Philadelphia

The Deli Philly’s Featured Artist(s) Poll Winner: The Orange Drop

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The Orange Drop released an impressive EP entitled Drone Pop earlier this year. And they’ve been in the studio working on its follow-up with Uniform Recording’s Jeff Zeigler that we are very interested in checking out. The psych-pop/rock quartet won our latest Featured Artist(s) Poll, and we are happy to share our recent interview with frontman Marc Basile, which you can check out HERE.

Chicago

CD of the Month: Dead Native

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Dead Native’s self-titled sophomore album has an overall cosmic feel starting with the cover but building through out in the sound. The band blends echoing elements of psych rock, shoegaze, mototik, and pop. There is also a blues under current, but it is toned down from their 2013 debut, Keep It Strange". The adventure on the new album builds through out the tracks, but the most effective cosmic track has to be "Traveling". The 9 minute epic space journey seems built to put anyone into orbit. It is followed up by the one of the heavier tracks, "Clean Kill", that trudges through muddy fields of throbbing guitars. The album closes with an anthemic flourish with "Respite" with all instruments soaring to a close. This may or may not be a concept album, but it does truly feel like a complete listen that was meant to be played track by track.

Dead Native’s new album will be released on Sept. 2nd.

Philadelphia

New Track: “Almost Like Emotion (The Drop)” – A Sunny Day in Glasgow

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A Sunny Day in Glasgow recently released their latest LP Sea When Absent (Lefse Records), which is currently our Record of the Month, earlier this summer. The band also just shared a limited-edition bonus EP NO DEATH that is available in select record stores in the UK. Below is its opening track called "Almost Like Emotion (The Drop)," which was recorded during the Sea When Absent sessions.

NYC

Dreamers are born on the ashes of Motive + share video for ‘Wolves’

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With a sound that merges pop nostalgia, art-rock and punk, Dreamers is the new project of Brooklyn songwriter Nick Wold – the main songwriting force of now defunct group Motive. The trio, in preparation of its debut album, has just released this video for first single ‘Wolves,’ a song that emerges via a clean, sharp-plucked guitar line, sharing a textural quality with fellow Brooklynites Beach Fossils and Diiv. Those similarities quickly disappear as their vocal style and lyrical storytelling approach leans more towards a more straight forward form of pop. A classic tale of boy pursues girl is played out from the hunters point of view. “Still I’ll chase you down – to the place you hide – couldn’t keep away” anchors the desperately heroic bridge. “You got me brain washed you got me so lost,” is how the dominant lyrical hook goes. “You got me undone – falling in love with you.” Coming to the ultimate conclusion that “if you lie down with wolves, you learn to howl.” The song captures that crazy in love feeling with an idealized image of someone that is equally exhilarating and gut-wrenchingly devastating. Additional sonic textures like synths in place of guitars during the swirling, vocal enhanced bridge, effectively serve the big dramatic conclusion. Dreamers played their debut show at Pianos last night (08.05).   – Dave Cromwell

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

Chicago

The Howl “Jejune”

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The Howl have released a new single, "Jejune", with a great video.

You can catch the Humbolt Park band at Beat Kitchen on August 30th.

L.A.

Wrongchilde play record release show on 8.20

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Wrongchilde is the solo project of Kill Hannah frontman Mat Devine, whose love-stricken anthems veer from wispy, stadium-friendly synth pop to stately ambient ballads. He’s assembled a strong lineup of cameos for his debut release Gold Blooded, which features Morgan Kibby – who also took the solo route after touring with M83 – and Gerard Way, who contributes vocals to the track "Falling In Love Will Kill You". Devine is hosting a record release party at Community on August 20, who’s self-releasing the album after a succesful PledgeMusic campaign. 

Philadelphia

New Video: “JM” (Live) – Strand of Oaks

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Strand of Oaks, a.k.a. Timothy Showalter, recorded a few songs with Out of Town Films before the release of his latest LP HEAL. Below is the first tasting of the session with one of the album’s standouts "JM," which was taped at Berks Warehouse. Also, backing Showalter, you’ll find a cast of talented local fixtures in the Philly music community – Mike Sneeringer (ex-Purling Hiss, ex-The Loved Ones) on drums, Eliza Jones (Buried Beds) on keys, and Deven Craige (Little Big League) on bass. The group is currently in the middle of a massive tour, and will be back in town on Friday, September 19 and Saturday, September 20 at The Boot & Saddle for two sold-out shows.

Nashville

Bird Dog Release Video for “Until the Sadness is Gone”

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Bird Dog rolled out this video for "Until the Sadness is Gone" on July 22nd via the blog Audiofiles.  It’s pretty straightforward, consisting of a simple street performance by the quartet, but goddamn if it doesn’t inspire a wave of well-or-mis-placed feels to see a band of bros demonstrating their ability to pull some gear out of their van and make their ‘Muricana magic happen anytime, and anywhere.  Its a very organic representation of the lifestyle, right down to the beer bottle on the floorboards in the background that makes me want to grow a moustache, pack up my guitar and head for the sunset.  Bird Dog found their way to Nashville from New Braufels, TX, further upholding this city as the Ellis Island of the industry.  They showcase their brand of dusky Southern rock on their album, "Age of Anxiety," released independently thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign. It’s crunchy and gritty with an undercurrent of pathos, kind of like an ice cream cone dropped in the red dirt of their homeland. However, their own description of "Lowdown chooglin’ Americana" probably does Bird Dog the most justice.  The band is going to be performing in at The End on September 18th.  -Terra James-Jura

This band submitted their music for coverage here.

NYC

Watch Otis The Destroyer’s New Video

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Otis the Destroyer are packing serious punches with the psych rock sound that they’ve managed to masterfully wield on their latest EP, Dark Arts, which was out this past May. It’s four songs of wonderfully crafted psychadelic jams. Their recent video for their track "You’re The Wealth" tells a story of a guy whose world becomes a trippy, surreal reality as soon as he puts on a pair of 3-D glasses. The video is an excellent depiction of their style, as the band takes after 1960’s and 70’s rock with incredible taste.  Check them out tonight at Hole In The Wall.  -Jake Saunders