For another fingerpicking folk artist coming out of Brooklyn, Howth has a great eidetic spectrum: It can take you on a drive through the country, it can take you to a peaceful city street at night, it can make you remember feeling in love. i.e., "Hey There Delilah" couldn’t hold a candle to Howth‘s "Timeless Square". (By the way, this CD is sold out, so that must mean something).
There’s something naturally beautiful in raw acoustic guitar and passionate, whispered singing. Bird Courage plays the Silent Barn tomorrow, and it should be a pure, almost transcendental experience. The modern indie/folk duo is now recording an album due out this month; preview here.
When a band on myspace has six songs up, all with less than 100 hits, it’s usually an indicator of sub-indie mediocrity. However, I just landed on a legit electro/surf rock band FishDoctor, playing consistently catchy electronic rock for a 15-strong friend section. Check out my favorite FishDoctor track, "We are we".
These bands submitted their music for coverage on The Deli through this link. – All reviews by Caitlin Clive