{"id":1550,"date":"2021-11-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sofarsoundsblo.wpengine.com\/blog\/articles\/5-nyc-artists-that-dazzle-us\/"},"modified":"2021-11-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T00:00:00","slug":"5-nyc-artists-that-dazzle-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/5-nyc-artists-that-dazzle-us","title":{"rendered":"5 NYC Artists that Dazzle Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York City is home to more than 8 million people\u2013\u00a0thousands of them being wildly talented artists. While the list of musicians we love could go on and on (and on, seriously), here are just a few of the NYC-based performers from our Sofar community that we\u2019ve been particularly dazzled by. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. Abir<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The NYC-based (via-Morocco) artist lit up the Library with her performance of \u201cYoung and Rude\u201d. With just a simple riff from the guitar and bass, Abir brought quick verses and arching big chorus moments, delivering a power-pop show. <\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uBQ2922_3Ts\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<h2><strong>2. Sabrina Song<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We loved Sabrina\u2019s performance from 2020, a simple melancholy ballad padded in hushed harmonies and lonesome piano, doused in swirling blue light. The NYC artist just wrapped up at NYU\u2019s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music\u2013 she\u2019s studied and she\u2019s ready. <\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EuCr61cYHpo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<h2><strong>3. Odane Whilby<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Wind-swept, sonically wide songs that feel like an open horizon. The New Rochelle-based artist makes music that seems to speak the language of love\u2013 just ask recently engaged couple Sam and Nathalie, who asked him to serenade their proposal moment. <\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LMPitwTm7pU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<h2><strong>4. Rue Brown<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve had the privilege of seeing Rue Brown at Sofars multiple times, but one of our favorites is her performance of \u201cSugar Baby\/Make Me Smile\u201d. Born and raised in DC but now NYC-based, the artist delivers a multifaceted performance of storytelling woven into song. <\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Arns55IZe24\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<h2><strong>5. Elliot Moss<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The producer and songwriter mixes electric and organic tones into an electro-pop sound that feels like moody, slow steps. The NYC artist\u2019s songs have landed in a few TV shows which feels like a perfect fit\u2013 his music has a subtle, illuminating quality to it. <\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XcprMscuP84\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<p>Photo credit: Rue Brown, photo by Mark Cartier<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City is home to more than 8 million people\u2013\u00a0thousands of them being wildly talented artists. While the list of musicians we love could go on and on (and on, seriously), here are just a few of the NYC-based performers from our Sofar community that we\u2019ve been particularly dazzled by. 1. 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