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A Philadelphia-Baltimore duo turning bedroom demos into ambitious, unpredictable lo-fi folk-pop.

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MOODS · winsome · eerie · lo-fi · exploratory · unpredictable · folk-pop · analog-textured · intimate · ambitious · playful

BIOGRAPHY

@ is the collaboration between Philadelphia singer/songwriter Victoria Rose and multi-instrumentalist Stone Filipczak. Rose had been active in Philadelphia's bedroom pop scene under the name Brittle Brian, while Filipczak works as a programmer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Their partnership began when Rose shared an acoustic demo called 'Star Game,' which Filipczak returned layered with unexpected harmonies and drum parts, prompting the two to build a full album together. They self-released their debut, Mind Palace Music, in 2021 before Carpark Records reissued it in 2023. An EP, Are You There, God? It's Me @, followed with a turn toward computer music, and the duo later joined 4AD for the album Autosmile.

WHY THEY'RE COOL

@ pair forthright melodies with lyrics that swing between abstract and personal, built from lo-fi textures, woodwinds, and analog synths. AllMusic likens their sound to mid-'90s Elephant 6 Collective bands like Olivia Tremor Control and Neutral Milk Hotel filtered through classic British folk, calling them 'ambitious and unpredictable lo-fi folk-pop from this Philadelphia-Baltimore duo.' That blend of homemade production and inventive arrangement, growing out of a simple demo exchange, gives their music a restless, exploratory character.

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