Brooklyn songwriter Mitski - our Record of the Month in November 2014 - just unveiled this new video for single 'Your Best American Girl,' featured in her fourth studio album 'Puberty 2,' released on June 17th on Dead Oceans. The Japanese-American artist will headline a US tour as a three piece in the summer, and play a few shows in Europe next week. The band's June 20th show at Bowery Ballroom is sold out, so you better get your tickets for the following NYC show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Juyly 27.

Deli Readers,

Our Best of NYC Poll for Emerging Artists has been - as usual - a lengthy and painstaking journey which took us through prairies of numbers, horizons filled with band names, and a dense, (mostly) joyous rain of music, but we have finally arrived at destination: we can announce the final results. This year we heave a very electric guitar heavy chart - at least for the top positions.

We are happy to announce that Porches is The Deli NYC's Emerging Artist of the Year, and will therefore grace the cover of the upcoming spring issue of The Deli. We've been fans of the band for a while now (their beautiful latest release "Slow Dance in the Cosmos" was our record of the month back in December 2013), and we'll take this opportunity to reveal that we actually offered them the cover of The Deli twice in the past 6 months, something that didn't materialize only because in both instances they couldn't play a show linked to the issue's launch. As they say, it was destined to happen!

Another recent Deli record of the month landed in second place: uber-talented solo indie rocker Mitski (a project we have a feeling will soon become a band, because, well... it sounds like a band!). Her 2014 record "bury me at makeout creek" reveals a multifaceted talent, but first and foremostly, great songwriting.

One of The Deli's staff's favorite genres - dream pop - gets on the podium thanks to guitarist and vocalist Drew Citron's brainchild Beverly, whose debut album "Careers" enjoyed the creative input of ubiquitous Brooklyn DIY scene talent Frankie Rose, who left the band shortly after the record was released (that's what ubiquitous musicians do!).

If you wonder how this chart came into existence, here is how it all went down: first, we let the local bands submit their music (for free), and got our Deli editors to pick the nominees. Then we polled a list of 15+ NYC scene expert (our jury) and asked them to nominate 3 more bands of their choice each. Then we polled our writers, then we polled our readers. We tried to keep things open for each single genre, from Indie Rock to Roots Music to Hip Hop.

If you are a geek interested in all the subtelties related to how this poll works, you can read its rules here (happy reading!). But if all you care about is the awesome new music NYC produced in the year 2013, this list is all you need. Enjoy!

BEST OF 2014 POLL FOR EMERGING NYC ARTISTS ****** FINAL RESULTS ******

ARTIST J OS W R TOT   1 Porches 10.5     0.026 10.526 2 Mitski 9.5     0.026 9.526 3 Beverly 4.5   2 0.015 6.515 4 Charly Bliss 6.5     0.008 6.508 5 Great Caesar 5.5     0.016 5.516 6 Tei Shi 4.5   1 0.015 5.515 7 Future Punx 4.5     0.184 4.684 8 Heeney 4.5     0.129 4.629 9 Sunflower Bean 4.5     0.002 4.502 10 Little Daylight 4.5     0.002 4.502 11 Sons of an Illustrious Father   2 2 0.108 4.108   Dead Stars   2 2 0.108 4.108 13 Winstons 1 3   0.026 4.026 14 STRNGRS   3 1 0.018 4.018   Ava Luna 3   1 0.018 4.018 16 Bluffing 3   1 0.017 4.017 17 Celestial Shore 1   3 0.003 4.003 18 Jeremy & the Harlequins   2   2 4   Mainland   3   1 4 20 Christie Belanger   3   0.559 3.559 21 Ellis Ashbrook 3     0.512 3.512 22 Frankie Cosmos 3.5     0.009 3.509 23 Yellerkin 3.5     0.002 3.502   Hiss Golden Messenger 3.5     0.002 3.502 25 The Fluids 2     1.5 3.5 26 The Landing   3   0.179 3.179   Lynette Williams 3     0.179 3.179 28 GRUMBY   3   0.151 3.151 29 Hey Anna   2 1 0.103 3.103 30 Late Cambrian 1 1.5   0.548 3.048 31 Bonsai   3   0.044 3.044 32 DREAMERS   1.5 1 0.535 3.035   Teen Commandments 3     0.035 3.035   Johnnie Lee Jordan   2 1 0.035 3.035 35 Feral Foster 3     0 3.34 36 Palberta 3     0.032 3.032 37 TOONS 3     0.011 3.011 38 Run the Jewels 3     0.01 3.01   Cricket Tell the Weather   3   0.01 3.01   Hector s Pets 3     0.01 3.01 41 Rocket & The Ghost 3     0.004 3.004   Psychic Twin 2   1 0.004 3.004   Nick Hakim 3     0.004 3.004 44 Howard   3   0.003 3.003 45 Public Access TV 2   1 0.002 3.002 46 Ryn Weaver 3     0.001 3.001   Morning Sun + The Essentials   3   0.001 3.001   Flagland 3     0 3.001 49 Pete Ayres Band   2   0.629 2.629 50 Animal Years 2     0.629 2.629 51 PC Worship 2     0.376 2.376   Jane Lee Hooker 2     0.376 2.376 53 Chargaux 2     0.369 2.369 54 BRAEVES   1.5   0.794 2.294 55 Big Neck Police 2     0.18 2.18 56 Throw Vision 2     0.153 2.153 57 Quitty and The Dont's 2     0.177 2.177 58 Every Flavor Weather Machine 2     0.117 2.117 59 KDH   2   0.116 2.116 60 Memorial Gore 2     0.102 2.102 61 Circus Life 2     0.092 2.092 62 Mike Wilson   2   0.064 2.064 63 Highly Suspect 2     0.048 2.048 64 BOROKO 2     0.039 2.039 65 Slothrust 2     0.011 2.011 66 Ratking 2     0.005 2.005   Parlour Tricks 2     0.005 2.005 68 The Prettiots 2     0.004 2.004   CLOUDER 2     0.004 2.004   Crying 2     0.004 2.004 71 MOTHXR 2     0.003 2.003 72 VÉRITÉ 2     0.002 2.002   Galcher Lustwerk 2     0.002 2.002   Jason Howell   2   0.002 2.002   Kiss Slash Crooked Smile 2     0.002 2.002 76 WET 2     0.001 2.001   Wonderful Humans   2   0.001 2.001   Belle Mare 2     0.001 2.001 80 Michael Daves  2     0 2.001 81 Big Huge  2     0 2 82 Viktor Longo   1.5   0.048 1.548   ONWE   1.5   0.048 1.548 84 The Cabana Kids   1.5   0.006 1.506   Exocomet   1.5   0.006 1.506 86 LAVACHILD   1.5   0 1.5 87 Pants Velour 1     0.475 1.475 88 Sly Moth 1     0.063 1.063   Z&A 1     0.063 1.063 90 Jack + Eliza 1     0.054 1.054 91 Modern Rivals 1     0.041 1.041 92 Blkkathy 1     0.021 1.021 93 Easterns Hollows 1     0.007 1.007 94 Canon Logic 1     0.006 1.006 95 Landlady 1     0.005 1.005 96 1-800-BAND 1     0.004 1.004 97 Bosco 1     0.003 1.003   Cantina 1     0.003 1.003   Kate Davis 1     0.003 1.003 100 Icewater 1     0.002 1.002 101 Your Old Droog 1     0.001 1.001 102 Fern Mayo 1     0 1   Black Diamondz 1     0 1 Legend: J = Jurors, W = Deli Writers, R = Deli Readers, OS = Open Submissions

