Revival rock'n'roll bands aren't a rarity in NYC (or anywhere else in the US, for that matter), but it ain't easy to find one that's able to reinvent the genre without sounding irredeemably stuck in the past, while also tearing it on stage. Jeremy & The Harlequins pull off both feats with flair, alternating "purer" rocking tracks with others that introduce pop elements and more modern chord progressions, like "Remeber This," the titletrack and opening track of their new album. The band announced a two legged summer/fall tour - with the later dates as a support for Electric Six. You can catch them live at Brooklyn's Littlefield on October 2nd.

Deli Readers,

The Deli NYC's Best of 2014 Readers and Fans' Poll is over, thanks to all those who cast their vote in support of the emerging local bands and artists in our list of nominees. 

It was an epic battle until the last minute, but revival rock band Jeremy & The Harlequins managed to land on top of the list - we are sure Jeremy's crooning and wooing talent, as displayed in the streaming single below, greatly helped their cause.

Kudos also to The Fluids, a very new NYC indie rock band we blogged about just a few days ago, and the always great Mainland, a very talented and very young Brooklyn indie band that made waves in 2014.

Please stay tuned for the composite chart, to be released soon, which will include details about the point nominees accumulated from the jurors and Deli writers' votes, and will crown The Deli's Best Emerging NYC Artist of 2014.

Here is some music by the three bands that made the podium, and - below - the top 20 with links to each band's music.

1. Jeremy & The Harlequins

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2. The Fluids

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3. Mainland

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Here's this poll's top 10 chart, full results can be found here. 

BEST OF LA 2014 - READERS' POLL RESULTS   Artists Votes   1 Jeremy & the Harlequins 1417 2 The Fluids 1366 3 Mainland 1343 4 BRAEVES 794 5 Pete Ayres Band 646 6 Animal Years 629 7 Christie Belanger 559 8 Late Cambrian 548 9 DREAMERS 535 10 Ellis Ashbrook 512 11 Viktor Longo 488 12 Pants Velour 475 13 Jane Lee Hooker 376 14 Chargaux 369 15 The Landing 251 16 Sons of an Illustrious Father 198 17 Future Punx 184 18 Big Neck Police 180 19 Lynette Williams 179 20 Every Flavor Weather Machine 177

The Deli's Staff

The sweet, rebellious sentiment of yesteryear’s sound is alive Jeremy & The Harlequins’ new album, "American Dreamer," out Tuesday, February 10. The record, their follow-up to their self-titled EP, and debut full-length, is a raw continuation of their throwback rockabilly sound, with recurrent nods to everything from beach-rock slow jams to the rolling acoustic rhythms of Americana to dance hall swing tunes, all penetrated by Jeremy Fury’s even more heavily reverbed vocals, to give the ghostly effect of the past returning to present. The record starts with the previously released “Step into the Light,” perhaps a little more polished here, and each of the ensuing nine songs is a step further into rock ‘n roll history, and a more pronounced denunciation of modern conventions of music. The first single, “You’re My Halo” is a slow, dreamy rocker that shows the full extent of Fury’s vocal dexterity, belting out mid-range verses, entering into falsetto in the chorus, and even quieting down entirely to hush out some quiet love murmurs. Stream the full album below. – JP Basileo

Here are more results from the NYC Open Submissions for The Deli's Best of NYC Year End Poll for emerging artists. We are tackling now the entries in the REVIVAL ROCK/GARAGE ROCK category, genres that have seen a resurgence in NYC in the last few years.

Total submissions in this category: 23

Jurors: QD Tran (The Deli Philly), Jordannah Elizabeth (The Deli SF), Paolo De Gregorio (The Deli NYC).

Artists qualified to the next stage (i.e. the Readers' Poll, starting around 01.25):

1. Winstons - 7.33 (7.33 out of 10)

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2. Jeremy & the Harlequins (7)

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Honorable Mentions (score above 6.25):

WYLDLIFE, Whiskey Bitches, The Teen Age, The Bottom Dollars, Jane Lee Hooker, Carbon Mirage.

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More results coming soon, we are getting there!

The Deli's Staff

Nobody can underestimate the importance of CBGB's for the NYC music scene, and this year The Deli decided to take part in the festival that carries the venerable club's name with a bill of bands that rock in vintage ways. This show will also be our 40th issue's launch party!!

Check this out and do not miss! Here's the link to the CBGB's Festival, and here are the details of our show.

THE DELI’s 1st CBGB’S FEST SHOW!
Friday 10.10, Pianos, $10, 21+  

11:10 THE VEEVEES

10:20 JEREMY & THE HARLEQUINS

9:30 IMMIGRANT UNION (Brent from the Dandy Wharols)

8:40 HEAVY GLOW (Album Release)

7:50 HIGH WAISTED

7:00 BABY ACID