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Unlocked: The Key’s review of Ataloft’s self-titled debut

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The Key

Discover Philly's Best Local Music

Unlocked: The Key’s review of Ataloft’s self-titled debut

Review: The Menzingers’ Rented World

Go behind the scenes of the new Philly Tapes Philly release with Weekender and Delco Pacers

RELATED TOPICS

LATEST POSTS

UK singer-songwriter Passenger brings summer tour to the Electric Factory

Modern Baseball will kick off its summer tour at The Barbary in June

Why every musician in Philly should crash the Philly Music Scene Group Photo

Morgan's Pier begins to roll out summer lineup, including free R5 shows from Merchandise and Temples

Everybody who's anybody making music in Philly. Interviews, features, tour diaries, and more—because the only thing bands love more than writing and performing their music is talking about their music.

RELATED TOPICS

LATEST POSTS

Unlocked: The Key's review of Ataloft's self-titled debut

UK singer-songwriter Passenger brings summer tour to the Electric Factory

Tycho's sound-craft shines at Union Transfer

Sasha Dobson, Norah Jones and Cat Popper are Puss N Boots; hear them live at NonCOMM

RELATED TOPICS

LATEST POSTS

Modern Baseball will kick off its summer tour at The Barbary in June

Marge release twee pop debut Not Bad

Morgan's Pier begins to roll out summer lineup, including free R5 shows from Merchandise and Temples

Nick Millevoi set to release new record Numbers on the Side this month

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LATEST POSTS

Unlocked: The Key's review of Ataloft's self-titled debut

UK singer-songwriter Passenger brings summer tour to the Electric Factory

Tycho's sound-craft shines at Union Transfer

Modern Baseball will kick off its summer tour at The Barbary in June

RELATED TOPICS

LATEST POSTS

Unlocked: The Key's review of Ataloft's self-titled debut

Stream City Rain's Songs for a High School Dance on American Songwriter

Marge release twee pop debut Not Bad

The Snails share new single "Strong Foundation" ahead of Songs From the Hydrogen Jukebox release

July 1, 2012 | 1:26 AM | By Rachel Barrish

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