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Album Review – A Philly Special Christmas

The Philly Specials – A Philly Special Christmas By Emma Redden The holidays just got a little bit brighter with a Philly Special Christmas. In 2022, three players for the Philadelphia Eagles, Jason Kelce, Jordan Maliata and Lane Johnson, decided to celebrate the season with their own Philly twist by forming The Philly Specials. And …

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Album Review – Bright Future

Adrianne Lenker – Bright Future By Kate Trebra | Top Tracks: “Free Treasure,” “Candleflame,” and “Already Lost” Adrianne Lenker’s music feels like poetry. Recording entire albums on an eight-track tape, Lenker’s sincerity shines through both her sound and her process. Her previous album, songs and instrumentals (2020), was created in isolation, removed from the intimacy …

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Album Review – Manning Fireworks

MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks By Kate Trebra | Top Tracks: “Joker Lips,” “She’s Leaving You,” and “Rudolph” MJ Lenderman, rocketed into the alt-country-rock scene with 2022’s Boat Songs, is a masterclass in storytelling. Ordinary struggles are painted with an easy, tongue-in-cheek narration that both pokes fun at and sympathizes with men who are down …

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Album Review – Deep

Peter Murphy – Deep By Meghan Colovos | Top Tracks: “Cuts You Up,” “Marlene Dietrich’s Favourite Poem,” and “A Strange Kind of Love” Often referred to as “The Godfather of Goth” and highly praised for his time as lead vocalist in the band Bauhaus, Peter Murphy has had a successful solo career that has both …

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Album of the Week: Long.Live.A$AP

A$AP Rocky – Long.Live.A$AP By Noah Temple | Top Tracks: “Wassup”, “Keep it G”, “Houston Old Head” A$AP Rocky has 34 million monthly listeners and people will look at you with a straight face and say he’s overrated—one of the most insane things you’ll hear in your life. The worst part is you’ll listen to …

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Staff List: Our Top Albums of 2013

Jon Howard’s Top 10 Albums of 2013   1. Daft Punk – Random Access Memories After eight long years without a studio album (not counting the arguably perfect live/remix album Alive 2007 or the Tron Legacy soundtrack), Daft Punk made a triumphant return this year with Random Access Memories. The duo eschewed house styling in …

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