It's that time of year in New York again. It gets dark early, it's always cold, and if you're lucky, you can even walk home from the subway during a "Wintry Mix" (srsly weather.com, I have yet to meet someone that knows what that means!)

Such is not a good climate to see live music. Tis the season to snuggle up with your Netflix queue rather than wait in line to see a band.

But there was one anomaly last December that made me want to brave whatever daunting weather conditions were threatening my extremities and trudge down to the Lower East Side to catch an amazing record release party. The band was The Depreciation Guild, the record is In Her Gentle Jaws, and their live show is one not to be missed.

Just a pair of dudes from Brooklyn, Kurt Feldman and Christoph Hochheim are the talented duo behind a large and intricate sound. Not so simply stated, The Depreciation Guild is an electronic induced, shoe-gaze inspired melodic concoction backed by a drum machine and an 8-bit 2A03 sound chip from your every day Nintendo Entertainment System.

They've drawn well-deserved and warranted comparisons to bands like My Bloody Valentine and Cocteau Twins and are forward-thinking enough to make their first full-length album (the aforementioned In Her Gentle Jaws) available for * free download * at their website.

Recommended tracks are the sonically luscious "Butterfly Kisses" and the more euphoric "Sky Ghosts."

If that's not enough ear candy for you, go see them for yourself!

The Depreciation Guild play TONIGHT at the Mercury Lounge. If you don't go for the technically impressive live show, then do at least go for the eye candy (um have you looked at the above photo? Ladies, don't forget your anchors, these boys are dreamboats!)

Either way, this band will definitely make the trek out into the night's cold worth it.

What you need to know:

Depreciation Guild

Mercury Lounge

(Houston and Essex)

7pm $10