New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
Frances Luke Accord create charming acoustic folk-pop laced with addictive harmonies. They recently released the second single, "Something Moving", from their debut full-length, Fluke, which is due out on May 20th.
You can catch Frances Luke Accord at Schubas on May 21st with Chris Dupont.
Ohio natives Matt Evans, Carson Moody, and Amy Garapic made their way over to Brooklyn a few years back, forming Tigue in 2012. Now, Tigue is not your typical band. With their conservatory precision instrumentals, Tigue’s sound lies somewhere between post rock band and… tribal ensemble? It’s music teeming with energy. Their most recent album, 2015’s ‘Peaks,’ presents itself as a single work divided into eight compositionally complex sections that seamlessly move in and out of each other. Ranging from percussion focused tracks, to droney ruminations, and instrumental indie rock tracks, Tigue carves out a niche corner for themselves in the ever expanding Brooklyn music scene. Catch their energetic performance tonight (05.12) at Baby’s All Right and tomorrow (05.13) at Le Poisson Rouge.
We have a killer show that we want to send you to this Saturday, May 16 at Underground Arts with Dead Meadow, Creepoid, Gondola, and Kohoutek. To enter for a chance to win a pair of tix, just send an email to thedelimagazinephiladelphia@gmail.com with the subject line "Bring Out Your Dead!" Please also include your cell number in the body of the message (in case of an emergency). Good luck!
Ohal is the brainchild of Brooklyn singer/producer Ohal Grietzer, who specializes in etheral, often abstract electronic music reminiscent of some of those esoteric sounding 4AD records of the late ’80s (from This Mortal Coil to Dead Can Dance). Of the three tracks available for streaming, we are partial to ‘All Mine’ (streamiing below), the more structured of the bunch, and also the only one featuring vocals. This being said, the vaguely Laurie Andersonesque single ‘Wintertime‘ is the one that has gained the favor of the internet fans. Ohal will be performing live at Baby’s All Right on May 15th.
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best electronic songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!
Krewella (Jahan Yousaf and Yasmine Yousaf) has released a new single called "Broken Records". This is the latest single from the duos new EP, Ammunition, which is due out May 20th. The first single from the EP, "Beggars", now has a video below.
Krewella is launching a tour this fall called "Sweatbox" and will be performing at Lincoln Hall on October 8th.
For the last handful of years, Radiator Hospital, a.k.a. Sam Cook-Parrott, has been consistently rockin’ the Philly DIY scene’s socks. Cook-Parrott has struck a good musical balance between widely accessible power pop and raw DIY twee punk. His tone is breezy but serenely emotive, falling on the twee scale much closer to Teenage Fanclub’s broad, sweeping sound than the forceful, closed-chord tunes of Talulah Gosh. This evening at PhilaMOCA will be Radiator Hospital’s first performance in Philly since November so don’t miss out on his uniquely charming pop songs. He’ll also finally have in tow copies of his split LP with Great Thunder, titled The Great Thunder Radiator Hospital Wedding Album. You can catch him sharing the bill tonight with Scotland’s The Spook School, a band with the effervescent energy to match Go Sailor, Bent Shapes, the even janglier version of The Feelies, and Littler, the little twee band with big guitars and bigger feelings. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., 7pm, $5-$7, All Ages – Bryce Woodcock
Courtney has has put together a "Prom Night" event which will take place on May 20th at Reed’s Local (3017 W. Belmont). The line-up will include Oshwa, Glamour Hotline, and of course Courtney themselves. You can find all of the details here.
Courtney released their self-titled debut EP back in 2015, and released a new video for the track "How Old Are We" this week.
By fusing math rock’s atypical rhythmic structures and angular melodies with psych rock’s dreamy, chromatic guitar drawls, Bat House has forged a sophisticated, personal sound. The Boston based quartet has been spending the past year or so working on their forthcoming self-titled album, set to be released late this summer, and they’ve been kind enough to let us at The Deli New England give you the first taste! “Patterns” (streaming below) is the aural equivalent of kaleidoscopic jigsaw pieces from various puzzles that somehow seamlessly fit together– a complex sonic patchwork of shifting rhythmic structures, metered grooves, and infectious guitar chords. The track takes you on a cosmic journey; by the time the band reaches the final shift, singing “colorblind but i still see the patterns in my head” – as the guitars chord spread out in an electric sprint – it really feels like free falling through a kodachrome sky. The band just kicked off their tour last night (full calendar here) and will be making their rounds across the country in the following month, but locals can catch them on June 19 when they play Middle East Upstairs. – Adriana S Ballester, photo by Kit Castange
Graveyard Lovers, a Brooklyn based three-piece that’s been around since 2010, blends the tension of post punk with the melodicism and distorted guitar aesthetics of grunge. Last week they started a May residency at Pianos, after releasing two new singles: ‘Partner‘ and ‘Told a Lie’ (streaming below). The former is a love song that strays from the band’s normally aggressive sound, while the latter offers classic ’90s loud/quite/loud production, striking a balance between the Flaming Lips’ visionary pop and Nirvana’s dynamic melodicism. Both tracks will be part of the band’s upcoming album ‘Past The Forest Of The Fruitless Thoughts,’ scheduled to be released in June. This will be their fourth release since the 2011 self titled debut – you can see them at Pianos tonight (May 12th). – Amanda McCall
In the final episode of Nothing‘s six-part documentary for the making of Tired of Tomorrow, we find the band hungover but in good spirits as the guys make their way to sign a new contract with Relapse Records. The feelings of joy and relief are short-lived as we learn about tragedy hitting home for frontman Domenic Palermo. In the world of Nothing and all our lives, light and darkness go hand in hand.
"Without sounding so terribly cliche, that’s what life is, especially to me… a whole lot of pain and punishment mixed with like times that you can – you know – inspire from that punishment and create something that matters to some people that might – you know – help somebody out that’s feeling that way down the line or have it mean absolutely nothing like most things do."
The LP Tired of Tomorrow will be officially out worldwide tomorrow via Relapse Records. Nothing will also be in the UK performing at Rough Trade East, but you can join them for their hometown record release show on Friday, July 8 at Union Transfer with Mary Lattimore & Jeff Zeigler, Citizen, and Culture Abuse.
We blogged about Tiny Deaths in this very blog earlier this year, they just released this video for single ‘The Gardener,’ check it out!
Here’s a quick look at some rad singles that were released in the past month or so by "not exactly emerging" NYC bands, enjoy! (In the picture: Dirty Fences).
