Today we start covering (almost) every day one of the artists that made our Year End Best of NYC 2010 list (a chart compiled by a jury comprised of local bloggers, music writers, promoters, record store personnel, DJs, and our writers and readers). It’s a countdown!
Steve Shiffman’s relocated to New York City after a successful run in Toronto-based trio 4-Star Movie. Teaming up with members of The Figgs and Holy Ghost to create The Land Of No, he’s well on his way to the upper echelons of the city’s burgeoning garage-rock scene, playing to fans across the city and placing third in our Best of 2010 Indie-Rock poll. The band’s self-titled debut, released by Tiny Beast Records, forgoes the frills and shticks associated with many post-millennium acts, instead opting for that distinctly lo-fi flavor, as if birthed from the same mother as Pavement and Guided By Voices. While their sounds stand against genius of times past, they also tell original tales with blues and folk elements.