Brooklyn based band Mon Khmer made their appearance in the NYC music circuit back in the late aughts with an electronically infused, guitar-laden sound that they carefully developed throughout their two beautifully textural EPs. It’s been four years since they’ve released any new material but they surface every few months to play shows around the city, including one of the last shows at Glasslands Gallery – they are truly talented musicians. If catching them live is on your bucket list then don’t forget to keep an eye on their Facebook page, where they post information on upcoming shows, and definitely don’t forget to see them tonight at Baby’s All Right. – Adriana S Ballester

The Deli NYC is sad to announce, and The Deli Portland is happy to report, that synthpop duo My Body – who impressed us at our latest electro CMJ Stage this past October – relocated from the east coast hipster capital to the west coast one. Well, at least we can still cover them! Check out their latest single "Manjacked," streaminig below. Portlanders can see them live at Mississippi Studios on 02.18.

SFV’s raw modal-soul polymaths The Unending Thread have released a video to "La Casa De Mi Padre", the second song to their split EP with Forget It — which is out and free to stream, by the way. Cooped up at the Henhouse Studio (confimed that Julian Tallman-Rogatini raises chickens), the trio delve into lyrical self-actualization and drool-worthy double-tapping that splashes near-obscene amounts of color over the grisaille landscape of the forseeable future.

"I know I don’t know anything | And that’s the best part of this journey that hasn’t happened yet"

Like, if someone were to make a Youtube AMV for Over The Garden Wall, it would be criminal not to use this song.

On a more serious note, The Unending Thread faces off with Forget It at The Smell on February 4th’s "AMP vs. AMP Deathmatch" where the two bands will celebrate the Los Angeles release of their split EP by performing songs and piledrivers on each other. The trash talk surrounding Dustin and the Explosions, Haricort Vertt (fka Josh Abrahms), Love Nothing and Ferbus also comes to a head — there will be blood, or at least some drawn-out carnage. Expect an obscene amount of chairs, tables, ladders, and maybe even a kendo stick to be pulled from under the stage. – Ryan Mo

We rarely blog about videos of live performances, but this one by NJ soul-rock singer Donna Missal, shot in the studio, is just too good to be missed. A band able to produce songs and performances of this caliber should have no problem turning heads in 2016. Don’t miss the group’s upcoming performance at Rockwood Music Hall on February 2nd.

In the NYC scene, TEEN is a force to be reckoned with: these ladies are relentlessly prolific and their material is always interesting. They have a new album on the horizon, entitled "Love Yes," and have released three preview singles from it, which we are streaming below, in order of preference. They are playing Mercury on February 8 and Union Pool on the 14th, so you have no excuses to miss them.

We missed this cute video by our 44th NYC issue cover band Stolen Jars, released in November 2015, check it out, and read our feature on the band here.

Fans of Prince at its poppiest should check out Wet Leather, a talented NYC band we covered a couple of times already, who specializes in super catchy, very well produced soul-pop nuggets. After releasing "Past Lives "EP" in 2014, the band released two singles in 2015, ‘Shame’ (streaming) and ‘Feel,’ from their upcoming album. You can see the quintet live at Shea Stadium tomorrow, January 28th.  

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

Bootblacks is a rather appropriate name for a band that plays electro-post-punk inspired to the early ’80s: a scene that was particularly attached to their black boots, preferably Dr. Martens ones – a paradoxical fixation, considering how anti-corporate the punk and post-punk movements have always been. The duo’s first single "8 Sub Rosa" (streaming) pairs an ultrafast, pulsating electronic rhythm section with clean, textural guitars. Traces of goth are evident – while listening to this track, echoes of Dead or Alive and early New Order keep haunting us, while Brooklyn Vegan, who premiered their song, hears a direct link to Clan of Xymox (we hear it too!) and Front Line Assembly (not so much). Hailing from Brooklyn, the three musicians will be self-releasing debut album "Veins" on March 11th and start a spring European tour with Berlin band Liste Noire (formerly Velvet Condom).

We’ve been waiting for some "proper" recordings from Brooklyn vintage pop quartet High Waisted since we booked them for our 40th NYC issue launch party back in 2014. The band only had these uber lo-fi recordings available online, until, finally, this week they announced the upcoming release of a full length album entitled "On Ludlow," unveiling this fun video for single "Party in the Back." A true and tried party band, High Waisted blends the classic NYC garage rock sound with pop melodies reminiscent of the early ’60s’ lightharted pop. Don’t miss their show on February 4 at Baby’s All Right celebrating the finale of their "Winter Whatever" Tour.

In a twist of events, Los Angeles’ occult punks Sextile were recently hand-picked to tour parts of the West Coast with self-actualized Oakland-turned-Venetian EBM project The Soft Moon, following the dropout of headliner Killing Joke due to health reasons. Taking financial difficulties into account, Sextile launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for touring expenses —  the band has reached almost $1000, nearly 120% of their goal, with 13 more days to go. The support does not come unwarranted, either — since the release of their debut album A Thousand Hands, Sextile have made a name for themselves performing across Los Angeles with darker dance partners like The Electric West, L.A. Drones, and Terminal A. With expanding coverage from shore to shore, their purgatory sounds evoke perfectly the spiritual unrest and emotional agitation that scrapes the back of our thoughts.  

In a recent interview with music blog Heathen Harvest, the band has announced that it will also perform at SXSW this year, and are currently writing new material for upcoming releases. Stream Sextile’s debut album A Thousand Hands on Bandcamp and catch them at The Casbah in San Diego tonight. – Ryan Mo

Providence-based singer/songwriter Steve Volkmann states that his songs are “inspired by everyday people and their stories” and, on tracks like “Slow Road” (streaming below), the mundane is imbued with meaning. As the poet C.K. Williams does with his quietly profound poems, Volkmann on his songs not only observes but sympathizes with lonely hearts. The guitar-ambled song “In the City” from this past November, for instance, has the speaker himself longing for a woman from afar, his pining redeemed by the ability to feel itself. Steve Volkmann plays at AS220 in Providence, Rhode Island on 2/2. – Zach Weg

Self-described "experimental pop" artist James Discovers puts some bizarre twists on "pop" conventions, while holding on to enough traditional pop structures to keep listeners engaged. Catchy hooks and bright guitars are frequently contrasted with wildy distorted, spastic guitar solos and effects-ladened vocals that feel as though the listener is at an undersea concert. If you’d rather stay above-water for a show, head to Arts at the Armory on January 28 and catch James’ set during The Loop Songwriter Showcase. You can also stay up-to-date on the latest James Discovers news via his Facebook page and, in the meantime, check out his song "Cannibal Eyes" (streaming below). -Dan McMahon (@dmcmhn)