NY-based PAWNS serves up harrowing post-punk that’s just itching to darken your day. Their latest release, Gallows, is 10 evil-sounding tracks that manage to navigate an aesthetic that’s at once grim yet infectiously danceable. With simple, bouncy melody lines, and reverberating vocals that sound as if they were recorded from beyond the grave, Gallows is the LP to reach for when you need something to jar you out of a cheery streak. Listen to "Cross" off the new album streaming below.-Olivia Sisinni

The Fell Swoop, a Bay-area eight-piece R&B/soul band, will play at Hotel Utah Saloon on August 1st, alongside J.O.A. and Mighty Brother. On their most recent EP, Lions for Days, The Fell Swoop showcases a broad stylistic mastery, blending ’70s funk, blues, soul and even hints of disco with sincerity and ease. Check out the EP below! – Ethan Ames

With their EP Go one year behind them, Asbury Park-based Modern Crowds just released their new single "Eye of the Storm" online, with plans to include it on their official self-titled debut album. The indie rock quartet brought out their biggest sound to date on the track, taking inspiration from groups like Radiohead and Animal Collective. Trance-like guitar and drums come courtesy of original members Joe Pellegrinelli and Charlie Kupilik, as well as Doug Gatta and Adam Baczkowski on bass and lead guitar respecitvely. Synths and droning soundscapes round out the sound for a psychedelic summer pop experience. For more tracks like "Eye of the Storm", catch Modern Crowds at Arlene’s Grocery on August 25th. – Will Sisskind

With a debut EP on the way, New-York-via-Boston artist Jachary has released the single “Yellow Vision” (streaming below) which garnered him quite a bit of momentum. The funky alt-soul single is like a cross between semi-electronic groups Milky Chance and Glass Animals, with an even groovier synth beat and an undeniable flow. In the past, Jachary has also been busy as a producer, working on track “eve’s titties” for fellow hometown hero Deem Spencer – a rapper with great potential. Jachary’s full EP will be out on September 12th, and, before then, he will be opening for Homeshake on July 28th at Warsaw in Brooklyn. – Lilly Milman, photography by Tony Giambrone

Don’t let the matching shirts throw you off—Brooklyn’s The YeahTones are not here to be gimmicky, they’re here to serve you loud, unpretentious guitar-driven rock. Their new video for “Believe” (streaming below) provides a nice cross-section of who they are as a band; the three-piece shreds across unapologetically bluesy riffs that even your dad can’t turn his nose up at. The YeahTones kicked off their tour last night in NYC at Belle Reve. They’ll head down south, where their music belongs, and then make it back on August 25th fora homework show at The Hall at MP. – Lilly Milman 

Nashville-based Jon Worthy creates the type of feel good folk-driven alternative pop-rock you can just imagine yourself listening to while driving down an empty interstate. There’s even a song about taking off called “Down The Road.” With electric guitars, harmonica, and heart-on-his-sleeve lyrics, the newest release May You Live Happily Ever After is immensely charming—and more importantly, it’s so very Nashville. His next show is July 28th, playing Mercy Lounge’s Friday Night Special. – Lilly Milman

Listen to our favorite track “Can’t Help But Feel” streaming below.

If you are feeling in the mood for surfy sonic fun with garagey and psych overtones, we’ve got a band for ya: they are called Fruit & Flowers, they hail from Brooklyn, NY, and just released a deliciously droney single entitled . The four-piece is technically skilled, with fast-paced and fleshed-out guitar parts (as heard in tracks like “Pick Fairy”) backed by a tight rhythm section, which too often is the missing link in emerging garagey bands. To top it all off, they layer dreaminess all over their tracks through lead vocalist Caroline’s saccharine soprano (and a fair amount of reverb, not too much though!). Our friends at Delicious Audio heard the ladies dig guitar pedals, so we thought to ask them a few questions about them and other matters at the link below! – Lilly Milman

Q&A with Fruit & Flowers about gear and the creative process.

We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best psych songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!

Bay-area garage/punk band Dirty Denim will be playing Rickshaw Stop on July 27th. On their self-titled demo, the four-piece is at once playful and attitudinal. The three-song demo incorporates elements of punk, surf, new wave, indie and even hints of Motown. Yet, Dirty Denim’s sound is very much their own, and it’s instantly catchy. Chances are, you’ll be humming "Meant to Be" for a few days after one listen. –Ethan Ames

San Francisco pop-punk band, The New Catastrophes, will play Bottom of the Hill on August 8th. On their 2016 full-length release, Your One Regret, the band deftly carries the torch of ’90s and early 2000s emo/pop-punk in the vein of Brand New and Green Day with tight song structures and high-energy angst. –Ethan Ames

Soviet-born KA-TYA channels Kate Bush and 10,000 Maniacs through her own jangling indie pop composition, "Beautiful Faces", which you can hear in this Deli premiere. The songwriter’s music has touched all sides of the world, from Australia where she grew up to Southeast Asia and then to New York, where she now resides and continues to release her songs. "Beautiful Faces" makes for a dance-friendly mid-summer track about strained love; it’s sure to get you swaying even on a hot subway platform. And if you’d like to dance to this song live, KA-TYA will perform "Beautiful Faces" and more of her tracks at her single release party at Bowery Electric on August 23rd. – Will Sisskind

Ice Cream Orphan, a Boston-based project that started out with vocalist Cam Pulaski and evolved into a full-fledged, three-piece indie band, just released their sophomore album Things From My Mouth this June. This often upbeat LP takes cues from early Death Cab, providing sad songs you can dance to, like “10th Anniversary” (streaming below), with its deceptively fast-paced and catchy chorus (“But you’re the only one that I could ever hold / And now I need you, though I left you months ago”) and “You Just Wanted to Feel Loved” with its trombone part. Their next show will be on August 5th at a house show in Tewksbury, MA. – Lilly Milman

Featuring previous members of The Apache Relay (the Ford Brothers), Nashville’s Airpark is a minimalistic force to be reckoned with. Their subtle, groove-driven atmospheric alt-pop is easy to listen to, but it is not garish or cheesy. It’s an ambitious project for the brothers, using a much more stripped down approach than their last project. It’s also technically demanding, as both brothers act as songwriters, multi-instrumentalists, and co-producers on the EP Early Works, Volume 1. They’ll be opening for indie pop darlings Tennis at The Basement East on August 7th. – Lilly Milman

Watch the official music video for their song “Plenty To Pine For” below.