julian Casablanca’s Cult Records and is releasing their debut EP on November 11. The preview singles "Safe’n’Sound" (streaming) and "Lock Me Up" confirm James Levi’s elegant songwriting, and a dark and rather mellow aura that was also evident in The Blood Rose’s material. What’s new here is a rather lo fi bedroom pop approach in the arrangement department, in conjunction with uptempo chilled songs slightly reminiscent of The Strokes and Magnetic Fields at once. See Reputante live at Mercury on 11.07. More news about James Levy in the next post.
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best NYC songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!