FEATURED: The L Magazine's 8 NYC Bands to Watch in 2008

Photo: Zandy Mangold
This week's issue of NYC nightlife paper The L Magazine is their annual "NYC Bands You Need To Hear" issue, with bands like Team Robespierre and This Is Ivy League heading the new wave of NYC-based indie bands. Of the eight bands mentioned in the article, two have already been given the official RCRD LBL seal of approval--indie pop/twee legends-in-the-making The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and post-punk outfit Violens. Check out the awesome article and photoshoot below, as well as some choice downloads.
Download: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - A Teenager in Love
Download: Violens - Violent Sensation Descends
Related RCRD LBL Posts
- FEATURED: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
- DOWNLOAD: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - A Teenager in Love
- DOWNLOAD: The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Young Adult Friction
- CMJ: DOWNLOAD: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Everything With You + Come Saturday
- FEATURED: Violens play tonight with Yeasayer and MGMT