School of the Seven Bells with Exitmusic

New York-bred boy/girl duo School of Seven Bells just dropped a 7-inch cover of Siouxsie & the Banshees’ classic “Kiss Them for Me” for Record Store Day, which was a perfect reflection of their ethereal but not overly electronic synth-pop. They also found a great match in current tour partners Exitmusic, another co-ed duo from New York with a similarly moody sound but more dramatic, Florence Welch-like vocals. The newcomers played a powerful live set at South by Southwest and will release their debut, “Passage,” May 22. Chris Riemenschneider