Paris/NYC based quartet Bagatelle has the sound of a thousand foreign beaches you have yet to visit, and languages you have yet to speak. It’s guitar-based twee pop shrouded in a soft twilight glow, and fronted by the pipes of singer Andrea Vaughn.

From the call and response of ‘Hey Darlin,’ to the bounce of ‘In place of Mister Cook,’ new EP ‘Rendez-vous Transatlantique’ contains lush, romantic settings perfectly placed next to all your Stan Getz playlists. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

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One of the best slacker rock band to emerge from NYC in the second decade of the new millennium, Grooms – and the streaming single "I Think We Are Alone Now" – might echo many of your favorite artists from the early 90s (from Sonic Youth to Dinosaur Junior, Pixies and Pavement) without sounding quite like any of them. The band has just announced the release of their sophomore album "Infinity Caller" on Western Vinyl – a label that hosted noteworthy releases from Dirty Projectors and Here We Go Magic among others. Don’t miss their show at The Knitting Factory on July 22.

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Experi-punk Pterodactyl (now a duo, and yes, that genre label sounds a little cheesy but it works) announced what’s going to be their last show, taking place tomorrow at Death By Audio. Hailed by truly yours The Deli as one of the best expression of the Brooklyn DIY scene, the duo’s debut album ‘Blue Jay’ was our record of the month back in 2007. Single ‘Polio’ – streaming below – should be included in any compilation summarizing what was going on in Brooklyn in the mid 00s. Sorry to see these guys quit, hopefully single members will keep entertaining us with their own musical output. 

We’ve all been there. Riding around in our sedans in high school, listening to indie darlings like Elliott Smith blast from the tape player (or was that just me?). But few of us communicate his kind of silky acoustic guitar work and stormy feelings into the problems of adulthood. Luckily for these high school friends, the members of Nature Cruise stuck together over the years, and their new EP ‘the sleeper ship botany bay’ brings a poetic urgency to otherwise softly pedaling folk textures. The three piece has a deep mystery to their catchy set. Perhaps that’s why they seem a bit obsessed with the humpback whale, the most mysterious animal ever… Check out ‘Choice’ below (presented as a "demo" – we almost forgot what that word meant in the era of home recording) and get over to their bandcamp to get your own humpback whale tote. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

Josh Farrow is a Nashville singer-songwriter that put out two singles, “Devil Don’t You Fool Me” and “The Worrying Kind” at the beginning of 2013, with plans for his second full length album to be released later this year.  In the interim, he has been spreading his blues throughout Tennessee and Alabama, with a detour to visit Daytrotter Studios this past May.  He’ll be back July 31st to dusty up the Stone Fox with his rendition of Americana.   If you’ve ever wondered what Ray Lamontagne would sound like with a few more miles on him, satisfy your curiosity here. – Terra James-Jura

if you’re looking for a two-minute, three-chord jam, Steady Sun is not what you are looking for. But for anyone seeking a band to show what can happen when five insane musicians decide to form a roots rock band, look no further.

This band’s new record ‘Good Evening’ showcases their inexhaustible imagination, filled with Classical influences, Jazz inflections, and rock’s freedoms thrown together behind lead singer Dylan Nowik’s piercing pipes. This group is at the top of their form and re-inventing themselves at every turn. One of their best tracs, ‘Eyes Wide,’ is a reinterpretation of the love song format as a glittering folk jam, complete with fiddle solo and enough harmonies to make anyone fall in love. ‘Actress,’ streaming below, is a tastefully arranged moody and sparse blues. The record is a surprising statement from a young band whose first release was just a few months ago. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

The Indie Emo/Punk duo from New Brunswick, NJ known as Dads proves that you don’t always need a full band to support the type of high-energy and passionate material that will keep fans coming back for more. Formed only in 2010, their casual blend of melody and complex guitar work make them an emerging artist to keep an eye on. They are due to release an EP titled “Pretty Good” very soon via 6131 Records and you can listen to their debut LP titled “American Radass (this is important)” via Bandcamp. Coming off of an extensive U.S. Tour, the band is set to play Brooklyn’s Death By Audio on 7/20 with The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die. – Michael Haskoor (@Tweetskoor)

The musical acts turnover rate is so high in the NYC scene that sometimes a band that’s been around for a couple of years almost feels like old news to us – and that’s when we find out they are about to release their DEBUT album!

Such is the case of MiniBoone, which we covered quite a bit in the past, and that is now due for some extra press. These guys’ 2011 driven pop single "Man/Woman" – combined to their exuberant live show – got a lot of bloggers excited at the time, and was featured in their third EP ‘On MiniBoone Mountain.’ The new single "I Could, I Could," an excerpt from the upcoming, self titled release on Ernest Jenning Record, reveals a band still motivated to make the world party to the notes of their uplifting but still raw pop-rock, between semi-spoken verses a’ la Cake, harmonies reminiscent of The Beach Boys, and choruses that are as rocking as they are quirky. See the band live at Cake Shop on July 20.

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We thoroughly enjoyed North Highland‘s 2011 debut album, and were eager to hear news about the band – we were disappointed to see them cancel a couple of NYC shows early this year, which triggered worries about the future of the band. We are therefore relieved to hear that the band, while working on the sophomore album, are releasing a 7" whose A side (entitled "I’ll Do My Best") is streamiing below. If you are a fan don’t miss North Highlands at Glasslands on August 10.

I think if Marvin Gaye was born of the fairer sex, he may have come out singing somewhat like soul singer Emily King. A woman that can weave the hidden sweetness of pain into an irresistible set of soul jams, her EP ‘Seven’ and last year’s ‘Ordinary Heart’ are the perfect challenge to any cloudy day. Emily’s jams reveal life’s difficulties, while challenging things to work themselves out to her sweet grooves. Check her site for more dates to be announced soon. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets

There is a transcendent quality to Brooklyn based Heaven’s latest single “Telepathic Love” – title-track of the psych rock trio’s upcoming album. What sounds like a toy piano serves as the dominant hook, but there is so much more going on. Matt Sumrow’s soft yet sandpapery vocals immediately grab your attention, weaving imagery about having seen “the ugly and the beautiful,” and simply trying to “figure it all out.” Ryan Lee Dunlap adds seamless tandem vocals evoking the 1960’s era style of The Everly Brothers as well as more recent artists like The Raveonettes. There’s a powerful backbeat running throughout, courtesy of master sticksman Mikey Jones, which deftly rides under the more-sophisticated-than-you-initially-think chord progression. “There’s a bridge down telepathic love – the only way to show you” becomes the ultimate resolution of faith and wonder. The full ‘Telepathic Love’ album is set for release on July 30th with a summer tour to support it. A record release party is scheduled for August 1 at The Mercury Lounge. – Dave Cromwell

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New music from Brooklyn’s own Rilgood. The song "Corruptor" is New School Boom-Bap Rap produced by Kechphrase. This song will appear on the mixtape "Kingdom" out summer 13′. The song is inspired by the corruption going on for years in Rilgood’s native country Nigeria. Rilgood wears the hat of the corruptor and cuts through this Jazzy sampled back drop with some menacing bars. The song is a balance of intellect and swagger. Check out also the artist’s most popular song "God Bless America." – Jack McGovern

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