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High Waisted’s Gear & Creative Process

The Brooklyn-based quartet High Waisted is a fierce garage pop band that dwells in sunshine surf vibes. Though they draw from the sound of the mid-'60s, the four musicians are fearless in their determination to put their own quirky spin on each one of their tunes. The band is fronted by the formidable…Click on the title for more

High Waisted’s Gear & Creative Process

The Sofas’ Pedals & Creative Process

This past summer of 2017, Brooklyn's The Sofas released their first single "Hum," which immediately resonated with oddball indie rock lovers and fans of those fuzzadelic records from the '90s bands like Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev were putting out early in their career. The band is about to release their debut full length "Chop Water"…Click on the title for more

The Sofas’ Pedals & Creative Process

Emi Nights’ (of Strawberry Runners) pedalboard

There’s a certain overarching sweetness that consumes the Denver/New York-based group, Strawberry Runners, but a close listen will reveal a far more complicated sound. The pop-driven arrangements and saccharine melodies support lyrics filled with darkness -a juxtaposition that's at once uplifting and upsetting. The band recently released a new EP…Click on the title for more

Emi Nights’ (of Strawberry Runners) pedalboard

Iris Lune – Gear & Creative Process

Born in Boston as the project of singer-songwriter Ella Joy Meir and guitarist and composer Asher Kurtz, Iris Lune is now a Brooklyn based quartet that plays expansive, mellow pop with ambient influences and jazzy inclinations. Their complex layered musical compositions had us itiching to learn a bit about their process and the array…Click on the title for more

Iris Lune – Gear & Creative Process

Poppies’ Pedals, Story & Creative Process

Poppies have managed to gain a generous following with their introspective, melodic sound. Singer/guitarist May's childlike, delicate vocals, perfectly blend with the band's enigmatic, dreamy instrumentals. We wanted to dig in to the band's sound and story, and fortunately for us May and Ian (guitar) were eager to talk to us a bit…Click on the title for more

Poppies’ Pedals, Story & Creative Process

Brooklyn band Birds talk about their Pedals

While the NYC scene seems to be crawling with psych bands, local rockers Birds tackle the genre in a way that sets them apart from the pack. Though the band is certainly taking cues from music of the past, their angular and distorted sliding guitars and bizarre vocal melodies suggest that…Click on the title for more

Brooklyn band Birds talk about their Pedals

Tucked just south of the Mexican border lies the town of Tijuana, a small city rich in history, that has made a name for itself in the States among the under-21 crowds craving some sanction-free fun, and, perhaps, among fans of the prominent brass band. But there's a new reason for…Click on the title for more

Pedal Manufacturer Profile: Paradox Effects

Morgan Delt’s Pedals & Synths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A95QBLePeFw LA-based Morgan Delt crafts acid-tinged tracks that are meant to be seen with your third eye. His music is blissful and hazy, with his soft vocals stretching across lush, textured instrumentals and sweet melodies. With such an expansive sound, we here at the Deli were curious about the kind of gear…Click on the title for more

Morgan Delt’s Pedals & Synths

Heaven’s Pedals & Creative Process

A staple of the NYC music scene, Brooklyn band Heaven play music that sits somewhere between shoegaze and psych sensibilities and produces songs that act as sonic love notes to both genres. Their mind bending tracks have the ability to sound vast, sweeping and decidedly, not of this earth. Being the word…Click on the title for more

Heaven’s Pedals & Creative Process

Mutoid Man’s Pedals & Creative Process

only way to get any gain was to pin every knob to 10 and strum the guitar as hard as possible - even then it provided soft gain at best. Several broken strings later, I'd managed to savesome paper route money and bought my first distortion pedal - the DOD American…Click on the title for more

Mutoid Man’s Pedals & Creative Process

The pedals of Electric Eye’s Øystein Braut – in 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9OU4f-hLSA You'll be hard pressed to find a current band that sounds more psychedelic than Electric Eye, but the Norwegian group throughout the years has evolved far beyond that genre's mind altering confines. The band incorporates spacey sounds and fuzzy drones paired against a slick classic rock aesthetic. With those thick,…Click on the title for more

The pedals of Electric Eye’s Øystein Braut – in 2017

Fruit & Flowers’ Gear & Creative Process

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTR246Km6co If you are feeling in the mood for surfy and grungey sonic fun, we've got a band for ya: they are called Fruit & Flowers and they hail from Brooklyn, NY. The four-piece is technically skilled, with fast-paced and fleshed-out guitar parts (as heard in tracks like “Pick Fairy”)…Click on the title for more

Fruit & Flowers’ Gear & Creative Process