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Polaris DIY
May 1, 20171 min read
Concordia Pl, a debut from Well Room
Philly's own Indie-Grunge group Well Room released their debut record "Concordia Pl" and boy is it quite the listen. Concordia Pl...
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Polaris DIY
Apr 29, 20171 min read
A Day Without Love Release "Joseph" Official Music Video
Our good friends at A Day Without Love released an incredibly topical and impact video for "Joseph", off their must listen to record,...
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Polaris DIY
Apr 7, 20171 min read
The "Distractions" EP, with Sunchoke
Philly Indie Rock group Sunchocke just released a pretty solid two track EP titled "Distractions". The Two Track EP is a home for...
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Polaris DIY
Apr 4, 20171 min read
"I Stumbled Across This" New Single From Flowercrown
Philly Post Rock / Emo group Flowercrown dropped a single today off their upcoming EP "First Bloom" available on 4/20. The Single is...
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Polaris DIY
Mar 27, 20172 min read
"Always Already" With la luna
"Always Already" is the newest release from Toronto Scream-Team, La Luna. An in your face, heavy, screamo experience that highlights the...
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Polaris DIY
Mar 22, 20172 min read
"With You / Without You", With Moma
After a year of delays, Philly's Math Pop / Emo Pop project "Moma" Finally released their long anticipated full release, "With You /...
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Polaris DIY
Mar 20, 20172 min read
Gossamer's "Gossamer"
2017 is stacking up to be the year of diverse and excellent releases from some of the east's most talented artist. "Gossamer" from...
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Polaris DIY
Mar 8, 20172 min read
An instant Classic, with Elephant Jake
A good while ago we reviewed a record from a little band called Elephant Jake. Since that review, we've had the honor of watching the...
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Polaris DIY
Feb 27, 20172 min read
Let's talk about Geisha Facade and how important it is to be unique.
Geisha Facade has become the recent hot topic at the Polaris Office. Every now and then a record releases that just ends up dominating...
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Polaris DIY
Feb 20, 20172 min read
"How long is now?", Hot Demos from, Henry.
Before anything, listening to Henry on repeat for the last few days has been an experience. Henry not only manages to be an incredible...
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Polaris DIY
Jan 11, 20171 min read
In the Crevice of a Waffle, with Confused and Alone
Confused and Alone is a very special band. They're one of those bands that comes along that reminds you of everything you love about...
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Polaris DIY
Jan 9, 20171 min read
Getting Heavy, with Soleo.
2016 was an incredible year for young talent, and the debut self titled ep from Cleveland Ohio's Progressive-Metal group Soleo absolutely...
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Polaris DIY
Jan 4, 20171 min read
"Historic Self" With Imisu
Historic Self is the most recent release from Philly based Ambient/Math artist, Imisu. A record that in my opinion will be timeless due...
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Polaris DIY
Jan 2, 20172 min read
"This is going Nowhere Fast", With Twin Sister
Starting off 2017 with a review of on of our favorite band discoveries of 2016! The Philly based Math-Rock Duo let loose their first...
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Polaris DIY
Dec 30, 20162 min read
Sad Folk 101, with Joey Carbo's "We're made of Wood &Fire"
Let's get started by saying, we specifically saved this review to be our last of the year for a good reason. It's a hard hitting...
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Polaris DIY
Dec 28, 20162 min read
We Checked out "Solace" by A Day Without Love, and we loved it!
A Day Without Love is an Indie/Emo collaboration fronted by the incredibly talented Brian Walker. Located in Philadelphia, A Day Without...
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Polaris DIY
Dec 23, 20161 min read
Sleep Outside, A stellar debut by, Nowadays.
Nowadays is one of my favorite up and coming bands, incredible young and more potential than most bands their age display. Their debut...
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Polaris DIY
Dec 21, 20162 min read
"Can You See The Sky From Here" is the EP you didn't know you've been waiting for,
A few months back I was introduced to the Summer Sample demo from NJ's own Serious Matters. I was pretty stoked, finally finding a band...
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Polaris DIY
Dec 19, 20161 min read
Getting down with Miss This' "Hanky Panky"
First off, let me get this out of the way. "Hanky Panky" by Miss This has the best cover art of the year(designed by @Michael_Lonchar),...
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Polaris DIY
Dec 15, 20161 min read
A breakdown of Inner Temple's, "Captivity"
First things first, let me say that this is one of my favorite records of the year. It captures everything I love about old school...
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