The Deli LA’s Best Emerging Artists of 2014: 1. Dorothy, 2. Girlpool, 3. Fever The Ghost

Deli Nation,

Our Year End Poll for Emerging LA Artists was – as usual – a painstaking (and somewhat excruciating) process, but we pulled it off with remarkable flair!

Congrats to Alt Rock four piece Dorothy, who won our overall poll and we therefore crown as "The Deli LA’s Best Emerging Band of the Year. "

With their jubilant choruses and foot-stomping riffs, Dorothy brings an exciting modern twist to their classic rock influences. Singer… Dorothy is a tour de force: her powerful vocals and commanding presence instantly bring audiences to their feet. In the past year they’ve been regularly selling out shows in local venues and large theaters alike, a good indication that their musical journey is just getting started. Check out their break out single "Wicked Ones."

Kudos also to indie folk duo Girlpool (who, sadly for us, recently left the best coast for Philly), and to quirky electro-psych-poppers Fever the Ghost, who also placed third in last year’s Best of LA poll! That must mean something – we are digging their new record as we speak.

Here is how it all went down: first, we let the local bands submit their music (for free), and got our Deli editors to pick the nominees. Then we polled a list of 15+ LA scene expert (our jury, listed at the bottom) and asked them to nominate 3 more bands of their choice each. Then we polled our writers, then we polled our readers. We tried to keep things open for all genres, from Indie Rock to Roots Music to Hip Hop.

If you are a geek interested in all the subtelties related to how this poll works, you can read its rules here (happy reading!). But if all you care about is the awesome new music LA produced in the year 2014, this list is all you need. Enjoy!

BEST OF 2014 POLL FOR EMERGING LA ARTISTS ****** FINAL RESULTS ******

ARTIST J OS W R TOT   1 Dorothy 7.5     0.002 7.502 2 Girlpool 4.5   1 0.011 5.511 3 Fever The Ghost 5.5     0.003 5.503 4 Avid Dancer 4.5     0.002 4.502 5 Little Galaxies 2     2 4 6 Banta 3.5     0.008 3.508 7 Heaps N’ Heaps 2     1.5 3.5 8 Maudlin Strangers 3     0.5 3.5 9 Kiev   3   0.003 3.003 10 Moses Sumney 3     0.003 3.003 11 King Washington 3     0.002 3.002 12 Pr0files 3     0.002 3.002 13 Paul Bergmann 3     0.001 3.001 14 The Diamond Light 2     0.5 2.5 15 Lion Kings 2     0.013 2.013 16 Sex Helicopter   2   0.01 2.01 17 Dead Ships 1   1 0.01 2.01 18 Fellow Bohemian   1 1 0.007 2.007 19 Debt 2     0.005 2.005 20 Jesus Sons 2     0.003 2.003 21 Modern Time Machines 2     0.003 2.003 22 Talk in Tongues 2     0.003 2.003 23 Van Ike 2     0.003 2.003 24 Babes 2     0.002 2.002 25 Exist Elsewhere 2     0.002 2.002 26 Drab Majesty 2     0.002 2.002 27 BØRNS 2     0.001 2.001 28 Fakers 2     0.001 2.001 29 Roses 2     0.001 2.001 30 Carney 2     0 2 31 Evan Mellows 2     0 2 32 Moth & The Flame 2     0 2 33 Post Life 2     0 2 34 The Dream Club 2     0 2 35 Valley Queen   1.5   0.004 1.504 36 Carlton 1     0.018 1.018 37 Dark Furs   1   0.015 1.015 38 Dalton   1   0.013 1.013 39 Afternoons   1   0.009 1.009 40 Hi Ho Silver Ho   1   0.004 1.004 41 Dawn Thomas 1     0.003 1.003 42 Corners 1     0.001 1.001 43 Hearty Har 1     1 2 44 Holy Folk 1     0 1 45 Sullen Ray 1     0 1 46 The Dead Ships 1     0 1 47 Billy Changer 1     0 1 Legend: J = Jurors, W = Deli Writers, R = Deli Readers, OS = Open Submissions

Jurors List (in random order): Molly Kodros (The Satellite), Britt Witt (Indie Rock Reviews), Dan Frazier (freebikevalet.com), Phil Jaurigui (Swing House), Anna Soffer (KXLU), Jennifer Tefft (Spaceland), Kelsey Mitchell (The Fold), Brandon Dorsky (Super Good Music), Jay Tinsky (Genghis Cohen Cantina), Matt Draper (Echo Park Records), Neil Schield (Origami), Portia Medina (music writer), Betty Elektro (Elektro-PR), Juan Rodriguez (The Deli LA). One juror asked us to remain anonymous.

Hope you’ll find some awesome new artists you weren’t aware of!

The Deli’s Staff