Who emerged with the best releases from Erie's ever-creative local scene.
Shovels and Rope // Busted Jukebox Vol. 1
by Nick Warren12/9/2015, 2:15 PM
While no masterpiece, it's a respectable little modern-folk mixtape.
Sudakistan // Caballo Negro
by Nick Warren12/9/2015, 12:45 PM
Imagine this album as mistranslated world music, as told by the MC5.
Sunn O))) // Kannon
by Nick Warren12/9/2015, 11:15 AM
Soak up the drone metal swells of Sunn O)))'s latest album Kannon.
Forq // Batch
by Matt Swanseger12/9/2015, 9:00 AM
If you have a palate for musical mischief, there is a place set for you with Forq.
Trey Anastasio // Paper Wheels
by Nick Warren11/25/2015, 12:45 PM
Phish's Trey Anastasio is one of the best guitarists of our time. That doesn't mean he's perfect.
Grimes // Art Angels
by Nick Warren11/25/2015, 10:30 AM
Claire Boucher has moved from her darker, dream pop sound to something brighter and more marketable.
Joanna Newsom // Divers
by Nick Warren11/25/2015, 9:00 AM
Divers gives us another complex album full of lush instrumentation and erudite songwriting.
Bronsen Euard // Press Start
by B. Toy11/11/2015, 11:00 AM
Erie native Bronsen Euard is off at Shenandoah Conservatory studying music, but he has still managed in his absence to add generously to the Erie music catalog with his five-song EP, Press Start.
Neon Indian // Vega Intl. Night School
by Nick Warren11/11/2015, 10:00 AM
Vega Intl. Night School is a pulsating, after-hours dance club binge.
Disclosure // Caracal
by Matt Swanseger11/11/2015, 9:30 AM
Fussy listeners may not like Caracal's compromises. But altogether, it's still pretty scrumptious.
Beach Slang // The Things We Do
by Nick Warren11/11/2015, 8:00 AM
Philadelphia's Beach Slang have constructed a fist-pumping, heartfelt debut.
Eagles of Death Metal // Zipper Down
by B. Toy10/28/2015, 12:45 PM
Ready to embrace your inner ninth-grader and have some crude, raucous, dumbed-down fun?
Sarsen // Sarsen
by Alex Bieler10/28/2015, 11:00 AM
Sarsen has been making the rounds in Erie's metal scene since 2008, but now it has its own full-length release to help local headbangers rock out.
Deerhunter // Fading Frontier
by Alex Bieler10/28/2015, 9:30 AM
Bradford Cox and Deerhunter find themselves in a more relaxed state on their new album Fading Frontier.
