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Restorations

Emerging from the ashes of post-hardcore group Jena Berlin, Restorations marry elements of post-rock, punk, Americana, folk-rock, and anthemic indie. Since releasing their eponymous debut album in 2011, the band have continued to develop their turbulent sound over albums like the sprawling LP3 (2014), with its city-meets-heartland feel, and the more urgent Restorations (2024). Founded in Philadelphia, Restorations have managed to both attract and defy labels since their humble beginning in 2008. Formed by singer/guitarist Jon Loudon and guitarist Dave Klyman following the breakup of their post-hardcore band Jena Berlin, the two casually assembled a new group with little more ambition than having a reason to get together once a week and play. It took a couple of years to get going, but by 2010 Restorations had begun a string of releases that would garner them ardent critical praise for their merger of styles ranging from post-rock, emo, and punk to folk-rock and Americana. A handful of singles and the 2010 EP Strange Behavior preceded their 2011 debut album, the Tiny Engines-issued Restorations (aka LP1), with their rapid progression showing a versatile and constantly evolving band. Meanwhile, the group continued to gain fans and momentum and landed a deal with the established L.A. indie SideOneDummy Records. Their efforts were aided by collaborator/producer Jonathan Low (the War on Drugs, the National), whose adventurous spirit helped bolster the more grandiose, muscular sounds of their second album, 2013's LP2. In October 2014, Restorations delivered their third album, the vast heartland rocker LP3, which was also recorded with Low. By then settled into the lineup of Loudon, Klyman, guitarist Ben Pierce, bassist Dan Zimmerman, and drummer Jeff Meyers, Restorations recorded their fourth album with Low at studios in upstate New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. They returned to the Tiny Engines label for the release of the completed LP5000 in September 2018. It oscillated between working-class uplift and wearying sociopolitical themes. With Bean Friend replacing Pierce, and bandmembers now spread between Philadelphia, Asheville, and Buffalo, Klyman engineered their next studio effort, which was several years in the making. Finding an urgent, more dissonant balance at practice sessions in Philadelphia and across the river in New Jersey, their second eponymous album was self-released in March 2024.
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Discography

15 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller

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