Big Apple bluegrass trio Eugene Tyler Band — made up of Eugene Gardner and Dan Tyler, along with Marc Jaffee — have put work into getting themselves out there in 2019, forming a grassroots fanbase around the country on the heels of their latest release baby dogs. That 2019 EP included driving tracks created from Tyler and Gardner’s vocal harmonies, their interplay on the guitar and mandolin against Jaffee’s bass, and the catchy chord progressions of songs like "Rocky" and "Ain’t Enough". Now, in the midst of a summer full of shows around New York State, ETB have released another new single called "Longest Day", a breakneck-speed bluegrass jam which celebrates the solstice and the days just before and after. Find a shady spot under your favorite tree, crank the volume high in your headphones, and listen to "Longest Day" below. – Will Sisskind

Jess Clinton has decades of songwriting experience; she’s spent the last ten years making a name for herself in the crowded New York City scene. In July, she’ll release her new album Real Glass Heart, a collection of intimate stories set to her driving indie folk music. The first single off of the upcoming record, "The Runaway", shows the kind of rich, soulful sound that Clinton crafts for her songs; the dark tones from her high and light voice — which can shift between alto and soprano on a dime — mesh with the crunch of her guitar. Take a listen to "The Runaway", and stay tuned for more from Jess Clinton this summer. – Will Sisskind

S. Holden Jaffe has released solo indie folk music as Del Water Gap for the better part of the decade, and just last month that project continued with the release of the new EP Don’t Get Dark. Again inspired by romantic encounters in dim rooms, the EP contains six tracks that capture the more pining side of love. Songs like "Theory of Emotion" and "Laid Down My Arms" feature Jaffe’s vulnerable lyric-writing skill and a more matured look at three-dimension love, showing not just the romance but the many facets of it, from the pleasure to the pain. Take a listen to the first track from the record, "Don’t Say Nothing", below. – Will Sisskind

Sisters Catherine and Anna Wolk have played music together as Verdigrls for years now, and The Deli once again takes great pride in covering another new release from one of New York’s rising indie pop acts. Verdigrls’ new EP Small Moves comes out on May 17th; the title track, which we’ve featured below, has the Wolks’ voices echoing over a repeating synth, the squeaking of a cello, and a minimal drum track. The track’s detached feeling matches the subject matter of the lyrics, which go into the ennui of being at a party where everyone else is having fun but you. Verdigrls will mark the release of Small Moves at Trans-Pecos on May 18th; Anna Altman and Den-Mate will perform on the bill as well. – Will Sisskind

Fans of Emanuel and the Fear will want to pay attention to frontman Emanuel Avyas’s new project Pale Ramon, which Avyas has started with former Monuments and Oceanographer member Kevin Plessner. Their self-titled debut album will drop on May 24th; its latest single, "The Best Has Yet To Come," which we’re premiering today, was inspired by a documentary of a Trump rally in Vegas, and told from the perspective of the young filmmaker trying to make sense of the seemingly decisive and hateful rhetoric being thrown around him. Pale Ramon will celebrate the album release on May 29th at Union Pool. – Will Sisskind

Sometimes you walk into an open mic or a small music venue in New York and hear something that makes you go, "Well, I’ve never heard that sound before." Gawain and the Green Knight fit that bill. Named after a late 14th-century chivalric romance story, the duo of Alexia Antoniou and Mike O’Malley craft literary folk songs which blend history, literature, and other intellectual pursuits with the usual songwriting themes of anxiety, self-doubt, and desire. Take the band’s song "King Louis", a track about fearing what your crush might say behind your back. However — as Antoniou shows in the just-released music video — the song is also about the titular infamous French ruler, who feared court gossip so much that he kept all of his nobles under his eye. Watch the music video for "King Louis" and see Antoniou decked out in full Louis XIV costume, tearing her wig off as the fear becomes too much to bear. – Will Sisskind

