Beverly, one of our favorite new dream pop band from Brooklyn, just released this video for single "All the Things" – just in time to celebrate the end of the summer! Wow, Drew Citron really sounds like Kim Deal on this song – we dig! The trio must be doing well since they are playing both Music Hall of Williamsburg and Bowery Ballroom within 4 days (September 16 and 20 respectively).

It’s always nice to find a young local band a few years after we first covered them and notice the progress. The Future of What is the electro-dream-pop project of trio Blair, Max and Sam. In the, eccellent remix of single "The Rainbowed Air" (streaming) angular drum machines and sweeping synths create an intriguing sonic backdrop for Sam’s melodic vocals. Check out also the original track here.

This could not NOT make The Deli’s NYC blog! Entirely shot in the Big Apple, the video of ‘Guess Work’ by Brooklyn (via Australia) Free Time, manages to find NYC’s old character and poetry even in the streets and buildings of today’s Manhattan. The song is included in the band’s latest 7" released by Underwater Peoples – together with the more uptempo track ‘Esoteric Tizz.’ See Free Time live at Glasslands on 09.21 and at soon to be closing Death By Audio on 09.29

Started by singer-songwriter James Pollis (who is now backed by Eric Davis, Jon Wiley, and Ignacio Rivas Bixio), See Through is a synth pop/rock outfit with a truly expansive (but somewhat… transparent!) sound. Thus far, the project has released an album in February with singles “Forward Motion” (streaming) and “Chemical,” both comprehensive pieces with strong, technically sound instrumentals and neatly layered vocals. See Through is working on a new album. Catch them late tomorrow night at Baby’s All Right — it promises to be a powerful, high-energy show.

I don’t think the guys in Radical Dads are actually fathers/mothers yet, but they certainly have been around for at least thrice as long as your average Brooklyn band. Not only that, but the slacker rock trio’s "children" (read: their songs) are getting better every year, which should make them proud. In 2013 the band released LP ‘Rapid Reality‘ in April and double single ‘Creature Out‘ (streaming) in November, and recently unveiled a geeky, video-game inspired video for Dust USA (featured in the album). You can catch them live at Baby’s All Right on 09.20.

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

It’s rare to stumble upon a band reminiscent of legendary British musician/filmaker Funki Porcini (for the unaware, best band in the world to create a sophisticated soundtrack conducive to… "sexual events"). Brooklyn trio Archie Pelago recreates similarly intriguing, progressive, and sax ridden atmospheres, only with an approach that’s closer to EDM than trip hop. These guys have a gazillion tracks on their SoundCloud profile (good sign), and while their biggest single seems to be ‘Breezy Whey,’ we prefer the impressionistic jungly touches of ‘Saturn V’ (streaming below). They also pride themselves of being a live band (they recently played Baby’s All Right) so make sure you catch them next time they play in the area.

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

Sinkane is one of the most interesting NYC bands to channel a fluid, sensual blend of soul music, funk and afrobeat, and his recent release ‘Mean Love’ is his most accomplished record so far. Directed by Nick Bentgen, “How We Be” is an ode to our the neighborhoods of New York and a love letter to summer in the city. Sinkane will be spending the next few months touring the US and Europe, don’t miss the NYC show at Baby’s All Right on October 05.

As I geared up to hit Heeney, Big Ups and Fiasco at Shea Stadium the other night I decided to do a quick search for the opening band in order to decide when I should actually show up. It was the title of their first release that made me instantly decide to get to the show on time: ‘Balls Balls Balls Vagina‘ (why three balls?) – but the music confirmed it. Aggressive, whimsical, and unbelievably hilarious, TURBOSLEAZE know how to capture vulgarity. But all of that might be to waste if they didn’t have the instrumental talent to match their comedy. Delivering goofy stage banter and quips at the audience’s lack of participation, Turbosleaze brought a polyrhythmic math-rock mastery to back it all up, as they sang about things like the evils of fast-food including but not limited to the first Baskin Robins in Afghanistan. I soon discovered that three of the four Yankou brothers are behind TURBOSLEAZE, i.e. the four Bronx born natives of No One and the Somebodies, as well as Will Maloney of the criminally underrated band, Old Table. Turbosleaze has a pretty similar vibe to NOATS, but are more upfront about their vulgarity, which I respect; we need more talented bands who take themselves (and anybody else) less seriously. These boys have paid their dues so let’s show ’em a little love, eh? – Jake Saunders

