Nicole Atkins – who graced a cover of The Deli back in 2005 – recently announced the release of a new album entitled "Mondo Amore" scheduled for January 2011 – you can listen to a free mp3 here. The NJ songstress is just about to complete a West Coast tour with The Black Keys.

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Orchestral indie-pop band Brit and the Cavalry are releasing their long awaited followup EP titled "Hiker," digitally, on October 15th. The record release for the EP is 8pm, Friday 10/15 at Pianos with The Beach Project. People have compared their sound to bands such as St. Vincent, Feist, and Jenny Lewis. Brit & the Cavalry will be performing with horns, strings, visuals, as well as giving away free copies of the EP at the show. Here’s a streaming appetizer for you – the song Hiker.

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High-energy indie-folk duo and anti-folk legends Paleface celebrate the release of "One Big Party" – their second album on Ramseur Records – on Saturday October 16 with a live performance at Southpaw in Brooklyn. Also appearing: Chris Cubeta And The Liars Club, Two Man Gentleman Band, Pokey LaFarge and Hot Seats. Schooled personally by Daniel Johnson and a big influence on artists such as Beck and Kimya Dawson (the Moldy Peaches), Paleface (the singer) was discovered by Danny Fields (The Ramones, The Stooges, MC5) on the Lower East Side in New York City in the 90s and has two major label releases under his belt. He’s toured with the likes of The Breeders and Billy Bragg, and his songwriting, vocals and instrumentation are featured on three albums by The Avett Brothers.

Combining fresh hooks and adventurous melodies a la Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson, Mainland Fever re-process classic pop music, romanticism, chill-wave and shimmering guitars to create their own (non-lo fi!!!) psych-pop language. After a string of shows opening for the likes of Cassie Ramone of Vivian Girls and Violent Soho (Ecstatic Peace Records), the band is keeping busy in October with two shows at Crash Mansion (on the 12th) and Lit Lounge (on the 14th). They will also enter the studio to record their first 7” single with Lars Ballard of folk crooners Alaska Alaska. – (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and Mp3s here).

The new release from NYC songstress Stacie Rosie (the "ALTER-EGO" EPs) is a double EP that sounds like a 2 headed monster… and features two saucy sounds. The first EP is electro-luscious dance/pop, while the second one has more of a 70s rock spirit. Recorded at Mission Sound In Brooklyn NY, the recordings feature an all-star line-up including James Mastro, Jeff Allen, Jack Petruzelli, David Patterson, and Jeff Lipstein, producers like David Barratt, Quixotic, Thomas Hutchings, Robert L. Smith and Aaron Steinberg (aka Captain Danger), and amazing singers including Jamaican dance hall/dub artist Garrison Hawk. – (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and Mp3s here).

Two Japanese school girls are filmed meeting up for a day out together throughout the city of Tokyo. As the gentle-yet-sonically-powerful keyboard synths begin, two friends greet each other and head out to explore the city. The gorgeous clarity of at times super slo-mo camera imagery shows the girls with their pink earmuffs and headbands, sharing an iPod headset (listening to The Depreciation Guild‘s "My Chariot", of course) as they put on makeup, brush their hair and eat ice cream. Kurt’s vocals provide the perfect soundtrack for this delightful and intoxicating travelogue through a magical city of Tokidoki and Hello Kitty dolls. “The hope you feel, it will gratify you instantly,” Kurt sings. However, it is tempered by a fear that one may “wake up obsolete.” Thematically the lyrical content, with its references to “data” and things being “digital” more closely match the images of a cutting-edge electronic Japan. In fact, perhaps the song title itself refers to some kind of space chariot, rather than the ancient vehicle one might initially think of. The song and video climax together in an uplifting blend of new discoveries, wonderment and that magical feeling of shared experiences. – Read Dave Cromwell full feature on The Depreciation Guild here.

Wakey Wakey! sounds like an indie-pop musical. Front man, Mike Grubbs has been rocking out on the piano since choir practice as a little kid. He fosters his roots in classical music, but also has a strong affinity for the indie sound. His first full length album, “Everything I Wish I’d Said The Last Time I Saw You” is dynamic and theatrical. The piano and strings driven title track begs for Broadway choreography, while tunes like “The Oh Song” sounds like MGMT. Grubbs has been a regular face in New York for years performing at Bar4 and Rockwood. Ever since his songs were featured on the show “One Tree Hill” the outside world has been getting a taste of Wakey Wakey! Grubbs just spend two weeks touring solo all over the southern states and only has a short stint back in the city before heading west again, this time with his full band. He’ll be back in NYC for a CMJ show at Bowery Ballroom on 10.22. – Read Jenny Luczak Q&A with Mike Grubbs here.

Brad Oberhofer’s taught, melodic post-punk has won his musical project, Oberhofer, quite a lot of praise lately, and that praise is warranted, as the music is a frantic, energetic, and ultimately satisfying treat. Each song is laced with manic drums, quirky melody and sharp, angular guitar riffs that give way to pensive moments of xylophone, keys and samples. There’s sing-along “oohs” and “whoa’s,” and choral hooks like that on “Landline” that will never cease being stuck in your head. Comparisons can certainly be made to the likes of Wavves or Beach Fossils, but Oberhofer owes as much to reverb-heavy punk-pop as it does to the carefully crafted indie-pop of Spoon or MGMT. For a bedroom project (complete with a backing band in the live setting), Oberhofer sounds surprisingly huge on record, with layers of instrumentation and vocals that belie the solo status of this talented one-man project. The band just announced a 7" release on Inflated Records for November 31 and a tour with The Morning Benders and Twin Sisters. More importantly though, they will be playing The Deli’s flagship CMJ show at Brooklyn Bowl on Wednesday October 20 with Bear Hands, Keepaway and Brahms. – W.D.

Check out Hesta Prynn‘s new video for the single "Can We Go Wrong", a stop motion piece made from over 13K still images. The "Hip-Pop" (or "Pop-Hop"?) NYC lady is currently busy in the studio working on new material. With her band she’s about to hit the West Coast with a short string of gigs in mid October.

Hexham Heads is definitely one of the most satisfying LA based indie rock bands we crossed our path with in recent times. Their sound is tense and dark, in part reminiscent of the NYC noise-rock Gods (Sonic Youth of course), but still totally their own, with occasional faster/punkier tracks. We haven’t seem them live yet, but from what we hear on record it promises to be a cathartic experience. Mark your calendars: November 05 at Hear Gallery (5 Stars Bar).

Elizabeth and the Catapult are – together with Freelance Whales – probably the most succesfull NYC band  in the genre category we call "Rootsy Pop". The three talented Brooklyn residents made our Best of NYC 2008 list two years ago and then went on to sign to Verve Forecast Records. The band didn’t take long to release a follow up to their well received first record – their sophomore work, entitled "The Other Side of Zero" will be released on October 26, check out the first single embedded in this blog entry. Don’t miss an intimate band performance at Rockwood Music Hall on 10.23.

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