Baltimore based psych rock demi gods the Flying Eyes have released a music video entitled "Under Iron Feet" from their upcoming full length LP Lowlands (Noise Solution), due out July 26th. This eerie cinematic excursion of hard psychedelic rock reveres itself as a high definition interpretation of the psychedelic silk-screened videos of Led Zepplin and Black Sabbath. Nonetheless, this video takes the viewer down a long tunnel of avant psych visuals as the band incorporates highly elaborate and costumes and the backdrop of the church turned music venue 2640 which is located in the heart of historic Baltimore City.

The Flying Eyes explore their darker experimental side as they begin to blossom with musical maturity and more complicated psych rock compositions. Keep your eyes open for performances from this band as they are embarking on an extensive European tour with fellow neo psych rockers, Golden Animals.

You can obtain The Flying Eyes/Golden Animals 7 inch split via H42 Records, and you can preorder the band’s full-length album Lowlands from German based record label Noise Solution. –Jordannah Elizabeth

We are big fans of Doe Paoro‘s dark and tastefully tortuous alt-soul. The intriguing Brooklyn artists just unveiled a new rather morbid video for her song ‘New Lows,’ recently released as a 7" on White Iris. See her live at The Standard in NYC on June 19.  

Female vocalist Mariel Loveland leads NY/NJ punk rockers Candy Hearts, who bring a unique and invigorating power pop sound that the scene was ready to embrace. After only a few years as a band, they’ve gained popularity within the local NY punk scene and have recently made The Deli’s Top 20 NYC Alt Rock Charts. The band is set to play the upcoming Shirts for a Cure 10th Anniversary Cruise with Title Fight on June 16th. The show will take place aboard Manhattan’s Circle Line as part of the Rocks Off Concert Cruise Series. All proceeds benefit the The Syrentha J. Savio Endowment, which lends a hand to underprivileged women diagnosed with breast cancer to help them get the care that they need. Check out the song “Bad” from their most recent EP, “The Best Ways To Disappear” below!  – Michael Haskoor (@Tweetskoor)

Stop worrying about what you’re going to do this Friday. Whether you’re looking to rock out, entertain guests from out of town, or show your partner/first date a good time, I have it all figured out for you. You’re gonna chase the night with local favorite Alex Vans and the Hide Away at Tropicalia. If you’re a fan of bright, melodic American power-pop, full of sound and energetic emotion (think Wilco, the Replacements, the Posies) then you will be sad to miss this. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you’ll be happy to find out. Alex Vans will be opening for up for emerging national favorite Low Cut Connie (Jack White thinks they’re dreamy) who have a rootsy rockabilly vibe (and piano!). This is a lineup that pretty much everyone will enjoy. It‘s an earlier show for a Friday night (doors at 7, show at 8), so you can grab dinner, watch the show, and have plenty of time after to continue dancing/rocking/eating/enjoying everything else U St. has to offer. You can thank me after your party/date compliments you on organizing such a perfect night out.

For the latest generation of soulsters, artists like the Weeknd and Drake, darkness comes naturally. denitia and sene. (spelled all lower caps and with a period – which makes our inner editor angry) also see the shadows behind the lights of love and sex. For their Facebook featured track, the haunting ‘breathe.dream.scream,’ singer Sene takes us through his troubled thoughts in and out of evening and morning spent with his lady. Good times are here, but anxieties have taken over. It’s a soul jam with serious trouble lurking behind, and will pull you in with each thumping heartbeat. Take a listen and catch their set live at S.O.B.’s this Saturday, June 9th. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

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

If you wish to be written up by an Italian music blogger, all you need to do is play music with Ennio Morricone influences… it took us 5 seconds to detect them on Baltimore and NYC based band’s Golden Animals‘ single ‘You Don’t Hear Me Now’ – streaming on their Bandcamp page. That happened about 2 minutes ago by the way… such was the URGE!!!

The single, which should be featured in a (psychedelic) indie remake of "For a Fistful of Dollars," is a preview from a full length scheduled to release in September. The band will also have a split 7" with Baltimore’s Flying Eyes out soon under German label H42, to coincide with the two bands’ late summer mini European tour, consisting – at this stage – of 3 gigs in Germany. Let’s call it a Germany mini-tour. Can’t wait to have these guys back in NYC!

Composing a diary of bohemian and bourgeois life, filtered through a twee-pop lens, defines Long Island City band The Secret History. Their second full-length,  “Americans Singing in the Dark,” paints character studies and love with a polished, orchestral production – a lighter turn from the ghost stories and “crisis-pop” of 2010’s, “The World That Never Was” – which was our CD of the Month at the time.

Moody influences like the Smiths and Lou Reed still show in moments of songwriter and lead guitarist Michael Grace Jr.’s lyrics, but rising synth chords, jangly guitars and upbeat drums create a wistful pop sheen.  Lead singer Lisa Ronson (daughter of Bowie-Morrissey-Mellencamp riffmaster Mick Ronson) sings smooth, mid-volume pop that runs from moments of early ‘80s Blondie or Linda Ronstadt to slower pleading-over-tambourines a la The Cranberries. Grace Jr.’s turn at the mic is kissing cousin to his friend Kip from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. 
Since Ronson moved to London, the band plays stateside without her and raises money on Kickstarter to book shows on the other side of the pond. 

“Americans Singing in the Dark” drops June 18 on Cloudberry Records.  The record release party is tonight, June 5, at Glasslands.  Listen to a single, “The Age of Victoria,” streaming below. – Bianca Seidman

Veterans of the NYC scene, formerly known as La Pieta, and now partly based in Providence, Summer Hours will be making a rare appearence at The Living Room in Manhattan this Saturday June 8. In February they released their 4th album, ‘Closer Still’ on their own label, Technical Echo Records – this is announced to be the band’s final record. Summer Hours gentle sound blends indie pop and folk elements, featuring a signature bass-guitar interplay and Rachel Dannefer delicate soprano. 

We’ve been fans of Yellowbirds‘ imaginative and dreamy take on Roy Orbison’s crooning songs for awhile (the band’s debut album ‘The Color’ was our CD of the month back in 2011) and it’s great to see Sam Cohen keeping at it. The band released their sophomore album ‘Songs from the Vanished Frontier’ last week and it doesn’t disappoint. Check out the video for ‘Young Men of Promise’ below, another video for ‘The Ceiling’ here, and/or stream the album on Spotify. You can see Yellowbirds live during their June residency at Rockwood Music Hall: they are on every Wednesday in June – starting on 06.05 (tomorrow).