Best of 2013 Poll for NYC Emerging Artists: FINAL RESULTS!

Deli Nation,

Our Year End Poll for Emerging NYC Artists was – as usual – a painstaking (and somewhat excruciating) process, but we pulled it off with remarkable flair!

Kudos to punk rock hell raisers BIG UPS (pictured and streaming) for winning the poll and – with it – the cover of our Spring 2014 issue!

Thumbs up to wicked avant-indie trio Celestial Shore (already featured on our mag’s cover last summer), and to quirky electro-soul-pop band Wet, our record of the month back in October.

Here is how it all went down: first, we let the local bands submit their music (for free), and got our Deli editors to pick the nominees. Then we polled a list of 15+ NYC scene expert (our jury) and asked them to nominate 3 more bands of their choice each. Then we polled our writers, then we polled our readers. We tried to keep things open for each single genre, from Indie Rock to Roots Music to Hip Hop.

If you are a geek interested in all the subtelties related to how this poll works, you can read its rules here (happy reading!). But if all you care about is the awesome new music NYC produced in the year 2013, this list is all you need. Enjoy!

BEST OF 2013 POLL FOR EMERGING NYC ARTISTS ****** FINAL RESULTS ******

ARTIST J OS W R TOT   1 Big Ups 6   2 0.011 8.011 2 Celestial Shore 3 3 1 0.006 7.006 3 Wet 7     0.005 7.005 4 The Whiskey Bitches 3 2 1 0.678 6.678 5 The Can’t Tells 6     0.002 6.002 6 EMEFE 5     0.123 5.123 7 Dough Rollers 1 3 1 0.014 5.014 8 NGHBRS 3   1 0.756 4.756 9 Wyldlife 3 1.5   0.052 4.552 10 Spirit Animal   3 1 0.127 4.127 11 Blank Paper   3 1 0.06 4.06 12 Hey Anna   3 1 0.033 4.033 13 Zula   3 1 0.005 4.005 14 Hunters 3   1 0.003 4.003 15 Drowners 4     0.001 4.001 16 Dear Georgiana   3   0.482 3.482 17 Late Cambrian   1.5   2 3.5   Pushmethod   2   1.5 3.5 19 Tall Tall Trees 2   1 0.417 3.417 20 Twintapes   1 2 0.195 3.195 21 oddlogic 3     0.176 3.176 22 Bridget Davis + the Viking Kings 3     0.168 3.168 23 Belle Mare 2   1 0.132 3.132 24 Steel Phantoms   3   0.087 3.087 25 Poor Remy   3   0.035 3.035 26 Butter The Children   2 1 0.023 3.023 27 Half Waif   3   0.018 3.018 28 Spires 3     0.01 3.01 29 YC the Cynic 2   1 0.008 3.008 30 denitia and sene 3     0.006 3.006   MisterWives 3     0.006 3.006 32 Emily King 3     0.005 3.005   Nude Beach 3     0.005 3.005 34 Weyes Blood 3     0.004 3.004 35 Life Size Maps 3     0.003 3.003   Lodro 3     0.003 3.003   Mutual Benefit 3     0.003 3.003   Shark? 2   1 0.003 3.003   Tropic of Pisces 3     0.003 3.003   Zongo Junction 3     0.003 3.003 41 Daytona 3     0.002 3.002 42 Psychic Twin 3     0.002 3.002 43 After the Smoke 3     0.001 3.001 44 Dots Will Echo 3     0.001 3.001   Hess is More 3     0.001 3.001   PRE WAR 3     0.001 3.001   Storyman   2 1 0.001 3.001   Such Hounds   3   0.001 3.001   Wilsen 2   1 0.001 3.001 50 Empress Of 3     0 3   I/O 2     1 3 52 Active Bird Community   1.5 1 0.496 2.996 53 Kodacrome   1.5 1 0.016 2.516 54 The Lovehowl 2     0.244 2.244 55 Stargazy   2   0.233 2.233 56 Suzanna Choffel 2     0.102 2.102 57 WOLVVES 2     0.058 2.058 58 Julie Outrage 2     0.04 2.04 59 Leverage Models   1 1 0.029 2.029 60 Boytoy 2     0.027 2.027   Phoebe Novak 2     0.027 2.027 62 The Above 2     0.026 2.026 63 Gondola   2   0.007 2.007   Ski Lodge 2     0.007 2.007 65 Great Caesar 2     0.004 2.004   Julia Easterlin   2   0.004 2.004 67 Threats 2     0.002 2.002   Weird Womb 2     0.002 2.002 69 Brothertiger   2   0.001 2.001   Chumped 2     0.001 2.001   Glass Gang 2     0.001 2.001 72  Brazos 2     0 2   ICEWATER 2     0 2   LIPS 2     0 2   Streets of Laredo   2   0 2   YVETTE 2     0 2 77 No Shoes   1.5   0.115 1.615 78 Brooms   1.5   0.076 1.576 79 Seasick Mama   1.5   0.017 1.517 80 Haybaby   1.5   0.007 1.507 81 Johanna Warren   1.5   0.003 1.503 82 Golden Animals   1.5   0 1.5   Graph Rabbit   1.5   0 1.5 84 Maginot 1     0.272 1.272 85 Lost Boy? 1     0.061 1.061 86 BODEGA BAY 1     0.046 1.046 87 Christine Hoberg   1   0.03 1.03 88 Low Fat Getting High 1     0.018 1.018 89 Cannonball Statman 1     0.017 1.017 90 Nicholas Nicholas 1     0.012 1.012 91 Flagland 1     0.009 1.009 92 Astr 1     0.004 1.004 93 Cakes da KillA 1     0.003 1.003 94 Cassandra Jenkins   1   0.002 1.002   Empty Chairs 1     0.002 1.002   King Charles the Martyr 1     0.002 1.002 97 Ejecta 1     0.001 1.001   Greg Banks 1     0.001 1.001   Motive 1     0.001 1.001   Rilgood 1     0 1.001 101 Cardiknox 1     0 1   Niia 1     0 1   Space Meow 1     0 1 Legend: J = Jurors, W = Deli Writers, R = Deli Readers, OS = Open Submissions

Jurors List: Alex Rossiter (Webster Hall), Alice Grandoit, (Red Bull Sound Select), Andy Bodor (Cake Shop), Ben Krieger (Sidewalk Cafe), Billy Jones (Baby’s All Right), Bowery Electric Booking peeps, Samantha Cox (BMI), Derek Evers (Impose Mag), Eric Berrebbi (Arlene’s Booking), Eric Weiner (The Wild Honey Pie), Heath Miller (Excess dB Entertainment), Jacob Moyers (Cameo), Lauren Beck (The L Mag), Lucas Sacks (Brooklyn Bowl), Matt McDonald (CMJ), Matt Ushkow (Bowery Presents), Max Brennan (Lit), Paolo De Gregorio (The Deli), Patrick McNamara (OhMyRockness), Rami Haykal (Pop Gun Presents), Richard Sloven (Knitting Factory), Steve Trimboli (Goodbye Blue Monday), Steven King (The Rock Shop), Steven Matrick (Pianos), The Delancey’s Booking peeps, Todd Abramson (Union Hall), Zack Dinerstein (Spike Hill).

You can browse these artists in lists organized by genre here:
ALT ROCK/REVIVAL ROCK – ELECTRONIC – HIP HOP/OTHER – INDIE POP – INDIE ROCK/PSYCH – NOISE ROCK/POST PUNK – ROOTSY

Hope you’ll find some awesome new artists you weren’t aware of!

The Deli’s Staff