Psych Rock and related genres like Shoegaze and Dreampop belong to a very interesting musical niche with lots of loyal fans – NYC hosts a good share of them. Here is the list of bands from these categories who submitted to our Best of NYC 2012 poll and qualified to the next stage.
Total submissions in this category: 34
Artists Qualified to the Poll’s Next Stage (starting around 01.10)
1. Lazyeyes – Average rating: 8.33
2. Eastern Hollows – Average rating: 8.16
3. Napoleon – Average rating: 8
Honorable Mentions:
4. The Ugly Club – Average rating: 7.83
4. The Widest Smiling Faces – Average rating: 7.83
6. dead leaf echo – Average rating: 7.66
6. Sunglasses – Average rating: 7.66
6. The Midnight Hollow – Average rating: 7.66
9. Cave Days – Average rating: 7.5
9. HOUNDSds – Average rating: 7.5
Jurors: Dawn Reed (Deli DC), Ben Toledo (Deli Portland), Lucy Sherman (Deli Seattle)
The Deli’s Staff