Evidently, skyrocketing NYC rents aren’t preventing one of the most unprosperous layers of our society (musicians) from moving to the big apple just yet – hopefully that day will never come! One of the latest newcomers is songwriter Tyler Lyle, who recently joined the local community of musicians after a prolonged residence in Santa Monica, CA. There, according to his bandcamp profile, he released a handful of quality, folky sounding records since 2010. The move to the east coast seems to coincide with some kind of rebirth (which is always the best part of moving), specifically a sonic one, as testified by preview single "Winter Is For Kierkegaard" (streaming), whose title triggered a very welcome high-school-philosophy-lesson flashback: German intellectual Kierkegaard was the first existentialist philosopher. The single, from Tyler’s upcoming album "The Native Genius of Desert Plants"), blends the pace and vocal intensity of Americana with dreamy and atmospheric background sounds, and it’s the songwriter’s philosophical starting point" for his new album. Can’t wait for the song about Friedrich Nietzsche! Tyler Lyle will celebrate his record release party at Mercury Lounge on 06.02.

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

We booked Queens noise rock trio Dead Tenants last year for our B.E.A.F. Fest (during Northside, it will be back this year FYI) and we are happy to find them in good shape with a new, super tense debut album under their belt, entitled "Void," which they self released this past March. The ten tracks on the record don’t miss any opportunity to conjure up visions of mosh pits, with the exception of "Void (Acknowledgement)," which is just pure guitar cacophony and spoken word. We dig in particular Gadfly (streaming) with its resolved dissonaces and odd tempos. See them live at your own peril at Silent Barn on May 4th.

If you are one of the few lucky music lovers who are familiar with punk pop pioneers Husker Dü, you should check out this brand new NYC band called Past Life, because they’ll surely bring back exciting memories. They released their three track, self titled debut EP in January 2015, and single "Server Your Love" (streaming) is currently rocking our socks off. Check them out on May 17th at Pianos and May 24 at St. Vitus.

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

NJ quintet Terrible Terrible play a chilled but intense brand of psych pop, featuring intriguing sonic dialogues of various instruments including synthesizers, guitars, varied percussion, and three voices in close harmony. On May 8 at Coco66 the band will be celebrating the re-release of last year’s EP "Fail Better" as a split record, including remixes for each track by Basement Skylights.

In today’s mostly self-funded musical landscape, it is almost unavoidable for glam rock to be a penalized genre – since you always have pay bigger bucks for glamour. This makes us appreciate even more this stylized, elegant and very much staged video by Sterling Fox, for single "Freak Caroline." In particular if it’s true – as it seems – that it was partly funded through daily busking sessions in the NYC Subway (Sterling is a NYC songwriter and producer who’s written songs for Madonna and Lana Del Rey among others, so probably the Subway sessions are more fun than necessity). If you don’t stumble upon his live show in your favorite subway station in the next month, you can catch him at The Rock Shop on June 4th.

Not many electronic bands exploit the incredible array of possibilities opened by electronic instruments, settling instead for borrowed styles from the past, like 80’s synth pop or the various cliches tied to house music. This is obviously not the case for Brooklyn’s My Body, an electropop duo whose music sounds like a constant sonic experiment – that’s the approach The Deli likes and encourages. The band self released a strong EP in 2014 entitled "Six Wives," which has been picked up by Big Hunt Records and will be released with bonus material next week. While waiting, check out their single "Make It Good" (streaming) and don’t miss their live show at Cameo Gallery with Icky Blossoms and Psychic Twin, tomorrow May 1st.

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

Beauty Pill‘s new album "Beauty Pill Describes Things As They Are" was released last Tuesday, April 21 via Butterscotch Records. The album comes 11 years after the band’s last release and after band leader Chad Clark survived a rare and typically fatal heart disease. It’s a deeply personal political album that combines the experimental side of indie rock with wholly new layers of electronics, beats and samples. Check oiut the video for "Dog with Rabbit in Mouth Unharmed."

Kudos to Brooklyn indie rockers Honduras, who have been hand picked by Blur to open for them at this coming Friday May 1st show at Rough Trade. The band has recently released this new single entitled "Paralyzed" (streaming below) from their upcoming album, which actually sounds a little like a blend of our NJ’s favorite band of all times The Feelies and Blur during their more tense moments – with a punk chorus thrown in to spice things up a little.

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

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Finding inspiration in the dancy, angular post-punk of bands like Devo, the early Stranglers, and even Blondie, Brooklyn’s Future Punx have delivered with "I’m So Inspired" (recent Deli NYC Record of the Month) one of the most fun NYC albums of 2014 . We asked guitarist Jake Pepper a few questions about the band’s creative process, read the Q&A on our sister blog Delicious Audio.

Future Punx next NYC show will be at Baby’s All Right on 05.15.
Listen to music by Future Punx and other electronic artists in The Deli’s playlist of Best electro songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!

Back in 2012, Brooklyn blues-folk act The Bones of J.R. Jones released the creepy music video for the song “La La Liar” off its ‘The Wildness EP.’ Now, close to the one-year anniversary of its first full-length effort ‘Dark Was the Yearling,’ the one-man band started by central New York-hailing singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist J.R. Linaberry will open for the bruise-voiced singer/songwriter Sean Rowe at Mercury Lounge this Saturday (5.2). As the menacingly poignant, Alan Lomax-inspired “Ticket Home” and the infernal, guitar-panged “Fury of the Light” off the album show, Linaberry tells vivid stories in his songs, ones that blaze to life with his several instruments (banjo, percussion, and loops in addition to the guitar). Watch the music video for “Ticket Home” below. – Zachary Weg

Brooklyn’s most elegantly haunting chanteuse Eddi Front has a new track out and an album release on the horizon (finally!!!). We’ve been following this talented lady for years, her voice can crack hearts wide open with unheard combinations of sparse notes and words. The new single is entitled "Elevator," stream it below, and while waiting for the upcoming release, enjoy Eddi’s debut EP here.

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

Smooth Hound Smith is a foot stompin’ American roots and blues duo comprised of "One-Man-Band" Zack Smith (guitars/vocals/foot drums/harmonicas) and Caitlin Doyle (vocals/percussion). Established in 2012, they record and perform a varied and unique style of folky, garage-infused rhythm & blues. 
They are going to celebrate the release of their new album on May 30th at The Basement. The record may feature single "Crazy Over You" (streaming below), which was uploaded on Soundcloud in the second half of 2014.