We can’t call it a day over here without a Deli dose of rootsy music, and today we have a treat from you from one of NYC’s best kept folk secret, duo She Keeps Bees, who are scheduled to drop their new album ‘Eight Houses’ in September 16th on Future Gods Records. Featuring the band’s close friend Sharon Van Etten on back-up vocals, ‘Is What It Is" (streaming) reveals a new direction for the group, with a minimal use of electronic drums in the background and an overall sound stripped down to the very bone. Thing is, this is a band with beautiful bones. See them at Cameo Gallery on August 21.
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best mellow songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!