Many Thanks to our Jurors: Alex Borsody (independent show organizer), Alex Rossiter (Webster Hall), Andy Bodor (Cake Shop), Ariel (Palisades), Billy Jones (Baby's All Right), Diane (Bowery Electric), Christina Cook (Sofar Sound), Clark (The Delancey), Eric Berrebbi (Arlene's Grocery), Eric Weiner (The Wild Honey Pie), Free Williamsburg, George Flanagan (Rough Trade NYC), Heath Miller (Webster Hall), Jacob Moyers (Cameo Gallery), Jaime Dominguez (SESAC), Jen Lyon (Bowery Electric), Lauren Beck (The L magazine), Matt Currie (Rockwood Music Hall), Matt McDonald (CMJ), Max Brennan (Lit Lounge), Mike Leonard (Bowery Presents), Nora dabdoub (Shea Stadium), Patrick McNamara (Oh My Rockness), Rami Haykal (Glasslands), Samantha Cox (BMI), Steven King (The Rock Shop), Steven Matrick (Pianos), Tim Maginnis (Ascap), Todd Abramson (Maxwells), Paolo De Gregorio (The Deli).

You can browse these artists in lists organized by genre here:
Alt Folk - Alt Rock - Electronic - Folk Rock/Americana - Hip Hop + Other - Indie Pop - Indie Rock - Psych Rock/Avant Indie - Revival Rock/Garage Rock - Songwriters/Rooty Pop.

Hope you'll find some awesome new artists you weren't aware of!

The Deli's Staff

In her third album "bury me at makeout creek," Brooklyn songwriter Mitski reveals a dual musical personality and a multi-faceted talent. Opener "texas reznikoff" presents us with what (deceptively) sounds like your regular, acoustic guitar armed singer songwriter, who gently sings about her wishes, her lovers and far away lands. It takes less than a minute and a half for that first impression to get completely subverted by a sudden build up of distorted guitars. The sonic saturation continues in the following track, the noise pop gem "townie," where Mitski sounds like a riot girl of the new millennium, crafting a beautifully tense melody, full of carefree lyrics, over an unrelenting carpet of fuzzy guitars and feedback. Following track "first love / late spring" take us back to the initial sparseness, introducing a very elegant, if not seductive melody, reminiscent of the crooning charmers of the '50s. A few tracks later, "jobless monday" doubles down on the crooner-pop influences, forging another incredibly beautiful vocal line. The rest of the record keeps dwelling between these recurrent extremes, revealing an artist who relies on her pop sensibility to allow her poetry to shine, while her instinctive, youthful angst leads her to reject anything that's too conventional or predictable. Many great records emerge from this kind of tension.

Don't miss the album's release party tonight at Silent Barn.

Sunday Video: "Townie" – Mitski from Rookie on Vimeo.

My Friday night was spent primarily at The Silent Barn (pictured) for the Miscreant and Father/Daughter Records showcase. I'll add that I spent all of the next day there as well; having spent the most time there than any venue, Silent Barn had my favorite bills of CMJ by far, and none of them were official. Although I was particularly exhausted that day/night and ended up leaving earlier than I would've liked, I did catch some great acts that I had been meaning to see for a while. I will say that this was a stacked bill, I'm only going to talk about a few of the bands that really stand out to me. - Keep reading Jake Saunders report of Day 4 of the CMJ Music Marathon 2014.