Brooklynites Amelia Bushell and Thomas Servidone offer a seductive siren call with their band Belle Mare. Imploring you to travel back in time with them, their debut EP “The Boat Of The Fragile Mind” is set for release on April 9th. The title track shares a sonic kinship with the hushed and otherworldly soundscapes of other artists like Lia Ices and Cowboy Junkies, a band they manage to beat in the sparseness department. While Amelia’s deep, crooning vocals range between Widowspeak’s sleepy dreampop melodies and Beth Gibbon’s intense retro stylings, her lyrics toy with mysterious themes, like in the refrain of  “we hope we might make it out alive,” delivered over deep, distant percussive booms and ominous, icy synth textures – hope ultimately wins out as the refrain evolves to “we could make it out alive”. 

This is a truly talented band belonging to an expanding genre here at The Deli we call "Mellow Core" (i.e. soft and slow dream pop), see them live at Silent Barn on March 28. – Dave Cromwell

This song was added to our curated SoundCloud playlist of emerging Mellow Core NYC artists here – check it out!

Roanoke VA based post punk trio Eternal Summers have taken over the airwaves in the office right now (hear em below.) Nicole Yun’s voice is strong with surfy guitar riffs to match, Jonathan Woods on bass adds the head bobbing low element, and Daniel Cundiff nails the pace on drums like whoa. So tight, they’re taight! With 2 LPs and a handful of EPs, they’ve toured with huge names, such as Nada Surf, and are now opening for Presidents of the United States of America (pic above) at the 9:30 Club on 4/16! We’ve been informed that POTUSA will be playing their entire S/T album so get ready to get your "Peaches" on.

The 9:30 Club wants to make sure you don’t miss out on this awesome local band opening for a staple of 90’s music culture! All you have to do is email us by 3 PM on 4/1 and let us know your favorite Eternal Summers song. Please include your first and last name for guest list requirements. The winner will be emailed back. Don’t wanna risk missing out on this? You can still buy tickets here.

There’s this amazing mac and cheese place in Greenpoint that serves a variety of dishes, each named for a different Brooklyn borough. Some are spicy and burn going down, others are meaty and full of flavor. Well, stretching this analogy as far as humanly possible… electro pop group Bridges and Powerlines is a little bit like that mac and cheese. With every track of new LP "Better" named for a different BK hood, singer Andrew Wood moves through synths and dials to cover a range of dissonant, highly personal stories particular to his favorite borough. 

The band has a new EP coming out later in the Spring, while below you’ll find a recent demo. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

What happens when you bring the blues of the deep south to the urban jungles of Manhattan? Passport issues? For Graveyard Lovers, there’s an instant connection between Zach Reynolds’ roots from Louisiana, and the city backdrop to drummer Tricia Purvis’ rock roots. Think Deertick’s angst with the rock posturing of arena bands like My Chemical Romance, and you’ve come close to the sound of their debut EP ‘Manifesto."

The video to "Ripe to Misbehave" is ripe with the tortured thoughts of anyone who’s grown to hate Brooks Brothers. Watch it here, stream the song below. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

A true indie pop overload, The Henry Millers incorporate all the signature sounds of the genre into one band: heavy melodic guitars, playful synths, and harmonizing male and female vocals find their place in the band’s upbeat music. Check out their new video for the song "Hop" below, and see them live at Websters Hall’s Studio on April 1st. – Lucy Sherman

Made up mostly of NYU grads, Teen Girl Scientist Monthly compensate deficiencies in the band name department (we haven’t managed to say it without stumbling on our tongue yet – but we are foreign) with their contagiously upbeat power pop and sassy front woman Morgan Lynch’s presence. The band is playing Cameo tonight, it should be fun.

This song was added to our SoundCloud playlist of emerging Alt Rock NYC based artists here.

A spanking new rock’n’roll band out of NYC (so new they don’t even have press shots!), The Motor Tom is for people who: take the subway; played videogames in the 90s; don’t get The Lumineers; like underpants (sic). They recently recorded some tracks with Gregory Lattimer (Albert Hammond Jr’s "Yours to Keep") at The Rumpus Room, which will be released on NowRecords in the late summer. You can catch The Motor Tom at Pianos on Sat, Mar 30, joined by New Beard, Hey Anna and Sky-Pony. – (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and Mp3s here). The Deli’s NYC Open Blog is powered by The Music Building.

The music of Jason Paul has been through a lot of iterations since 2007 when he first started releasing material, so you really never know where he’s headed next. His most recent foray to soul-inflected rock is his new trio of producers/musicians Japan Soul also featuring Dave Lipp and David Rozner. If you could picture Bruce Springsteen getting signed to make an electronic record at DFA, you might come somewhere within the vicinity of the classic club treatment Jason gives to his warm saxes and vinyl grooves. Check out newest jam ‘Plastic Utopia’ below. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

Wild Leaves are five friends who moved from the Midwest to Brooklyn. Their Debut EP, ‘ Wind & Rain’ will be out on March 26th.  Recorded live to tape over three days in Upstate New York, the songs on the EP look back at things left behind, a reflection on new lives taking root. Hazy melodies and spacious reverb recall memories not yet lost. See them live at their release party at Mercury Lounge on March 25. – (as posted in The Deli’s Open Blog – post your band’s entries, videos, and Mp3s here). The Deli’s NYC Open Blog is powered by The Music Building.

We added this song to our SoundCloud compilation of emerging Rootsy NYC artists here – check it out!