To 'Die' for

 

Brooklyn-based band Nine Perfect Lives, featuring Helena Straight and Stella Wave from the on-hiatus Hello Mary, have released their debut single, "Die," along with a new video. 

The release follows the band's signing with London-based label AD 93. (Pitchfork's 2025 label of the year.) 

We caught the band, also featuring Cooper Ladomade of Rocket and musician/audio technician Jeanne Hill, at Irving Plaza in May, just four shows into their existence. Stacie Joy photographed a set filled with swirling guitars, distortion and sharp pop melodies.

At a crossroads

 

Radio Free Alice headlines the free Show Brain Halloween show tomorrow afternoon in Tompkins Square Park. What's In Between, the Australian band's debut album, came out today.

The above video is for "The Intersection," which gives you a good idea of their '80s-inspired jangle-pop sensibilities.

Forever now

 

Here's a great new single from Nabihah Iqbal, a musician, writer and DJ from London who also lives in the East Village. 

As she explained, "It's a song about the happiness of friendship, and it really is about all my best friends and all the good times now and forever!" 

Catch her live next Saturday night (Oct. 31!) at Night Club 101 on Avenue A.

And keep an eye out for more new music as she recently signed with a new label, Ghostly. 

Murky Rising summons a ‘Little Spectre’

 

Former East Village and Lower East Side resident Murky Rising released the video this week for "Little Spectre," the first single from the Brooklyn-based musician's upcoming debut album.

The video was shot on a modified camcorder using practical effects, handmade costumes and found locations. Murky Rising designed the creature featured in the video through their jewelry and armor project, Cyb3rW3nch, and also handled the editing.

The full release, Time Captcha, is due out on Oct. 29.

A heart in winter

 

Brooklyn’s Pippy released one of my favorite records of the year with their self-titled album. 

They're on the bill tomorrow (Oct. 10) for the free Seaport Music Festival at Fulton and Water streets. The music runs from 3-10 p.m. (Pippy's set time is 4:40, though subject to change.) 

The above video is for "Angelina." 

 (And see Pippy in Tompkins from July here.)

Destination 'Abomination'

 

EVG faves Osees — also one of the best live bands — are coming back to the area... playing Warsaw on Oct. 24-25. 

The video is from the 2025 release Abomination Revealed at Last... the track is "Abomination," which Osees leader John Dwyer called "a love letter to Dr. Strangelove." (Will there ever be a love letter to "Digger"?) 

The video also features Troma Entertainment founder Lloyd Kaufman.

Rebounder gets down with 'Downtown People'

 

Rebounder is looking downtown for its first full-length album. 

The NYC band has announced Downtown People, a collection of songs about downtown life, romance and what the group describes as "overt gentrification." 

The album's first single and title track, "Downtown People," is out now, along with a music video filmed around the city. 

Rebounder will celebrate the release of Downtown People with a show at Night Club 101, 101 Avenue A, on Nov. 6, the day the album arrives.

Chilly scenes of Winter

 

A little blast of Winter as we head into fall... "nicotine" is a new collaboration between the Brooklyn-based Winter and Eyedress ... taken from Winter's EP out today — "Romantix Mixtape."

Fall classic

 

Getting a jump on the fall here... plus, Billie Holiday's "Autumn in New York" seemed like the right selection for today...

Dear Diary

Photo from Tompkins in July by Stacie Joy 

The debut LP from NYC-based Diary arrives today... we love their first single, "Keep Comin' Up" ... and enjoyed seeing them live in Tompkins this past July. 

The video below is for "Drive It" ...

   

 Diary's record release show is out at Union Pool on Sept. 12.

Passion in motion

 

Earlier today, the booyah! kids released a video with their latest cover ... a jaunty take on Drake's "Passionfruit." 

It's a fun video with impressive dance moves by vocalist (and EV native) Emma Lee. 

You have a chance to catch the booyah! kids when they headline Night Club 101 on Avenue A on Sept. 26. 

Previously on EV Grieve: 

• Sunday afternoon with the booyah! kids in Tompkins Square Park

State of 'Independence'

 

We're sharing another video/single from Pretty Sick's upcoming album, Anarchy. 

Check out the above clip for "Hyper Independence."

On the Case

 

For this Friday at 5, we have LILAC, the artist name of East Village-based independent musician Lilac Emery-Haynes. 

LILAC recently released her debut EP, Nutcase, and filmed her first music video in Tompkins Square Park. 

Check out the above title track...

Along for the ride

 

NYC's the booyah! kids are on the Sunday afternoon schedule for this weekend's Show Brain Fest in Tompkins Square Park. 

The trio just released this video today for "rwm," from their upcoming covers EP. (This is a cover of Nelly's "Ride Wit Me.")

Growing Pains

 

Pretty Sick, an EVG fave, has a new video out for the single "City Kid" ... from the band's upcoming album Anarchy.

Bonny asks, 'What Are You Doing?'

 

Bonny is a three-piece whose psych-tinged sound is fueled by dual lead vocals and classic-rock influences. 

The NYC band is up first tomorrow afternoon (1:55 pm) on the latest Show Brain bill in Tompkins Square Park. 

The video here is for "What Are You Doing?"

The 'Silent" treatment

 

The debut EP from Mouth Ulcers, a London-based four-piece, delivers a strong set of dark, gothic-tinged tracks. 

The video here is for "Silent Pictures."

Listening to it, it's easy to imagine Dave Kendall introducing the band on "120 Minutes" back in the day before sending viewers down another post-punk rabbit hole. RIP Dave.

Keep Comin' Up (to Tompkins Square Park)

 

Ahead of Sunday afternoon's free Show Brain concert in Tompkins Square Park, here's the new video from NYC's Diary. 

The band recently announced its debut album, Spiral Bound (out Sept. 4 via Kanine Records), and "Keep Comin' Up" offers an early taste of its mix of garage rock, psychedelic pop and infectious hooks.

Diary is expected to play from 3:35 to 4:10 p.m. 

Sands of time

 

The second record from Soft Palms — the wife-husband duo of Julia Kugel and Scott Montoya — came out on June 19... the above track is for the dream poppy "Garbage in the Sand." 

They'll be live at TV Eye in Ridgewood on Aug. 24.

A little hell-raising from the Dollheads

 

If you're planning on going to the free Show Brain show in Tompkins Square Park tomorrow, consider arriving early for the first band (roughly 1:50 p.m.).

The Dollheads are a sibling trio from Las Vegas making a name for themselves on the punk scene. 

Check out the video here for "See you in Hell."