Ladies and Gentlemen, The 30th issue of The Deli (which is our "Best of NYC 2012" issue) will hit the streets of NYC on Wednesday May 16, but we are giving you the opportunity to read it in advance through our new browsing system HERE . Don't miss the article about the state of the NYC scene, and Kudos to Lucius , Widowspeak and Friends for being of our mag's cover. The Deli's Staff
Liz Flyntz If we can regard Beach House literally as their namesake, which is to say as a holiday getaway, a reliably stolid place to escape from the real world, then the amount of adoration they've gotten for largely sticking to their skeletal formula through four albums now is understandable. Their fans don't want them to reinvent themselves with each outing; they want that comforting blanket of Victoria Legrand's narcoleptic vocals and whirring keyboard interwoven with Alex Scally's languid slide guitar, and across their first two records - their 2006 self-titled debut and [...]
Sometimes I wonder if Brooklyn is really so depressing... Yeah because these days it seems to inspire hordes of really dark and hopeless-sounding bands - like Black Marble . Don't get me wrong, I grew up listening to this kind of music and love it, I'm just surprised by the sheer amount of it that this wonderful neighborhood is capable of producing. So... if you happen to feel like you had a little too much happiness lately, we recommend you check out this duo, who seem to reference some of the darkest early post punk bands of the 80s, [...]
Color War 's most recent album The Prismatic Collection shows the band confidently floating between Widowspeak chill-wave and White Life ish electro-pop without ever pigeon holing themselves within a definitive genre allowing each track to remain a fresh experience. Lindsay Mound has the passive voice that only a Brooklyn prophet could carry with such fallen from grace confidence fusing casually with the inner city alchemy of Billy J 's basement breadth of echos and loft filling resonant rhythms making Color War [...]
Frank Yang Words to go with the first afternoon spent in sunny Austin can be found over here . Blouse - Portland dream-pop outfit indebted to the '80s who released their self-titled debut last Fall and will be at The Garrison on May 5 opening for Bear In Heaven . Photos: Blouse @ Shangri-La - March 14, 2012 MP3: Blouse - "Into Black" Video: Blouse [...]
"In their eyes I would be strange and ragged and like the prophet who has walked across the land to bring the dark word the only word I had was 'wow'." - Kerouac The greatest spectacle in music (I've heard they have movies too) has just wrapped up and for all it's brilliance and mind [...]
Frank Yang As something of a SXSW veteran - eight years, now - one thing I try to explain to the newbs heading down to the big Texan throwdown is that there's simply so much happening at any given time that it's a mathematical certainty that you're missing something great. So don't sweat it, enjoy what you're at and don't try to do too much or it will cost you not far down the road. I think it's good advice, and for the first proper day of the festival, it's advice I probably should [...]
[Photos by acidjack] Since we last checked in with Widowspeak at our CMJ Day Party, their star has only continued to rise. It's always a good sign when, months after a band's initial record release (and therefore, the peak in the PR hype cycle) their shows are more crowded than they were then. This Saturday night, Glasslands was completely packed-to-the-rafters sold out, which always gives this venue great energy. Clearly, Widowspeak has been busy since the release of their eponymous debut album on Captured Tracks . This show found [...]
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There are many times when it's wonderful to live in New York City, yet few times are quite as amazing as these next fews weeks, a time when tons and tons of amazing bands come through town before they make their way down to Austin, Texas for SXSW . It does make sense, what better way to build up some hype before the year's most important music festival/conference than playing shows in New York City? With Tennis , Body Language , School of Seven Bells , Stepdad , Craig Finn , [...]
Beach Fossils @ Mercury Lounge in 2011 ( more by Diana Wong ) Widowspeak , in case you missed the post we updated , have a show coming up at Glasslands with Mac DeMarco (who opens for Beach Fossils at Music Hall of Williamsburg), but first you can catch them with Dum Dum Girls at Maxwell's tonight (2/11). And it turns out Music Hall of Williamsburg and SXSW (with Widowspeak) aren't Beach Fossils ' only upcoming [...]
Indie bands with conspicuous reverences for '60s girl groups started to bore me six months ago, but DUM DUM GIRLS more than justified their continued existence Wednesday night at the Paradise.... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
Mr B's weekly Sunday doze of chill loving, for the late evening hours - Enjoy! The Bees, Winter Rose - Nicolas Jaar Remix Download here (Right Click, Save As). Tino, Sympathetic Vibrations Dub Download here (Right Click, Save As). Balam Acab, Oh Why - BΔSSCULT Remix Download here (Right Click, Save As). Intrusion, Tswana Dub (Brendon [...]
Será el 10 de marzo cuando se lleve a cabo la tercera edición del Festival Nrmal en la ciudad de Monterrey. Una de las características principales de este festival es su enfoque en actos nuevos y alternativos, reuniendo lo mejor de la escena nacional y también bandas internacionales. La ubicación exacta es: Alianza Francesa de Monterrey, Ignacio Morones Prieto 502 Pte., Del Valle, San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León. La admisión cuesta $400 en preventa y $450 en la taquilla el día del evento. Hasta el momento este es el lineup, que [...]
Better late than never.....Mr B's chill selection on a Monday. Widowspeak, Wicked Game Download here (Right Click, Save As). Thom Yorke, Stuck Together Download here (Right Click, Save As). Wagawaga, PhoolChatti - Lulu Rouge Edit Download here (Right Click, Save As). Francoise Hardy, Only Friends Download here (Right Click, Save As). Spejderrobot, Mener Du Dub [...]
this was supposed to be a list of only five albums, but there were three or four albums that i couldn't decide on for number 5, so naturally the list expanded to ten. 10. widowspeak widowspeak captured tracks, november 15, 2011 "puritan" an album [...]
Song: "In The Pines" Artist: Widowspeak There's happiness to be found in quiet introspection, even the kind bordering on sadness. This song validates that observation, for me. Picture yourself in a snowy cabin, maybe on a skiing trip with some friends. Your legs are sore from a full day of shooshing and telemarking, and you're stretched out on your side on a leather sofa, staring out the window as the darkness settles in. The backyard has a view of the mountain in the distance, a white peak peering over the tops of the tall evergreens [...]
Tweet I'm not sure how this Brooklyn trio calling themselves Widowspeak managed to elude me in 2011. Almost obsessively I mined the internet for interesting new sounds but these guys (and girl) somehow slipped through the cracks. It's a mistake that's easy to make in this day and age and luckily it only takes an errant mouse-click or two to correct. The track 'Puritan' is immensely likable from the very first chord. A clean, deep guitar sound, some simple kick [...]
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