As far as backstories go, The Dust Engineers have a rather unique one. Originally conceived by Zachary Meyer as the fictional home recordings of an imaginary South Dekotan teenager, The Dust Engineers’ are in fact a five-piece project based out of NYC. Teaming up with Sara Maeder, Erik Rosenbuerg, Jared Harel, and Ryan Egan, the band debuted as more than fantasy in 2011. Their brand of lo-fi roots rock with 90’s lo-fi influences gives them the sort of nostalgia and charm that would make their original backstory seem plausible, and in a way their music brings it to life. See them live at Rockwood Music Hall on April 19. – Read Devon Antonetti’s interview with the band here.
This track was added to our SoundCloud playlist of emerging NYC artists here.