Parsing the figure-ground ambiguity of “Two Faces and a Vase,” Philadelphia acoustic quintet My Son Bison opts for recusal, with Dane Galloway singing, “Everything’s a choice / So I guess I’m choosing to stay down.” A half-decade in the making…
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Showcasing yet another side of the immensely talented Queen of Jeans, the Philadelphia rock and pop quartet of Miriam Devora, Matheson Glass, Nina Scotto and Patrick Wall has released a video for their take on the Bangles’ classic “Walk Like…
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As lingering memories are expunged over the post-punk drone of “Bumtown,” the ghostly harmonies of Philadelphia’s Fake Boyfriend morph into a self-castigating chorus of venomous barbs as the trio of Ashley Tryba (guitar), Sarah Myers (bass) and Abi Reimold (drums)…
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Much has been made of Philadelphia wunderkinds Queen of Jeans since they emerged last October with their wallflower-shaming first single, “Dance (Get Off Your Ass).” Layering the Paris Sisters in attitude and reverb, the quartet of Miriam Devora, Matheson Glass,…
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Philadelphia’s lo-fi punk poet Graham Repulski has issued yet another musical edict to sate our collective longing for the halcyon days of Dayton basement rock. Set to issue the four-song collection High On Mt. Misery on 1 March, Repulski has…
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If you missed the debut single “Dance (Get Off Your Ass)” from Philadelphia darlings Queen of Jeans, shame on you. However, you can rectify such an oversight by falling in love in half the time with their second single “Rollerdyke.”…
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Viewing the rebirth of hallowed ground from afar, Philadelphia’s Manwomanchild returns home, taking the MBTA Green Line to survey the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston for reassurance. A Brit Lit primer on gentrification featuring twee guitars and Robyn Hitchcock-esque lyrics,…
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For those old enough to recall a time nearly a decade earlier when one prominent music site anointed three pre-fab ladies from Brighton, England (backed by four male musicians under the direction of a music promoter) as frontrunners in the…
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We throw it back to 2012 with the video for “Fabulous Friends” from Burn Up and Shine, the debut LP from NYC’s Gladshot, who are playing tonight in Philadelphia with local acts Lightninging and Purples. Riding high after their 2014…
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With flexed muscles Galvanize brings back the musical ire of the ’90s with “Mess,” the new single from the group’s forthcoming EP, Projector. The Philadelphia-based electro-rock duo of Peter Milos and Scott Frassetto (Moby) will release Projector in September. Watch…
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In concluding our Bucket Full of Nails’ Philadelphia Week coverage, enjoy this loose Friday threesome courtesy of Andorra. Taken from the band’s debut LP, etc, etc, etc..., “Turn Me” was issued as a split-single with fellow Philadelphia quartet RFA to…
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New to Bucket Full of Nails but not the Philadelphia musical scene, the duo of Nathan Earl and Rachel Joy released their debut LP, Repose, this February. Quickly following on, the pair recently issued the intimate four-song EP, Strangers. Steeped…
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