W.C. Beck comes to New York via Portland, Paris, and Kansas, cities with vast differences in their geography and culture. Beck’s travels have therefore provided his music with a cosmopolitan air and richness, but he still plays with a distinct Americana sound, which has the power to attract (and move) a multitude of listeneres with varying backgrounds. It fits, therefore, that Beck would shoot his music video for "The Long Way Home" — a hymn about living a life of constant exploration in order to find home — in the middle of Grand Central, where tens of thousands of commuters, locals, and tourists pass each other every day. The song will appear on Beck’s upcoming album First Flight, his ninth studio release, which drops on June 7th. He plays a release show at Mercury Lounge on June 9th to mark the event; stay tuned for more on that. In the meantime, watch the video for "The Long Way Home" below. – Will Sisskind

Brooklyn welcomes a singer-songwriter with a lilting but powerful soprano voice, Kaki King styled finger-picking on their guitar, and a light touch of electronica in her tracks. St. Vincent held up the mantle when she called the borough home, and local artists such as Belle-Skinner have come to the forefront of the borough’s scene in recent years. Nika Aila States comes to Brooklyn from Oakland. As red steppes, she’ll release her sophomore album Arcs on May 31st. We are premiering here "Trouble", a track from the album which displays what States has to offer: Graceful guitars dancing over a simple electro-tom beat have moments of disruption when they break into jazzy chords accompanied by a piano and her voice rising into her upper register. Take a listen to "Trouble" below; States will release it officially at a show at Pete’s Candy Store on April 12th. – Will Sisskind

Cassandra Jenkins released her debut album Play Till You Win in 2017, but her songs from that record continue to enchant new listeners in different ways. The songwriter released an acoustic version of her cosmic track "Hotel Lullaby" on March 8th, in which she strips the song of everything but her hushed voice, her guitar, and a symphonic string quartet. The track takes on greater intimacy this way, making you feel like you’re getting a listen into its inner workings. This version of "Hotel Lullaby" got some recent publicity when ABC’s Musicland — a show on their online channel ABC Localish — premiered it in a video, showing Jenkins performing the song at the Plaza Hotel where her father used to play piano. Take a listen to the acoustic version of "Hotel Lullaby" below. – Will Sisskind

Wild Pink‘s new EP 5 Songs is a delightful listen, and its remixes and new tracks serves as a fitting primer to new listeners. The group’s last full-length record Yolk in the Fur came out last July, which means that a taste of a something new was in the cards. Therefore, Wild Pink have compiled two new tracks: The wistful "How’s The Tap Here?" about changing relationships, and the anthemic "Coaches Who Cry" about growing up in Virginia. To keep things interesting, the band have also included remixes of three tracks from Yolk in the Fur for the EP: Shy Layers’ trip-funky "There Is A Ledger", Dondadi’s glitched-out "Love Is Better", and Eerie Gates’ atmospheric "All Some Frenchman’s Joke". Wild Pink recently performed at Bowery Ballroom, and they’re currently on a US tour. While you wait for them to return to NYC, you can listen to "Coaches Who Cry" below. – Will Sisskind

Kip Berman has made a name for himself as the singer/songwriter behind The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, but he’s now begun to express his musical side outside of the band setting as The Natvral. Berman calls his new musical outlet "neither solo project nor side project", although his more stripped-down folk style counters the driving nature of songs on his Pains albums. His first EP as The Natvral, called Know Me More, does in fact allow the listener to know more of Berman, who has married, had a child, and moved to Princeton in the last few years; songs such as the opening title track reveal Berman’s growth over the course of those events, with little more than an electric guitar to back up his metaphorical lyrics. Berman will perform as The Natvral throughout the beginning of October in venues across the Northeast; he’ll take the stage at Baby’s All Right tonight and tomrrow (October 1-2) to open for Hatchie. Listen to the title track off of Know Me More below. – Will Sisskind 

Hot on the upcoming release of her debut EP, singer-songwriter Katy Rea has released the hook-filled track "Actress". Complete with Rea’s trademark grittiness, the song looks back on the artist’s upbringing in Texas and how her childhood shaped her present. With her band, Katy plays music reminiscent of Laura Marling, with her voice echoing Kate Bush’s idiosyncrasies and range. And if you listen closely, you might hear the quirks — such as alternate tunings and creative chord structures — singing from Rea’s guitar. Her upcoming EP S.K.O.W. — short for Some Kind Of Woman — will drop on October 26th with the release show scheduled for the 24th at Elsewhere Zone 1. Listen to the Deli NYC premiere of "Actress" below. – Will Sisskind