Formed in 2010 as Neighbors, Long Island's quartet NGHBRS changed their name the following year, and has since then been releasing various EPs, mixtapes, and now a full length album. They've garnered media attention for their creative use of social media in their video for 'Hold Up Girl' (30k+ views and counting) which shows the band in many 'viral' scenarios in an innovative format, and did very well in our Year End Best of NYC Poll for Emerging Artists, winning the Readers' Poll in the ALT ROCK/REVIVAL ROCK category. Their sound is a very digestible pop/rock blend, which would explain why they've been paired to open for such bands as Third Eye Blind and Matt & Kim.

On their latest effort 'Twenty One Rooms,' the bluesy title track (streaming) gives us a glimpse into their potential to really break out and rock a party, whather hosted in a venue or a packed arena, in ways early Pearl Jam and Soundgarden used to do. Ballads like 'Wake Me In the Morning' have a sound reminiscent of the English band Elbow. 'We Were Wolves' forms another pocket where NGHBRS can really shine, in which Ian Kenny's vocals are reminiscent of "Danger" Lewis from the Toadies. The track itself could easily be mistaken as a B-Side off of 'Possum Kingdom.'

On March 4th they'll be playing at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ. - Joey Fish

NYC Deli Readers,

The Deli's Best of NYC 2013 Readers and Fans' Poll for Emerging Artists is over, thanks to all those who cast their vote in support of the emerging local bands and artists in our list of nominees.

Congrats to Brooklyn's power pop trio Late Cambrian (pictured and streaming) for being The Deli Readers' Best Emerging NYC Artist of 2013!

Kudos also to Rap-Metal outfit PUSHMETHOD and lo-fi soul talent I/O (both bands spelled rigorously in all caps!) who placed second and third.

Here's this poll's top 15 chart, full results organized by genre can be found on the right hand side of this page.

BEST OF NYC 2013 - READERS' POLL RESULTS   Artists Reader Votes   1 Late Cambrian 1260 2 PUSHMETHOD 1037 3 I/O 813 4 NGHBRS 756 5 Whiskey Bitches 678 6 Active Bird Community 496 7 Dear Georgiana 482 8 Tall Tall Trees 417 9 Maginot 272 10 The Lovehowl 244 11 Stargazy 233 12 Twintapes 195 13 oddlogic 176 14 Bridget Davis + the Viking Kings 168 15  Belle Mare 132

MOST IMPORTANTLY THOUGH! Stay tuned for the composite chart, to be released soon, which will include the point nominees accumulated from the jurors and Deli writers' votes, and will crown The Deli's Best Emerging NYC Artist of 2013.

The Deli's Staff