Reviews

by Matt Kelchner On a chilly, wintry night in Fishtown, fans cozied up in Johnny Brenda’s to hear some of the best side projects from their favorite bands. Bradford Bucknum of Oldermost treated us with tunes from one of the up and coming local bands, and Avers and Geology treated Read More

Mode Moderne Occult Delight Reviewed by: Stephen Krock     Mode Moderne opens their new Occult Delight with a reverb fueled marriage of The Smiths and The Velvet Underground, offering a beat that is dreamy, yet driving, and easygoing vocals that are just invested enough Read More

Warpaint Reviewed by: Melissa Komar       Break out the incense and yoga mat.  Warpaint’s second full-length album offers ten tracks and an introduction that will hypnotize you into a disconnected state of mellowness where lyrics don’t matter and ten different Read More

Nir Felder Golden Age Reviewed by: Elizabeth Wagner     If you’re looking for a new album that not only showcases impressive jazz guitar instrumentation, but also shows composition skills which show what an art music can be, then Nir Felder’s Golden Age is for you. One Read More

I Break Horses Chiaroscuro Reviewed by: Sebastian Mackay     “You Burn” made me want lather on dark make up, pull on a shirt and trench coat and stalk the darkness of a circus on stealing children. It’s other worldly in its orchestration and the piano adds a layer of Read More

Blitz Kids The Good Youth Reviewed by: Sebastian Mackay     It’s a touch amusing when the vocalist sings about being “contrived” and those are the exact words your thinking. “When I was born and raised all I wanted was to feel the pain” how quaint. It’s cute. Well, it’s Read More