Featuring the mellow vocals of former Savoir Adore lead singer Deidre Muro, the virtuoso electronic programming of French Horn Rebellion’s David Perlick-Molinari (her husband and MGMT collaborator), and the atmospheric guitar work of Derek Muro (her brother),  Violet Sands can certainly be described as an uber-talented family group! The first single ‘No Matter What‘ from debut EP ‘Strange Attractor’ sounded like a musical experiment aimed at demonstrating that quirky arrangements and intense vocals can coexist, and that cut and paste music can have a heart. Their newest single ‘Airy Canary’ is a more linear and airy electronic mid-tempo that nods to the sophistipop of the ’80s. You can see the trio live at Palisades on May 20th.

Check out this Delicious Audio Q&A with Violet Sands about their creative process.

New York industrial metal outfit Hogwasche‘s excellent debut MBM has established them as the new heavy hitters in the EBM (Electronic Body Music) world. The band only had their first show in February of this year, and has already gotten to play shows with the wildly popular EBM and industrial act Youth Code. Hogwasche doesn’t just rely on electronic beats; guitarist and bassist Nix’s work adds to the band’s interestingly layered sound. They blend the EBM and metal genres by alternating between clean and screamed vocals. Hogwasche will be playing at Saint Vitus on May 23rd in support of Weedeater. Check out their opening single ‘Escape a Curse’ below!

TEEN‘s 2016 album, entitled Love Yes, can be described as a playful aural kaleidoscope that follows in the footsteps of imaginative, brainy, NYC based pop bands like The Talking Heads and They Might Be Giants. Check out the playful video for single ‘Free Time’ below. The four ladies just announced a June tour in support of (awesome) DC avant-pop duo Wye Oak – locals will want to mark June 21st on their calendar, the day the two bands will perform at Brooklyn’s Warsaw.

With all those crazy sounds going on in TEEN’s music, we couldn’t refrain from asking band founder and main singer, guitarist and songwriter a question about her guitar pedals – check out what she answered on our littlle Delicious Audio feature.

At first listen, music snobs will grope toward an easy classification of Afrobeat for Brooklyn collective IGBO (who made it into our Best of NYC Emerging Artists list earlier this year). However, upon continued listening, new and unexpected levels continue to emerge from 60s psychedelia to 70s funk. Just as their first EP appears to deconstruct an African Ethnic group’s name into a spectrum of trippy colors, their music is a chilly chill stroll through a mescaline tinged dance party. There is definitely a little Fela in IGBO’s trunk, but their flag flaps to its own beat. Check out their recent video for single ‘Gimmie Gimmie’ – the band is currently working on new music. – BrokeMC

Motion Studies’ Facebook page perfectly describes their music as “weird disco”. The musical project of Tyler McCauley is an electric dance band that incorporates post-punk elements. Their single “In Our Days” is a wildly catchy and explosive track that has the potential to tempt any (famously static) New Yorker into dancing along to the beat. Motion Studies will be playing at the House of Yes in Brooklyn on June 21st in support of Body Language. Check out their other great single “Distractions” below. – John Honan

Ohio natives Matt Evans, Carson Moody, and Amy Garapic made their way over to Brooklyn a few years back, forming Tigue in 2012. Now, Tigue is not your typical band. With their conservatory precision instrumentals, Tigue’s sound lies somewhere between post rock band and… tribal ensemble? It’s music teeming with energy. Their most recent album, 2015’s ‘Peaks,’ presents itself as a single work divided into eight compositionally complex sections that seamlessly move in and out of each other. Ranging from percussion focused tracks, to droney ruminations, and instrumental indie rock tracks, Tigue carves out a niche corner for themselves in the ever expanding Brooklyn music scene. Catch their energetic performance tonight (05.12) at Baby’s All Right and tomorrow (05.13) at Le Poisson Rouge.

Ohal is the brainchild of Brooklyn singer/producer Ohal Grietzer, who specializes in etheral, often abstract electronic music reminiscent of some of those esoteric sounding 4AD records of the late ’80s (from This Mortal Coil to Dead Can Dance). Of the three tracks available for streaming, we are partial to ‘All Mine’ (streamiing below), the more structured of the bunch, and also the only one featuring vocals. This being said, the vaguely Laurie Andersonesque  single ‘Wintertime‘ is the one that has gained the favor of the internet fans. Ohal will be performing live at Baby’s All Right on May 15th.

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

By fusing math rock’s atypical rhythmic structures and angular melodies with psych rock’s dreamy, chromatic guitar drawls, Bat House has forged a sophisticated, personal sound. The Boston based quartet has been spending the past year or so working on their forthcoming self-titled album, set to be released late this summer, and they’ve been kind enough to let us at The Deli New England give you the first taste! “Patterns” (streaming below) is the aural equivalent of kaleidoscopic jigsaw pieces from various puzzles that somehow seamlessly fit together– a complex sonic patchwork of shifting rhythmic structures, metered grooves, and infectious guitar chords. The track takes you on a cosmic journey; by the time the band reaches the final shift, singing “colorblind but i still see the patterns in my head” – as the guitars chord spread out in an electric sprint – it really feels like free falling through a kodachrome sky. The band just kicked off their tour last night (full calendar here) and will be making their rounds across the country in the following month, but locals can catch them on June 19 when they play Middle East Upstairs. – Adriana S Ballester, photo by Kit Castange

Graveyard Lovers, a Brooklyn based three-piece that’s been around since 2010, blends the tension of post punk with the melodicism and distorted guitar aesthetics of grunge. Last week they started a May residency at Pianos, after releasing two new singles: ‘Partner‘ and ‘Told a Lie’ (streaming below). The former is a love song that strays from the band’s normally aggressive sound, while the latter offers classic ’90s loud/quite/loud production, striking a balance between the Flaming Lips’ visionary pop and Nirvana’s dynamic melodicism. Both tracks will be part of the band’s upcoming album ‘Past The Forest Of The Fruitless Thoughts,’ scheduled to be released in June. This will be their fourth release since the 2011 self titled debut – you can see them at Pianos tonight (May 12th). – Amanda McCall

We blogged about Tiny Deaths in this very blog earlier this year, they just released this video for single ‘The Gardener,’ check it out!

Here’s a quick look at some rad singles that were released in the past month or so by "not exactly emerging" NYC bands, enjoy! (In the picture: Dirty Fences).

Last night was a raucous good time at the Black Cat’s backstage. Kicking off the packed show was one of DC’s finest punk outfits, Priests. Composed entirely of masters of their respective musical outputs, this quartet blasts out a fiery, unapologetic rock set, lined with angst, political diatribe, and some seriously pent-up energy, but still distinctive with their stage presence and use of atmospheric guitar work in the latter half of their act. Of particular note was their drummer’s tireless performance, railing out sick playing without missing a beat, easily swinging multiple times per second. Make sure to catch them live when they return to DC after this tour ends.

Performing after Priests was Montreal-based Ought, a genre-defying fourpiece that pulls some its sensibilities from the likes of The Killers and The Strokes, but still rejects sounding like anyone else for more than a moment. Blending some angst-ridden lyrics, space rock guitar solos and keys, and slick basslines providing a solid backbeat. The frontman really captivated the audience’s attention with occasional and perfectly awkward dance moves and a voice that cuts right in between Julian Casablancas and Bono, delivered in a laconic, deadpan overture. -Jonathan Goodwin