Friends

Issue #30: Lucius, Widowspeak, Friends, Caveman

cover image link: 
http://nyc.thedelimagazine.com/pdf

 

Spring 2012 Issue

This is The Deli's Best
of NYC issue 2012!
Read it here.

July 03, 2012    

Weekly Feature: Best of NYC #4: Friends

In an era when zealous music blogs compete to be the first to unearth potential new stars, the spotlight often seems to fall on young musicians who’ve done little more than strum a few simple guitar chords in their bedroom and upload the recordings to Bandcamp or Soundcloud. Take Brooklyn band Friends. Having not yet put out a release longer than a single, the five-piece has still garnered much positive attention from seemingly every online music resource, as well as mainstream press exposure from The New York Times and The Guardian among others. The group was even named one of NME’s Top 50 Artists of 2011, was nominated for BBC’s “Sound of 2012” poll, and placed 4th on The Deli's Best NYC emerging Artists of 2011 Poll. Having captured the imagination of critics and fans despite a limited output, Friends have actually moved beyond the whispers of being an Internet buzz band to one riding a huge wave of excitement and positivity. - Read Dean Van Nguyen's full feature on the band here.

April 20, 2012    

New Single by Friends: “Mind Control”, album "Manifest" out on June 4

To keep the buzz up about the upcoming release of their debut album due on June 4th, Friends just released this new single entitled "Mind Control". The band is on tour right now, and there's no NYC show in sight.

April 11, 2012    

Best NYC Emerging Indie Bands of 2012: Caveman, Lucius, Widowspeak, Friends, Monogold

  Best NYC Emerging Artists of 2012
 [NYC Scene Blog HERE - NYC Web Buzz Indie Charts HERE]
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CAVEMAN

Placing at #55 in our previous Best NYC for Emerging Artists Poll, Caveman in one year grew their reputation the old fashioned way, earning their fans one by one, with their songs and live shows. Heading to SXSW 2012, they are now one of the most blogged emerging artists out there (with the only exception of Pitchfork, which still has to review their stunning debut "CoCo Beware").

You can read the cover feature we gave this band back in the summer of 2011 here.

LUCIUS

Lucius

The two singers from Lucius are a dangerous tag team, sounding powerful without becoming overbearing, tender without becoming too cutesy. Meeting while in college at Boston before traveling to live in Bushwick, they must know each other well, as their voices work together in an uncannily close relationship.

Lucius will be featured in the Spring 2012 NYC issue of The Deli, you can read an interview from 2011 here.

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WIDOWSPEAK

Widowspeak

Captured Tracks' most mellow signee, Widowspeak is also the band with the most potential in that lo-fi leaning roster. The band emanates a strange beautiful mysterious nostalgia that lingers deep within old souls. Their music is unobtrusive — it takes its time and slowly Molly Hamilton’s vocal melodies seep through Robert Thomas’ searing leads and Michael Stasiak’s steady groove. Old musical acquaintances from Tacoma, Washington, Micheal Stasiak and Molly Hamilton decamped to New York after a label they contributed to fell apart. Many moons later Michael urged Molly—who had little faith in her electric guitar skills and showmanship—to acquire a used Dan Electro and start writing songs.

Read an interview from 2011 here.

 

 

  
The Deli's Year End Polls' Sponsors

 
NYC POLL FULL RESULTS
 
Artist
J
OS
W

F
TOTAL
 
1
Caveman
13
2
 
0.023
15.023
2
 Lucius
4
 
2
3
9
icon
3
 Widowspeak
6
 
2
0.012
8.012
icon
4
 Friends
7
 
 
0.015
7.015
icon
5
 Monogold
4
1
1
0.128
6.128
icon
6
 Ski Lodge
6
 
 
0.003
6.003
icon
7
 Big Wilson River
3
2
 
0.234
5.234
icon
8
 Ava Luna
3
 
2
0.014
5.014
icon
9
 The Denzels
5
 
 
0.009
5.009
icon
10
 Apollo Run
3
 
1
0.203
4.203
icon
11
 Kung Fu Crimewave
3
 
1
0.101
4.101
icon
12
 Tall Tall Trees
3
1
 
0.077
4.077
icon
13
 Ambassadors
3
 
1
0.033
4.033
icon
14
 Fort Lean
4
 
 
0.013
4.013
icon
15
 Arms
3
 
1
0.007
4.007
icon
 
 Grassfight
1
3
 
0.007
4.007
icon
17
 Body Language
4
 
 
0.005
4.005
icon
18
 Stephie Coplan &...
 
1.5
 
2.5
4
icon
19
 Starlight Girls
 
1.5
2
0.007
3.507
icon
20
 Hurrah! A Bolt of...
 
