NYC’s Spooky and the Bear is a dark-synth/ambient duo, with a penchant for surprisingly catchy tunes. The group just dropped their first multi-track release, "So Long Ago," an EP that marries beatmaker Marco Dianese’s sometimes-trippy-always-engaging beats with Nina Varner’s smoky vocals. The result is 5 tracks of offbeat electro-dance pop. Stream "Water" off the new EP below and see them live at Nolita’s Epistrophy on December 17th. – Olivia Sisinni
