L Magazine's 8 NYC Bands You Need To Know

1. The Lisps
2. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
3. Famous Amos
4. This Is Ivy League
5. La Strada
6. Team Robespierre
7. High Places
8. Violens

I've know nothing about any of these bands, except This is Ivy League. I've just started listening to them and I really like them. They're made up of Ryland Blackinton and Alex Suarez from Cobra Starship. They have a soemwhat Belle & Sebastian feel.

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