It’s no easy task to reference, in a musical video, a classic movie from the past, but Karla Rose‘s black and white video for single ‘Girl Next Door,’ featuring images of the 1954 film noir by the same title, pulls off this feat in style, feeling uniform and well produced, with Karla’s song functioning as a perfectly suspenceful soundtrack. The singer’s slightly detached delivery and bluesy melodies, reminiscent of a less pretentious Lana Del Rey, are enhanced by the track’s Morriconian references and soft jazz overtones – it’s no accident that she used to play with Morricone Youth.

Noisy duo-plus-drummer Dirty Dishes, who moved from LA to NYC in 2015, just released this video for single "Thank You Come Again," which definitely betrays influences from the loud/quiet/loud sound of the best Nirvana songs. If you are into cathartic, dyonisiac music, this is definitely something you want to experience live: the band will be playing Shea Stadium on February 4th, and then venture for an extensive west coast tour starting February 16.

You really don’t need much to create a compelling video, and Brooklyn self-defined "slop-folk" band Paul Meadow knows that: all you need is a good two minute song, and – in this case – the footage of a cute dog stretching by the beach (in slow motion). "Heart of a Dog" sounds like a more Americana version of Mercury Rev from the days of Deserter’s Songs, which should be taken as a compliment, since the Buffalo based collective is one of the most imaginative psych rock acts of the last twenty years. "Paul Meadow is the creation of Sunset Park, Brooklyn’s Stirling Krusing and Chris Lee, and their upcoming EP ‘Cheap & Easy’ is the host of a series of "reflections engulfed in the symbolism of meaninglessness." Stuff that dog doesn’t seem too concerned about.

Paul Meadow_Heart of a Dog from Paul Meadow on Vimeo.

Brooklyn based band Mon Khmer made their appearance in the NYC music circuit back in the late aughts with an electronically infused, guitar-laden sound that they carefully developed throughout their two beautifully textural EPs. It’s been four years since they’ve released any new material but they surface every few months to play shows around the city, including one of the last shows at Glasslands Gallery – they are truly talented musicians. If catching them live is on your bucket list then don’t forget to keep an eye on their Facebook page, where they post information on upcoming shows, and definitely don’t forget to see them tonight at Baby’s All Right. – Adriana S Ballester

The Deli NYC is sad to announce, and The Deli Portland is happy to report, that synthpop duo My Body – who impressed us at our latest electro CMJ Stage this past October – relocated from the east coast hipster capital to the west coast one. Well, at least we can still cover them! Check out their latest single "Manjacked," streaminig below. Portlanders can see them live at Mississippi Studios on 02.18.

We rarely blog about videos of live performances, but this one by NJ soul-rock singer Donna Missal, shot in the studio, is just too good to be missed. A band able to produce songs and performances of this caliber should have no problem turning heads in 2016. Don’t miss the group’s upcoming performance at Rockwood Music Hall on February 2nd.

In the NYC scene, TEEN is a force to be reckoned with: these ladies are relentlessly prolific and their material is always interesting. They have a new album on the horizon, entitled "Love Yes," and have released three preview singles from it, which we are streaming below, in order of preference. They are playing Mercury on February 8 and Union Pool on the 14th, so you have no excuses to miss them.

We missed this cute video by our 44th NYC issue cover band Stolen Jars, released in November 2015, check it out, and read our feature on the band here.

Fans of Prince at its poppiest should check out Wet Leather, a talented NYC band we covered a couple of times already, who specializes in super catchy, very well produced soul-pop nuggets. After releasing "Past Lives "EP" in 2014, the band released two singles in 2015, ‘Shame’ (streaming) and ‘Feel,’ from their upcoming album. You can see the quintet live at Shea Stadium tomorrow, January 28th.  

We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!

Bootblacks is a rather appropriate name for a band that plays electro-post-punk inspired to the early ’80s: a scene that was particularly attached to their black boots, preferably Dr. Martens ones – a paradoxical fixation, considering how anti-corporate the punk and post-punk movements have always been. The duo’s first single "8 Sub Rosa" (streaming) pairs an ultrafast, pulsating electronic rhythm section with clean, textural guitars. Traces of goth are evident – while listening to this track, echoes of Dead or Alive and early New Order keep haunting us, while Brooklyn Vegan, who premiered their song, hears a direct link to Clan of Xymox (we hear it too!) and Front Line Assembly (not so much). Hailing from Brooklyn, the three musicians will be self-releasing debut album "Veins" on March 11th and start a spring European tour with Berlin band Liste Noire (formerly Velvet Condom).

We’ve been waiting for some "proper" recordings from Brooklyn vintage pop quartet High Waisted since we booked them for our 40th NYC issue launch party back in 2014. The band only had these uber lo-fi recordings available online, until, finally, this week they announced the upcoming release of a full length album entitled "On Ludlow," unveiling this fun video for single "Party in the Back." A true and tried party band, High Waisted blends the classic NYC garage rock sound with pop melodies reminiscent of the early ’60s’ lightharted pop. Don’t miss their show on February 4 at Baby’s All Right celebrating the finale of their "Winter Whatever" Tour.

Leland Sundries is the portmanteau under which frontman Nick Loss-Eaton and an ever-evolving roster of Brooklyn, NYC musicians produce music that imagionatevly expands on Americana in ways reminiscent of the poppy and slightly psychedelic storytelling of Camper Van Beethoven later records – or at least that’s what we hear in preview single "Studebaker," out of upcoming debut album "Music for Outcasts," (preorder here) scheduled for a Februyary 5 release. Mostly written before overcoming alcoholism and survuivuing open heart surgery, and finalized during the resulting, forced "time off," partly spent in Europe, the record focuses on personal tales related to seeing the world through new, sober eyes, and feeling it through a finally healed body. Check out also the video for "Apocalypse Love Song" here. Leland Sundries plays Muchmore’s on 02,26.

We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best Rootsy songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!