Our Deli regional charts are (mostly) a playful tool designed with the intent of giving exposure to local artists – while organizing them in a database that’s a little more engaging that a sterile list of names. Nonetheless, these charts DO have some significance and they kinda work (we keep perfecting them every day). As you can see, electro-industrial-punks Sleigh Bells today are on top of our "NYC Popularity Chart" (orange list on the left), and this comes as no surprise considering that in the last few months they had a relentlessly growing buzz, culminating with a feature in last week’s Time Out New York and a show with Yeasayer last night at Webster Hall. They also placed #7 on The Deli’s Best Emerging NYC artists of 2009 list here – and were therefore featured in our current "Best of NYC" issue.
The band’s debut CD "Treats" will be released on UK artist M.I.A.‘s label N.E.E.T. on May 11, and theoretically there are still two opportunities to catch these guys live in the 5 boroughs, as they will perform at Coco 66 on May 7 and at the Ridgewood Masonic Temple on May 11. We say "theoretically" because whoever wants to witness these shows will have to fight against some serious competition…