2
1
0.239
3.239
icon
21
 Black Taxi
 
2
1
0.052
3.052
icon
22
 A$AP Rocky
3
 
 
0.041
3.041
icon
23
 The Can't Tells
3
 
 
0.017
3.017
icon
 
 Yellow Ostrich
2
 
1
0.017
3.017
icon
25
 Spirit Family Reunion
3
 
 
0.011
3.011
icon
26
 The Men
3
 
 
0.009
3.009
icon
27
 Diane Cluck
2
 
1
0.008
3.008
icon
 
 Zambri
3
 
 
0.008
3.008
icon
29
 Devin
3
 
 
0.007
3.007
icon
30
 North Highlands
2
 
1
0.006
3.006
icon
 
 Skaters
3
 
 
0.006
3.006
icon
32
 Hidden Fees
3
 
 
0.003
3.003
icon
 
 Illuminator
3
 
 
0.003
3.003
icon
34
 Brothers
1
 
 
2
3
icon
35
 The Bottom Dollars
 
1.5
1
0.113
2.613
icon
36
 Field Mouse
 
1.5
1
0.027
2.527
icon
37
 MiniBoone
 
1.5
1
0.008
2.508
  
38
 Futurist
 
1
 
1.5
2.5
icon
39
 Merrily & the Poison Orchard
 
1.25
 
1
2.25
icon
40
 Exemption
 
2
 
0.213
2.213
icon
41
 Mal Blum
 
1
1
0.196
2.196
icon
42
 Deathrow Tull
 
1
1
0.17
2.17
icon
43
 Snowmine
 
1
1
0.134
2.134
icon
44
 Clementine and the Galaxy
2
 
 
0.087
2.087
icon
45
 The Sneaky Mister
2
 
 
0.074
2.074
icon
46
 j.viewz
 
2
 
0.066
2.066
icon
47
 Reverend John DeLore
 
2
 
0.061
2.061
icon
48
 Robin Bacior
 
2
 
0.042
2.042
icon
49
 Firehorse
 
1
1
0.035
2.035
icon
50
 Brick & Mortar
2
 
 
0.03
2.03
icon
51
 Due Diligence
 
1
1
0.024
2.024
icon
 
 The Courtesy Tier
 
1
1
0.024
2.024
icon
53
 Bird Call
 
2
 
0.02
2.02
icon
54
 The Sway Machinery
 
2
 
0.011
2.011
icon
55
 Dive
2
 
 
0.008
2.008
icon
56
 The Beets
2
 
 
0.007
2.007
icon
57
 Slowdance
2
 
 
0.006
2.006
icon
58
 Dead Leaf Echo
 
1
1
0.005
2.005
icon
 
 Ice Choir
2
 
 
0.005
2.005
icon
 
 St. Lucia
2
 
 
0.005
2.005
icon
61
 Lady Lamb The Beekeeper
2
 
 
0.004
2.004
icon
62
 Lissy Trullie
1
 
1
0.004
2.004
icon
63
 Caged Animals
1
 
1
0.003
2.003
icon
64
 Coasting
2
 
 
0.002
2.002
icon
 
 Papertwin
2
 
 
0.002
2.002
icon
 
 Penguin Prison
2
 
 
0.002
2.002
icon
 
 Timeflies
2
 
 
0.002
2.002
icon
 
 Wise Blood
2
 
 
0.002
2.002
icon
69
 Superhuman Happiness
2
 
 
0
2
icon
70
 Tayisha Busay
 
1.5
 
0.052
1.552
icon
71
 Pass Kontrol
 
1.5
 
0.051
1.551
icon
72
 Thinning The Herd
 
1.5
 
0.048
1.548
icon
 
 Xenia Rubinos
 
1.5
 
0.048
1.548
icon
74
 Fall of the Albatross
 
1.5
 
0.011
1.511
icon
 
 Food Will Win the War
 
1.5
 
0.011
1.511
icon
76
 Chappo
 
1
 
0.289
1.289
icon
77
 Sinem Saniye
 
1
 
0.265
1.265
icon
78
 Motherfeather
1
 
 
0.153
1.153
icon
79
 My Pet Dragon
 
1
 
0.15
1.150
icon
80
 The Third Wheel Band
 
1
 
0.115
1.115
icon
81
 Cuddle Magic
1
 
 
0.085
1.085
icon
82
 Himalaya
 
1
 
0.077
1.077
icon
83
 The Stepkids
1
 
 
0.047
1.047
icon
84
 The Bandana Splits
 
1
 
0.041
1.041
icon
85
 Grace Weber
 
1
 
0.039
1.039
icon
86
 Indyns
 
1
 
0.038
1.038
icon
 
 Wazu
 
1
 
0.038
1.038
icon
88
 In One Wind
1
 
 
0.033
1.033
icon
89
 Oh Whitney
1
 
 
0.022
1.022
icon
90
 Ex Cops
1
 
 
0.019
1.019
icon
91
 Appomattox
 
1
 
0.017
1.017
icon
92
 Blonde Valhalla
 
1
 
0.015
1.015
icon
93
 Quilty
 
1
 
0.014
1.014
icon
 
 Twitchers
1
 
 
0.014
1.014
icon
  Young Boys
1
 
 
0.014
1.014
icon
96
 Nicholas Jaar
1
 
 
0.01
1.01
icon
97
 Babies
1
 
 
0.009
1.009
icon
98
 Fredericks Brown
1
 
 
0.008
1.008
icon
 
 Gross Relations
1
 
 
0.008
1.008
icon
 
 Idgy Dean
1
 
 
0.008
1.008
icon
 
 Psychobuildings
1
 
 
0.008
1.008
icon
102
 Yvette
 
1
 
0.007
1.007
icon
103
 OhNoMoon
1
 
 
0.005
1.005
icon
104
 Aaron Roche
1
 
 
0.004
1.004
icon
105
 Spanish Prisoners
 
1
 
0.003
1.003
icon
106
 Happy New Year
1
 
 
0.001
1.001
icon
107
 Motive
 
0.5
 
0.272
0.772
icon
108
 Bugs in the Dark
 
0.5
 
0.189
0.689
icon
Legend: J = Jury - OS = Open Submissions - W = Deli Writers - F = Fans

 

 

 
 

 

March 05, 2012