There seems to be a common trend (not only in the NYC scene) to conceal poppiness under grating lo-fi recordings, quirky electronic sounds, "shoegazy" wall of guitars or a ton of reverb. Some bands even degrade that joyous melodic element through intentionally out of tune vocals/guitar parts. Mike Del Rio, instead, is not afraid to let his pop shine in all it’s melodic appeal. The NY based multi-instrumentalist has the songwriting chops and the vocal delivery to hit it big – take a listen to the songs "Mad World" and "The New Year" (both still in demo version, both potential summer hits) if you don’t believe us. Currently working on his debut CD, Mike Del Rio will play Urban Noise‘s Summer Festival at Brooklyn Bowl on 08.12 with other emerging NYC bands – NYC pop purists shouldn’t miss.