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Please note: This article is published as an archive copy from Philadelphia City Paper. My City Paper is not affiliated with Philadelphia City Paper. Philadelphia City Paper was an alternative weekly newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The last edition was published on October 8, 2015.
[Jan. 15] The band's expansive, idiosyncratic vision of Americana combines warmly earnest harmonies and lively stompiness with nuanced chamber-folk arrangements.
This Columbus, Ohio, quartet recently signed with the Anti- label (home to Neko Case, Tom Waits, Man Man, Dr. Dog, etc.), which will be releasing their sophomore LP, Dark Arc, this March. It’s a good fit for the band’s expansive, idiosyncratic vision of Americana, which combines warmly earnest harmonies and a lively stompiness that should endear them to fans of Fleet Foxes and Edward Sharpe, with refined and nuanced chamber-folk arrangements (incorporating mandolin, dulcimer, balalaika and Turkish baglama) that align them with artsier DIY collectives like Cuddle Magic and Mutual Benefit.
Wed., Jan. 15, 8 p.m., $10, with LVL UP and Glocca Morra, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.
