If we may be so bold as to introduce Motive’s new EP, It’s Illicit. This EP reflects the surreal experiences Lead vocalist Nick Wold, bassist Andrew McGovern, guitarist David Leondi and drummer Chris Bagamery garnered leaving jazz behind in Seattle for Brooklyn’s indie music scene. With lyrics ambivalent to the realities of a twentysomething existence and a Strokes-worthy dirty rock grit, these tracks cement Motive as a true Brooklynite sound.

Charlene Kaye is not your typical singer songwriter. Her hit song “Animal Love” crosses more genres than a Girl Talk album. With a burgeoning career and growing fandom, Kaye takes her orchestral chamber pop sound on tour this Spring with Alexz Johnson.  Here we explore the influences behind her dynamic sound from the folk sound of a banjo to the artistic merit of 80’s pop performance

Twelv considered hundreds of bands before deciding which to include in issue 2. As a New York based magazine, Twelv is always on the hunt for emerging music talent in the New York area. When our editor in chief spotted Motive, he knew this dirty-rock band from Brooklyn was fit for Twelv.

Her name means nothing to most Americans, but Paloma Faith has the spirit of fame. Her burlesque theater pop has already attained star status in her native UK, and just recently hooked the attention of American music luminary, LA Reid. Last Wednesday night, a swarm of music biz insiders entered a private, promotional performance at Manhattan’s Edison Ballroom with the hopes of sucking up the next big starlet from across the shore. By the end of the night, it seemed a mystery that Paloma Faith had been silent to the Americas before now.

Five hundred anxious New Yorkers stretched down blocks of Franklin Street last night – and not just for the complimentary booze. The free beer that awaited them inside was only a perk of the free, public concert experience a la Brooklyn’s House of Vans. Every few weeks of summer, this hollowed-out, white washed garage in hippest-of-them-all Greenpoint becomes a hub for young music lovers to dress up, drink up, and groove to their favorite new bands.