NewVillager
New York City, New York, United States
Music
The best kept secret in music
Press
"Listen to “Rich Doors” and feel the weight of a snowy world lift from your shoulders. Watch as your feet start to tap and your hips sway gently from side to side. Feel the love as a smile glides across your face. Wonder is this what they’re spinning on daytime radio on Venus. Think about what tomorrow might sound like." - Jim Carroll - Irish Times
"NewVillager, who recently played with Brooklyn dream-weavers High Places, can be forgiven a little bravado-- especially when it's sort of justified. "Rich Doors" starts with clanging Hot 97 percussion and shape-shifting electronics, then drags the whole thing through drifting, effects-soaked translucence. The bright earworm of a melody reminds of nothing so much as (sorry) "Truly Madly Deeply", but the production is, well, "rich" enough you can forget I ever said that." - Pitchfork - Pitchfork
"thumping"! "mantra"! "tribal"! "percussion"! "cascading"! "very, very"! "Bi-coastal duo"! "bang"! "brawny"! "pop"! You wish"! "fangs"! "sharper"! - Rolling Stone
Discography
Still working on that hot first release.
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Bio
NewVillager is the musical project of Ben Bromley and Ross Simonini, two musicians and singers who have been making music together, on and off, for close to a decade. Their sound has been called “new pop” and amalgamates elements of dance, hip-hop, afro-pop, dancehall, reggaeton, Arabic pop, and old-fashioned folk songwriting. Their live show blends light, film, props, and their tours often include collaborations with writers, filmmakers, and artists. In 2009, they will release their first full-length album and will apply for non-profit status as artistic project.
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