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Whether downtown Manhattan or rural Dugger, IN, Philpot sounds and looks legendary, like the Doors in '69, Aerosmith in '75 or Pearl Jam in '91. It is something.
The band has been compared to Blur, Pearl Jam, REM, The Stone Roses, Alice In Chains, Freddy Mercury, The Yardbirds, The Beatles, The Smiths, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin and The Doors. They've been labeled "New Classic Rock" and "New Americana", the next band from the American heartland, and the "American Oasis". But as critics and listeners struggle to make comparisons, what they are hearing is this: Philpot.
Their name comes from an orange shirt the singer's grandmother picked up at a Democratic convention in Hammond, Indiana; the word "philpot" was emblazoned on the shirt in big, bold, blue letters. Frontman Kentz Ward, sounding like a cross between Liam Gallagher and Kurt Cobain, invests his soul and makes every note of these songs count. Caleb Smith's lead guitar works in tandem with Josh Kennedy's rhythm patterns to give the songs shape and a space in which to breathe. AJ Boone's keyboards instill a sense of ambiance, and Arthur Ready and Tyler Evans provide the propulsive beat.
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