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indie pop,
britpop, lo fi
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orchestral
pop, lounge pop
mellow core
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avant
indie, post rock
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indie
rock
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post
punk, noise rock
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alt
rock, power pop,
emo
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garage,
punk, glam + other revivals
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alt
folk, alt soul,
rootsy pop, folk rock
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songwriters
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Best of NYC 2009 - List of Jurors and Writers
We would like to say a big "Thank You" to all the jurors who helped us, with their vote, compile the list of The Deli's Year End Best of NYC Emerging Artists.
List of Jurors (in random order): John Donohue (The New Yorker) - Daniel Givens (Other Music) - Claire McNamara (Oh My Rockness) - Frank Garcia (Union Pool) - DJ MOJO - Andy Bodor (Cake Shop) - Doug DeFalco (Southpaw) - Pianos Talent Buyers - Darrell McNeill (BAM) - Jack McFadden (The Bell House/Union Hall) - Max Brennan (Lit Lounge) - Tammy Sprinkle (Soundfix) - Karen Soskin (East Village Radio) - Jessica Dessner (Sycamore) - Matt Tyson (Earfarm.com) - Nora Walker (I Rock I Roll Blog) - Christopher R. Weingarten (1,000 times yes) - Marc Hutner (Ascap) - Brandon Haas (BMI) - Jamie Dominguez (SESAC) - Trevor Silmser (The Studio at Webster Hall).
The following Deli writers cast their vote as well: Andrew Spaulding, Erin O'Keefe, Nancy Chow, Paul Dunn, Ryan Henriquez, Liz Schroeter, Simon Heggie, Nicholas Palumbo, Joe Coscarelli, Lauren Piper, Charles Davis, Lindsey Goetz, Chloe Schildhouse.
Thank you to all the bands who participated to our poll either by submitting to the open contest or be simply being selected, and thanks to all the fans and Deli readers that animated our fans' poll.
NYC Deli Editor in Chief Paolo De Gregorio also voted as part of the jury (we don't really need to thank him, as he's writing this!). Many other scene makers and Deli writers were asked to vote and - for a reason or another - they didn't; we point this out because we want you all to realise that also this element (the missing votes) had a crucial influence on the results.
The Deli's Staff
Published on January 20, 2010
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January 2012
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Night Manager
Ghost
This might sound kind of trite, but imagination is one of the most crucial deciding factors that makes us pay attention to music we get introduced to. This is a quality that is definitely not missing from Night Manager's music, lead singer Caitlin Seager's melodies in particular. The Brooklyn via Paris/San Francisco band offers some of the most refreshingly catchy pop lines we heard in a long time. The gorgeous single "Ghost" (streaming here) is a glorious melange of genres, somewhat reminiscent of the carefully constructed songs from The Throwing Muses' pop masterpiece "The Real Ramona" - one of the most underestimated pop album of the 90s. Unpredictable melodies blending Cocteau Twins' heavenly beauty and The Beach Boys' harmonizing mastery, float on top of what could be described as a grunge-style track, although drenched in reverb and filtered through the NYC DIY sound of the new millennium, with all its homages to the new wave and the garage sound of the 60s. But the sonic character of the track is kind of contingent here, because the actual song is so good that it would work in any instrumental context. The other two tracks on the 7" (the band's third release), present a similar recipe, with a heavier influence of the 60's surf pop element, which awakens comparisons to west coast breakout band Best Coast.- PDG
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