Concert / Rock & Jazz The tellers + natureboy

THE TELLERS have got instant pop tunes, acoustic laidback ballads (their trademark already), rock songs too, groovy numbers, daring arrangrments and absolute lo-fi sound sometimes You can hear the faraway echoes of the Kinks, Jonathan Richman, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, the Clash, the Mamas & Papas, Syd Barrett or Blur…After the release of their album ​‘Hands Full Of Ink’ they were asked to do ​‘Rock Palast’ in Germany and ​‘Taratata’ in France, they were also in Les Inrockuptibles’s readers top 5 and an australian bank just chose to use their song ​‘More’ for their TV ad campaign. NATUREBOY, the musical project of Sara Kermanshahi, has been leaving local music fans in a state of aural bliss for the past few months. From a slew of packed Brooklyn loft shows to an intimate candle-lit performance at Bushwick’s Eastern District during the neighborhood arts festival, Natureboy’s fragile-yet-powerful folk and pop songs have transfixed everyone. Each song is a bittersweet slice of longing, laced with Sara’s ethereal and wholly unique vocal delivery (it’s hard to think of another artist who sounds quite like her), and the atmospheric instrumentation of her backing band (Cedar Apffel and Rory O’Connor). A recently recorded self-titled album is available on iTunes and you can head to the Myspace and give a listen to the poignant slow build of ​“Famous Sons” or the melancholic ​“Heart to Fool.” If you like what you hear make sure to check out a show — the visceral live experience of Natureboy will only make you appreciate the music even more. ‑Bill Dvorak