Brooklyn and Toronto based female group Blues tied for the 105th spot on the Deli’s Best NYC Emerging Artists of 2010 poll with fellow Brooklyn band Blondes (the full results of the poll can be seen here). Their music, indeed, features occasional bluesy elements, although their overall sound fully belongs to the "Brooklyn DIY Lo-Fi/Avant-indie" scene, equally influenced by Vivian Girls’ casual drone pop, Beach Fossils’ infectious sloppy-pop and Animal Collective sonic experimentalism. With a less fun approach than your average lo-fi band, Blues create psych rock that sounds current and – at the same time – is remeniscent of the original psychedelic atmospheres of the late 60s, carrying overtones of drug infused beachside bonfires and late-night road-trips with friends. Mid-March and it already feels like we’re halfway through July… in 1967. – Leah Tribbett