A few weeks ago we noticed how Pianos had doubled down in inviting local talent to play monthly residencies, and that observation finds a confirmation in the fact that in March the Ludlow Street venue will host a joint residency involving two Brooklyn bands: Jangula and Ski Lodge (pictured). Both groups have been around since the early ’10s and have new releases in the works. They also share a sound that’s tastefull poppy, with an indie rock edge. Check out their latest singles below and don’t miss them live every Wednesday in March. The first show is tonight 03.04.

What do you get when you combine surf rock and dream pop with the spirit of improvisational freedom? New York City’s High Waisted appears to be hitting those three measurements with an increasingly electrifying energy. Their "Acid Tape Vol. 1" recordings resulted from a single take directly on reel-to-reel tape (in a haunted house down in Nashville no less). A somewhat refreshing approach in this often over-processed digital age. What emerged is a psyched out version of surf rock enhanced by fuzzed-out bass, reverberated guitars and catchy vocal melodies.

Read Dave Cromwell‘s interview with High Waisted.

Ah, the ‘cool’ factor – how do you apply it to music? The Brooklyn based electronic producer behind electronic project Creature in the Woods obviously knows the answer to this million dollar question, since the act’s self titled debut EP delivers four songs of consistently gorgeous downtempo to chillax to (sorry, it’s really the only word that works for this kind of music…). Flirting with soul and hip hop, Creature in the Woods’ tunes are highly textural and groovy, but also atmospheric, often featuring a background of tense sonic elements that add a vein of mystery and creepiness to the tracks, like in our favorite single "Centuries," streaming below.

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

Those of you who feel nostalgia for the years when NYC’s rock was wearing leather jackets and wooing ears with simple melodies full of attitude should check out The Rotaries, a band that not accidentally calls New York home – not Brooklyn. Active since the beginning of the new decade, the trio has a 2012 full length and a few singles under their belt, and is about to release a new EP entitled "On the Outs" – from which we are premiering the title track, streaming below. The EP will be released on March 10 – stay tuned for live show announcements.

The early 90’s dreampop/shoegaze movement created a style of music that continues to spawn new bands seemingly on a daily basis. The latest entry into this field is New York’s LADY (featuring Deli contributor JP Basileo among its members), who have recently released a single to their upcoming “Washer EP.” “Creatures of the Night” (streaming) captures and reinterprets the combined noisy-yet-pop sound that Mark Gardener and Loz Colbert so masterfully employed with their iconic band Ride. Adding layers of fuzzy guitars and emphatic snare/cymbal crashes, the band creates dramatic peaks as the song progresses, while the extended guitar solo at the end reminds us why classic shoegazer track “Like A Daydream” was so appealing in the first place. With influential bands of this era like The Jesus & Mary Chain and the aforementioned Ride currently on tour, the niche LADY occupies has never been stronger. – Dave Cromwell

With their airy melodies and beautiful vocal harmonies, Jack + Eliza charmed the crap out of NYC in 2014. They are now (not so) secretly planning to accomplish something similar in Austin later in March, during the 6 days of SXSW’s Music Week. The duo just released this new single entitled "Diamonds" from their upcoming debut album "Gentle Warnings" (scheduled to be released in June). They have put together quite a team for this record, produced by Chris Zane, but also featuring the touch of Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor in some tracks like the one we are streaming below.

Refmarkably attitude-free for a Brooklyn band, the MiniBoone troupe has been active since 2008, and – judging from the new single "Basic Song" from their upcoming LP "Bad Sports" – they still have plenty of good melodies to sing, and humurous things to say. The new album is presented as "a chronicle of looking for joy and failing, only to find that joy hiding within the soulcrushing hunt itself."

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

ONWE‘s odd mix of post-punk and psych-pop makes a fine vehicle for David Welles’ vindictive lyrical style. Single "Unpaid Internship"—a mini-hit perpetrated by blogs in summer 2014—mocked the dubious self-confidence of Brooklyn hipsters. I suppose they had it coming… ONWE released a new 8 track album entitled "Hyperbole" this past January, and will tour their way to Austin for SXSW in March. Check out single FOMO, streaming below.

Chrome Sparks is the moniker of classical percussionist turned synth-and-sample master Jeremy Malvin. Malvin started his career in Ann Arbor, MI and has since toured extensively, drumming for bands such as Miniature Tigers and playing festivals under Chrome Sparks; he now resides in Brooklyn, where he produces lavish and intricately textured soundscapes. More than being good to dance to, Malvin’s soundscapes encourage synesthesia — the beats and fabrics are so clear and tactile it is difficult not to experience sights or even tastes. Every song is a self-sufficient habitat. In 2014 Chrome Sparks released an EP entitled Goddess, toured North America and Australia, and kept a new years resolution to eat lunch with a different person every day of the year. The ambitious lunch project is all documented here. Chrome Sparks’ next NYC show will be on April 3rd at Webster Hall.

Catchy magazine headlines and conversations overheard on the train might lead you to suspect a mass exodus out of NYC, but recently Brooklyn snagged Mackenzie Scott of the songwriting project Torres away from Nashville. For many artists, nostalgia is an easy route, but Torres’ songs rarely allow that kind of distance — there is something dangerous and she’s touching it now, she has a fresh cut and she’s washing it now. Scott will sing a statement with grace and tolerance but repeat the line until it drives her mad enough to shriek it. Torres primarily utilizes guitar and drums with influences of folk, country, and punk, but Scott’s voice is the power capital. In the past Torres has toured with Lady Lamb The Beekeeper, worked with Sharon Van Etten and War on Drugs, released two albums. She recently headlined at Brooklyn Night Bazaar and Bowery Ballroom. This May she will embark on a U.S. and European tour. – Leora Mandel

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

Stompbox Exhibit and Synth Space at SXSW!

Austin Convention Center, March 19-21, 2015 from 11am to 6pm.

Lately, we’ve been writing a lot about the explosion of woman-made electronic music in NYC, referring to it at times as a nouvelle – although less rebellious and more technologically advanced – riot grrrl movement. This track entitled "It’s Only You" by 22 year old NYC songwriter and producer Dominique is only the latest of a seemingly infinite list. Essential programming and a very tasteful production allow Dominique’s voice to be the real focus of the track, which conveys to the song an inconceivable level of dreaminess.

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