Reviews

by Matt Kelchner In the depths of the subterrain music hall that is Underground Arts, indie pop darlings Tennis and Pure Bathing Culture come to town for a Tuesday night concert. Hometown musician Peter Matthew Bauer was a last minute add to the lineup that already featured a Read More

Tove Lo Queen of the Clouds Reviewed by: Rebecca Robinson Queen of the Clouds, Tove Lo’s new album, is exhilarating. With clear and superbly polished and instrumentation and vocals, Queen of the Clouds is simply easy to listen to. There are no jarring notes or garbled passages Read More

The Rural Alberta Advantage Mended With Gold Reviewed by: Lara Supan   Welcome to every Grey’s Anatomy and movie soundtrack song ever. The Rural Alberta Advantage sure knows how to write a solid anthem! Chordal piano, driving drums and a reedy, tortured voice will get Read More

Christopher Owens A New Testament Reviewed by: Lara Supan   Today’s album review is brought to you by the words “contrived”, “phony” and “artificial”. If this album doesn’t offend you by the end of it, you might want to get Read More

The History of Apple Pie Feel Something Reviewed by: Jordy Lyric   The History of Apple Pie’s new album, Feel Something, opens on a warm, celestial, vintage note. Singer Stephanie Min’s understated vocals lay nicely against the spinning, sunny instrumentals. Little did I Read More

by Matt Kelchner After releasing two excellent 7” releases, Philadelphia’s own Dark Blue will be releasing their first full length LP, Pure Reality, next Tuesday. The album arrives via the highly influential, Delaware-based label Jade Tree Records, who themselves are beginning a Read More