“Few bands have recently sparked as much ire in the music world as Greta Van Fleet. The group has rightfully been criticized for essentially ripping off Led Zeppelin and wearing kids’ Halloween hippie costumes. Their 2018 LP Anthem of the Peaceful Army attempted to be the sort of flower power (and yes, they literally have a song of this name) call-to-arms that their idols specialized. While insanel”
“Sheer Mag’s 2017 debut ‘Need To Feel Your Love’ packed the same punch as their initial hype-building trio of EPs (handily titled ‘I’, ‘II’ and ‘III’); these were authentic dispatches from their hometown of Philadelphia. They were groovy and gritty songs about love, lust and heartbreak that were full of heart and honesty – it was rock’n’roll that was grimier the sweaty venues and recording spaces t”
“The second album by the Philadelphia outfit Sheer Mag begins with a yowl. Triumphant, guttural and faintly unhinged, it’s the kind that suggests arena-sized excess, permed mullets and peacocking masculinity. That it is delivered by a woman, the band’s commanding and pleasingly rough-around-the-edges vocalist Tina Halladay, is the first clue that this almost comically retro mashup of hard rock and ”
“Philly rockers broaden their scope while retaining their DIY appeal on fierce yet poignant second LP”
“The Philadelphia band return with a glorious sheen on their pro-worker, pro-barroom rock’n’roll.”
“It might not seem it on first listen, but Sheer Mag have always been unafraid to tackle high concepts in their music. Their signature sound might be rooted in feel-good seventies hard rock, but the Philadelphia-based rockers are in fact keenly political, taking on subjects as weighty as the Stonewall riots and the anti-Nazi White Rose movement in their previous work. Rather than continuing to go ”
