Dan Molad

Those of you who caught the August edition of Philthy Radio, my monthly show for Y-Not Radio, heard me wish the Summer of 2025 a fine farewell with a block of summertime jams, including 2023’s “Summer Wrapped in Gold,” by David Wax Museum.  The self-proclaimed “Mexo-Americana” outfit – at...

Earlier this month Coco released their second full-length, and next month they kick off their first-ever headlining tour.  The band is a supergroup of friends, comprised of Dirty Projectors’ Maia Friedman, Pavo Pavo’s Oliver Hill, and Lucius’ Dan Molad.  Their aptly named sophomore LP, 2, dropped courtesy of First...

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Nashville-based (traditionally acoustic) folk pop duo The Harmaleighs.  August of 2019 saw the release of She Won’t Make Sense, the sophomore LP from Haley Grantwho (lead vocals and guitar) and Kaylee Jasperson (bass and backup vocals), which had the band working...

Although I’ve never been a fan of the holidays, I am inclined to believe that they can be fun… based on The Holidays CAN Be Fun co-headlining Tour, coming to us courtesy of long-time PHILTHY friend and exceptionally quirky piano-pop singer/songwriter extraordinaire Elizabeth and the Catapult and YouTube-star-turned-exceptionally-soulful-indie-popper, Julia...

I first came into contact with Lucius about four years ago, when they could’ve been described as a minimalist folk duo.  However, in the past year they’ve reinvented themselves as what could be described as a five-piece space age gospel outfit, whose influences would seem to be equal parts...