Brooklyn’s Electro Pop brother and sister duo Paperwhite defines itself as a ‘dream-pop’ act in its Facebook bio, and although that’s not necessarily false, fans of the genre’s pioneers like Cocteau Twins and Mazzy Star will not find any of those references in their music. Paperwhite’s dancy tracks conjure up visions of breezy summer afternoons of the 80s, spent at the beach somewhere in Europe, and those dancy but thoughtful hits that accompanied them. Some critics gather those tunes under the ‘sophisti-pop’ label: think Pet Shop Boys, Prefab Sprout or Swing Out Sister, to name a few. The dreamy element is there, but camouflaged as a fuzzy memory of happy days that went by too fast – no wonder one of their singles is entitled ‘Take Me Back’ (streaming). The duo has three truly solid songs up on their Soundcloud profile, and each one of them got more than 100k plays, which is quite impressive. The next challenge for them is to translate this success to the stage.

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

The Yum Dee Days is the latest Brooklyn band to catch us off guard with a record we entirely missed when it came out in July 2013 – although it must be said that the guys don’t seem too interested in promoting their music, since we have found no traces of their name in our inbox or digital submissions, and they’ve received very little coverage from other music blogs (they don’t even have a Facebook profile – the heresy!!!). They play live though, and are working with a really good booking agency, which means that they are actually hoping to go places, and rightly so, because their debut EP "It’s All Happening" is a small gem. This is one of those lazy records that entertain and charm in gentle ways, mostly through quality, original songwriting, and subtle influences as conflictual as Psych Rock (‘Everybody Knows Nobody Cares’ – streaming) and 60’s style crooning (‘The Future Is A Drag‘). Thinking about it, you can’t really expect a band with songs bearing this kind of titles (add to the list ‘Hangin Out for Days‘ and ‘King Slacker‘), to be even remotely interested in self promotion or taking press photos, right? Well, some say that relaxation is the secret of inspiration, so maybe that’s a good approach to a career in music – may a chill wave carry them far!

We added ‘Everyone’s Your Friend‘ to The Deli’s playlist of Best songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!

They say that it’s almost impossible to recover from a bad first impression, but when three dudes choose a band name like Cretin Stompers (pictured) it is obvious that they are not interested in impressing anybody… Nonetheless, this is what you may call a bicoastal supergroup of sorts, featuring members of Wavves and Jay Reatard (from LA) and Brooklyn’s own BIG MUFF RADIO. Their debut record ‘Looking Forward To Being Attacked‘ is quirky enough to deserve the "cretin" denomination – together with the ‘fun’ one – with its bizarre arrangements, insane bursts of madness, recurrent super high pitch shifted vocals, and an overall approach that’s somewhat reminiscent of a crazier, lo-fi, garage pop version of early Flaming Lips or Mercury Rev. It sounds like the high pitch vocal trick comes from BIG MUFF RADIO’s ‘hat,’ since 100% of his latest record ‘The Immaculate Collection‘ features that effect. He will be performing at Baby’s Allright tomorrow (09.10) with WAVVES.

Stillness in music is appreciated by few, but this doesn’t prevent artists like Megafortress to devote themselves to it. The project of Brooklyn based artist Bill Gillim just unveiled the first single from the debut album ‘Believer,’ scheduled for a November release. "Live In Grace" (streaming) is a brave flirt with emptiness, that employs a few layered synth drones and Bill’s poetry to convey the uncertainty of life and its fundamental loneliness.