Album Reviews

Written by: Max Bennett Philly’s own Mo Lowda & the Humble have been at it for more than a decade. Since 2013, they’ve been dropping indie rock tunes and touring extensively. Now, they are on what should be considered a victory lap following the release of their fifth studio Read More

Written By: Liv Foltiny and Photographed by: Nettwerk Music Group Last month, Virginia-native duo Vacation Manor (Nathan Towles and Cole Young) released their latest EP, Back to Town. Comprised of six tracks, the EP falls just shy of 21 minutes, and in that time, it manages to Read More

Written by : Max Bennett Last summer, I wrote about the debut hometown show of Philly’s nascent jangly emo goofball math rock band Rat Jester. Now, they’ve followed it up with their first EP, “Fun House,” released on May 9. To call “Fun House” “short but sweet” feels like an Read More

Written By: Lisa Melograno In a world where music can often feel like an endless cycle of sameness, Quiet Time emerges as a refreshing breath of bubblegrunge air. Their debut EP, “Everyone’s Having More Fun Than Me,” encapsulates the spirit of a generation grappling with Read More

Written by : Eric Sperrazza The mid-sixties gave the world mind-bending psychedelic rock, a style of music meant best to be enjoyed on some variation of a vision quest, utilizing new experimental recording techniques, sound effects, and elongated rhythmic solos. Later, John Lydon Read More

By Barbara Gettes with Album art by Angelica Choles and Photo by Will Drinker Let’s go back to Starbucks circa 2003.  The intoxicating smell of the coffee, the amazing music that filled the air. Those days left a forever imprint on so many of us and left us with a gateway for Read More