Girls, Real Estate and King Krule in NYC: Hot Indie Sounds on a Cold Night

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Last night (Jan. 14), with the streets of New York City acting as high-powered, freezing wind tunnels, the discerning audience at a sold-out Terminal 5 hoped some of the hottest up-and-coming indie acts would thaw its hearts -- and its fingertips.

Having sold out the smaller New York venue Mercury Lounge on Wednesday, Archy Marshall, better known as King Krule, opened the show with a 30-minute set, mixing New Wave and dubstep. The 17-year-old flame-haired singer drew mostly from his eponymous EP and the earlier material he released under the name Zoo Kid. Marshall's voice makes quite an impression, suggesting Elvis Costello at his cheekiest and Tom Waits at his most sincere.