The Depreciation Guild just premiered the video for "Blue Lily" on Pitchfork, streaming here. The band is also releasing a 7" single of this same song.

A bunch of nomadic dudes, The Dead Trees formed in Boston in 2007, moved to Portland shortly after, and released their debut EP, "Fort Music", which in LA fell into the hands of Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr., who took the band on the road with him for two US tours. Since then they released their debut full length, King of Rosa (2008), played shows/toured with MGMT, Har Mar Superstar, The Whigs, Adam Green among others, and have toured the world both opening for and performing as Little Joy’s backing act. The band, now split between LA and Portland, is about to release a single appropriately entitled "Back to LA", and is also prepping a 2011 release of their new record, WHATWAVE produced by Noah Georgeson.

After signing with David Byrne Luaka Bop and touring with Yeasayer, Delicate Steve is becoming some sort of cult figure in the indie scene. Steve Marion, the one man band behind this name is actually a sound engineer who has been recording other people’s music for about 10 years. Check out our sister site Delicious Audio’s interview with Steve here.

After only a few short months of playing together, Brooklyn based Bronze has managed to find itself amid a flurry of buzz. Though they have only been performing a few months, the band has already played a slew of high profile dates opening for Free Energy, Snowden, Film School, and We Were Promised Jetpacks. It only makes sense that the band is on the fast track to success as 2 of its founding members were previously of NYC based, and French Kiss records alum, Detachment Kit. I managed to catch the band after an amazing performance at a sold out show at Union Pool in Williamsburg and got a chance to ask them a few questions about their history, influences, and the pains and pleasures of being a band in New York City. – Read David Hall’s interview with the band here.

Not the typical rock troupe, Lights Resolve cater to hard rockers, pop fanatics, and everyone in between, with catching songs defined by non-conforming vocal melodies, distinctive guitar modulations that intertwine with ornate bass riffs, and complex, hard-hitting rhythmic styles. The band has three self-released EPs, beloved national status, top spots on The Deli’s charts, consistently sold out hometown shows, appearances in soundtracks for MTV hits, including “The Hills” and Season 1 of “Jersey Shore,” and striking numbers of “Rock Band” downloads of their single “Dreaming of Love” under their belts, but shockingly, early 2011 will mark the release of Lights Resolve’s first full-length record, “Feel You’re Different.” – Read Meijin Bruttomesso’s interview with the band here.

Singing with nonchalance and slightly out of tune is an art in itself. Curiously, when found together (and in the right dosage), these two qualities work like a double negative and resolve to a positive – often identified as "character". Everything started here in NYC with Lou Reed – I believe – but Syd Barret was probably this particular art’s unsurpassed genius, and bands like Pavement and more recently Crystal Stilts started new similar trends in the past 2 decades. Nonchalance seems to have become a defining trait for the 2010 Brooklyn hipster bands, and new Captured Tracks’ signees Minks try to bring that quality to its extremes within the pop format. Their extremely structured songs, formally reminiscent of The Jesus and Mary Chain with the Cure’s rhythm section, are "nonchalanted" through weird vocal effects a-la’ Ween (de-tuning, flanger, distortion and delay/reverb of course), or drunken, crooked instrument parts like int the song "Drunk Punks" here – again, Ween’s  craziness comes to mind, although Minks is in no way a band of comedians like the PA duo was. Look out for the debut album in January.

Gregory and the Hawk is the project of playful and dreamy singer songwriter Meredith Godreau, who moved to NYC from Massachusetts in the mid 2000 to find a record deal with Fat Cat Records. Intense and sleepy, Godreau’s songs play with simple melodies that aim at the heart, and are the perfect soundtrack to sweeten up the darkest of seasons. The unconventional, sparse arrangements employ instruments as varied as strings, mallets and harp. This video of the song "For The Best" was realized using some of the artist’s own drawings.

Baltimore’s brilliant club rapstress Rye Rye, recently back from a tour with Die Antwoord, released a remix EP of her smash track "Sunshine" featuring guest vocals from M.I.A. The EP features remixes from MSTRKRFT, 12th Planet, LA Riots, and Cataracts, and after her LP Go!Pop!Bang! was unleashed, music mags were hitting the floor.

Some of what they had to say:

"Rye Rye is the sort of vivacious dancer that kinda makes you feel like a klutz just being in the same city with her" — XLR8R

"…the hip-hop album most likely to set the club on fire." — Rolling Stone

"….Baltimore grime at its best" — Bust

Sunshine feat. M.I.A – 12th Planet Remix by z11221133

Besides being based in NYC, Earl Greyhound (in the picture) and Cavalier Rose have in common a sound that references to the roots of rock’n’roll, an inclination to flirt with blue notes, and and a sublime rocking live show. Admittedly Earl Greyhound rock slightly harder, mostly because of the undeniable Led Zeppelin influences, which imply faster BPMs, while Cavalier Rose’s repertoire features more mid tempo tracks. But no matter what, if you are up for a night of pur rock’n’roll bliss, you shouldn’t miss the show at Bowery Ballroom on 11.20 featuring both bands.

Guards is the new project of Richie James Follin, the man who brought us the great NYC Rock’n’Roll band The Willowz. This new effort sounds like crooner music from the 50s, backed by a bunch of Williamsburg hipsters and produced in DIY fashion in a Brooklyn bedroom. As it happens, this is actually true as Richie himself produced, mixed and recorded all the tracks – we can safely assume he’s a hipster. The overall result is very enjoyable. The first Guards release (a multi-colored 7 inch) will se the light on October 22 on Small Plates Records and can be pre-ordered here.