Baskervilles

I picked up the Baskervilles' self-titled record a couple of years ago because I was intrigued by the group's impossibly upbeat, New York indie-pop sound (check out "Opening on Thompson"); plus, since I had never been to New York, the Baskervilles opened up what I would forever hold in my mind as the essence of the city. Later, when I did finally visit NYC, I took a picture of the Century 21 across from Ground Zero (I'd never heard of the store before) and hummed "Free Show in Battery Park" as I stood in line at the Circle Line Ferry.

Anyway, the Baskervilles are still awesome, and while they rarely, if ever, venture out of NYC, you can check out their new project at their website. Twilight 14 gives you a new single each month, with a sleeve designed by a "modern artist." No one ever said New York musicians didn't have no culture. Now if only I could make it to the Big Apple for the Popfest...