We keep covering one by one all the artists who made The Deli’s Best of NYC 2010 list here.
LA/SF/NYC based MNDR (pronounced “mandar”) create electro pop so deliberate that new sounds and intonations are discovered with each new eager listen. They went on the "Risky Business Tour" across North America along with electrofunk duo Chromeo. Their infectious sound and front lady/songwriter/programmer Amanda Warner’s attractively nerdy attitude caught the ears and eyes of Mark Ronson, with whom she collaborated for this summer’s potential dance hit, “Bang Bang Bang”. Within months Amanda went from lugging a PA system to house parties to opening for the legendary Massive Attack. Her track “I Go Away”, an ode to the merits of independence in the time of lost love, made Pitchfork’s Best of 2010 guest list. And to boot, her shows are known to be spectacles – not only for the inherent dance-ability of the songs, but also because of the complementary light projections created by visual artist Jamie Carreiro. – Katie Bennett