Listen to just 'Show Me All The Sounds You Know,' and you might mistakenly think Idgy Dean's (who placed at #98 in our recent Best of NYC poll for emerging artists) only weapons are her positive energy and beautifully sultry voice. But stick around for harder-hitting songs like 'Bang Bang Sun' and ‘Lung’ and you'll soon discover some of the depths to this roaring personality. Like a cross between tune-yards and Marnie Stern, Dean's vocals soar over a backdrop that can include anything from her tympani drum and electric guitars, to double-tracked vocals that surround and pulse through your skin with a physical energy too dynamic to ignore.

See her when she plays at Big Snow on April 15th with Howth. - Mike Levine