To all who are feeling down right now, get that frown off your face: It’s time to get happy, Late Cambrian is here! John N. Wlaysewski (guitars, vocals), O (keyboards, vocals) and Nunzio Moudatsos (bass, vocals) are a band that needs no convincing of how great things are. From the crashing rock theatrics of ‘Ryan Gosling,’ to the dance-ready ‘The Year I Cut The Cable’ on their latest record “Peach,” the good times are here right now... and dammit... they’re here to stay. Think of a much more optimistic Strokes, or a less French Phoenix, and you’re close to the sound of this excitable trio. After winning our Best of 2013 Readers' Poll they'll be playing our B.E.A.F./Northside 'Everything Stage' at The Silent Barn on Sunday June 15.

Links: Read Mike Levine's Interview with Late Cambrian

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

Anyone with reservations about how awesome this year is going to be, need look no further than Late Cambrian. A band that needs no convincing of how great things are. From the crashing rock theatrics of 'Ryan Gosling,' to the dance-ready 'The Year I Cut The Cable,' the good times are here right now... and dammit... they're here to stay. Think of a much more optimistic Strokes, or a less French Phoenix, and you're close to the sound of this excitable trio. Late Cambrian is all this and more, and just might make you smile too. Check out their popular track from Converse Rubber Tracks, 'Walk of Shame,' below. Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

We keep churning out results from the open submissions for our Best of NYC 2013 Poll for Emerging Artists - here are the winners for the ALT ROCK.

When we say Alt Rock - by the way - we mean punchy rock music that's melodic and inspired to the alternative rock music of the 80-90s, from Aerosmiths to Pearl Jam and Weezer.

Total submissions in this category: 37

Artists Qualified to the next stage (Readers' Poll, starting around 01.15):

1. Spirit Animal - 8.16 (out of 10)
2. PUSHMETHOD - 7.33
3. Late Cambrian - 7
3. Active Bird Community - 7

Honorable Mentions (scores above 6)
Raccoon Fighter, Watermelon, Von Shakes, The Bushwick Hotel, The Como Brothers Band, Dirty River, Gillian, Butchers of Sky Valley, Ceramics, Grand Electric, Revolving One, Slim Wray, STRNGRS.

Jurors: Quang Tran (Deli Philly), Terra James Jura (Deli Nashville), PDG (Deli NYC)

Stay tuned for more results, and then for the readers' poll!

The Deli's Staff

The entire universe often wonders what the difference is between Alt Rock and Indie Rock. Here at The Deli we call "Alt" that kind of Rock music that's inspired to a more classic concept of Rock'n'Roll or Pop-Rock, or any rock genre that was commercially successful before the aughts - think about bands reminiscent of anything from Led Zeppeling to Aerosmith, Weezer or Nirvana. While Indie Rock tends to be a little more experimental and dark, Alt Rock is (at least in our vocabulary) more traditional and a little more accessible - without being just "pop".

Total submissions in this category: 38

Artists Qualified to the Poll's Next Stage (starting around 01.15):

1. Apollo Run - 7.66 (out of 10)
2. BLACK TAXI - 7.33

Honorable Mentions (scores above 6.5):

Outernational, Late Cambrian, Viva Mayday, Wyldlife, Only Living Boy, Von Shakes, Raccoon Fighter, The Clox, Noble Hunter.

Jurors: Michelle Turner (Deli Nashville), Brandi Lukas (Deli Contributor), QD Tran (Deli Philly) 

The Deli's Staff