Twin Wave, Heavy Lights, Joy Classic

Formed in 2013, Brooklyn-based Twin Wave first unleashed their unique blend of psych-pop via their debut single "Relapse" and subsequent self-titled EP out last year, making a splash with sets at the New Music Seminar, MTV's O Music Awards, and NYC's CMJ Festival as part of the Deli Magazine's showcase.

Earmilk described their EP as, "a blend of psych-rock fused with R&B & pop vocals, layered with soothing percussion that creates an intoxicatingly meditative vibe," while the Wild Honey Pie cited them as "multi-faceted and engrossing, taking the listener through an expanded sonic territory." Get lost in Twin Wave's energy and intoxicating live show, and look for new music coming in 2015.


As strong in their live shows as they are in their recordings, Heavy Lights is a rare breed of (beyond proficient) DIY home studio engineers which consistently kills every single one of their live performances. Heavy Light's mature songwriting and arrangements move beyond standard rhythms and chord progressions offering a complexity that draws us in, urging us to pay stricter attention, wanting more, driving us on.


Heavy Lights, through the course of their songs, strategically add elements that keep our ears constantly on their toes: interesting melodies, big vocals that become dreamy when accompanied by compelling harmonies and synth, warm electric guitar tones which offer unexpected (and at times, heartbreaking) chord changes, anticipation-building rhythms, and riveting bass lines. These elements entice the ear, engage us.

Their songs aren't simple, but they are easy to consume. Not in a lowest-common-denominator sort of way, but because they are performed, arranged, and mixed masterfully. The listener can just sit back, relax, and enjoy each beautiful auditory element, one after another, in perfectly-strategized succession.


A dreamy, psychedelic groove shack band from Baltimore, MD.