{"id":2176589,"date":"2025-11-25T15:31:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2176589"},"modified":"2025-11-25T15:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:31:14","slug":"beats-me-is-back-with-new-music-from-black-fortune-phil-ade-and-kind-of-christine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/beats-me-is-back-with-new-music-from-black-fortune-phil-ade-and-kind-of-christine\/","title":{"rendered":"Beats Me Is Back With New Music From Black Fortune, Phil Ad\u00e9, and Kind of Christine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kind-of-christine-under-the-earth\"><strong>Kind of Christine,<\/strong><strong><em> Under the Earth<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Two years ago, <strong>Christine Chung<\/strong> was playing open mics and ready for a change\u2014so she made a minor alteration to her name. Performing as<strong> Kind of Christine<\/strong> gave her license to \u201cdive into the parts of myself I don\u2019t understand,\u201d Chung says. The 35-year-old songwriter is out Dec. 9 with <em>Under the Earth<\/em>, her first EP, a five-song collection of what she labels \u201csad indie rock girl music.\u201d But though there are certainly notes of melancholy among the tracks, the music is much more commanding than it is crestfallen. Chung teamed up with producers <strong>Donovan Duvall <\/strong>(\u201cClouds,\u201d \u201cRain,\u201d \u201cWindows\u201d) and Ivakota founder <strong>Ben Green<\/strong> (\u201cSystem of Ocean\u201d and \u201cUnder the Earth\u201d) for the record and will play <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pieshopdc.com\/shows\/kind-of-christine-ep-release-show-w-hatchetface-mary-allain-09-dec\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.pieshopdc.com\/shows\/kind-of-christine-ep-release-show-w-hatchetface-mary-allain-09-dec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">it live at Pie Shop<\/a> on release day, joined by guitarist<strong> Sujay Utkarsh <\/strong>(<strong>Bye Forever<\/strong>),<strong> <\/strong>bassist<strong> Fred Nesfield<\/strong>,<strong> <\/strong>and drummer <strong>Alyx Guevara<\/strong>.<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Chung\u2019s vocals are chameleonic on the recording, gently gracing the gossamer lullaby \u201cClouds\u201d and sounding downright threatening on the righteous banger \u201cSystem of Ocean\u201d (try listening to this one at full volume and not getting goosebumps). The vocalist leans in to her lyrics a la <strong>Willow<\/strong>, <strong>Elizabeth Fraser<\/strong>, or <strong>Tori Amos<\/strong>, taking her time to explore each word till she\u2019s found what she\u2019s looking for. Her lyrics are those of someone who\u2019s done taking other people\u2019s shit: On \u201cWindows,\u201d she sings, \u201cCall me, curse me, cancel me\/ Yeah do whatever you want\/ I\u2019ll be choosing exactly what I want.\u201d The music is proggy at times; on \u201cRain,\u201d Chung takes us on a journey down passageways of varied sonic wallpaper (ethereal wave, neopsychedelic) until we wind up seemingly back where we started. Kind of Christine has vision, power, and builds a lush, layered world\u2014a world you want to live in for a few hours, or at least the length of an EP. <em>Comes out Dec. 9. <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/kindofchristine?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnxRFFyqRy8GsaFS7fcqdZ7BWs7QP6it4iyaMTA_4sMhblb65BRVbNF3NHT-E_aem_IIo5q1dm7iEtCypD2LCbTg\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/kindofchristine?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnxRFFyqRy8GsaFS7fcqdZ7BWs7QP6it4iyaMTA_4sMhblb65BRVbNF3NHT-E_aem_IIo5q1dm7iEtCypD2LCbTg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>linktr.ee\/kindofchristine<\/em><\/a>. <em>Kind of Christine play their EP release party on Dec. 9 at Pie Shop.<\/em> \u2014<strong>Eliza Tebo<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-black-fortune-road-to-osshland\"><strong>Black Fortune, <\/strong><strong><em>Road to Osshland<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Black Fortune. Photo credit: Brandon Olmscheid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>On his latest EP, <em>Road to Osshland<\/em>,<strong> Black Fortune<\/strong> laments on how success changes the people around you, rapping, \u201cThey love when you\u2019re broke but hate when you\u2019re hot,\u201d on his most recent single, \u201cHot.\u201d Black Fortune would know. Building on his other releases\u2014<em>Osshyono<\/em> (an EP released earlier this year), and albums including <em>OSSHLORD<\/em>, <em>Osshrock<\/em>, <em>OSSHMOB,<\/em> and <em>Sorry 4 the OSSH<\/em> (I\u2019m really hoping the next release will be called OSSKosh B\u2019gosh), the Landover rapper continues to expand his musical domain. On the opener, \u201cAye,\u201d which sets the stage a la <strong>Ennio Morricone<\/strong>\u2019s main title theme from <em>The Good, the Bad and the Ugly<\/em>, Fortune lyrically faces off with any number of haters, taunting them, \u201cI dare you drop that weak-ass diss\/ Go ahead get me in my element\/ DMV hoods and news ain\u2019ti \/ Post your shit\/ You so irrelevant.\u201d Borrowing the \u201cQuarter brick, half a brick, whole brick, aye\u201d hook from <strong>OJ da Juiceman<\/strong>\u2019s 2009 song \u201cMake tha Trap Say Aye,\u201d Fortune takes on DJs who \u201cdon\u2019t play his shit,\u201d and women who interrupt his <em>Call of Duty<\/em> game. \u201cDraggin\u201d finds the rapper shouting out his hometown with \u201cI\u2019m a Landover soldier\/ I been had love with the bees like I was a bumble.\u201d The closer, \u201cFashion Demon,\u201d is the standout song\u2014where a strong groove, combined with insults from Fortune (including the stellar \u201cI\u2019m a designer fiend\/ I don\u2019t rock Balmain\/ I\u2019m baggin\u2019 up creatine\/ He thought it was cocaine\u201d\u2014makes for a hilariously priceless dance track. If fortune does indeed favor the bold, and the rapper continues on his trend of releasing potent material, Black Fortune should have no problems with his continued climb to the top. <em>Released Oct. 17. <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blackfortune.lnk.to\/roadtoosshland\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/blackfortune.lnk.to\/roadtoosshland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>blackfortune.lnk.to\/roadtoosshland<\/em><\/a>. \u2014<strong>Christina Smart<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n<aside id=\"newspack-ads-widget-18\" class=\"widget_newspack-ads-widget clearfix\"\/><\/aside>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-broke-royals-still-and-campr-nbsp\"><strong>Broke Royals, \u201cStill\u201d and \u201cCampr\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"589\" data-attachment-id=\"774742\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/774737\/beats-me-is-back-with-new-music-from-black-fortune-phil-ade-and-kind-of-christine\/broke-royals-photo-by-aaro-keipi-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Broke-Royals-2022.-Photo-by-Aaro-Keipi-4-1.jpeg?fit=2366%2C1785&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2366,1785\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Aaro Keipi&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Broke Royals. Photo by Aaro Keipi&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1664743694&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Aaro Keipi&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;26.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Broke Royals. Photo by Aaro Keipi&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Broke Royals. Photo by Aaro Keipi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Broke Royals. Photo by Aaro Keipi&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Broke-Royals-2022.-Photo-by-Aaro-Keipi-4-1.jpeg?fit=300%2C226&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Broke-Royals-2022.-Photo-by-Aaro-Keipi-4-1.jpeg?fit=780%2C589&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Broke-Royals-2022.-Photo-by-Aaro-Keipi-4-1-1024x773.jpeg?resize=780%2C589&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Broke-Royals-2022.-Photo-by-Aaro-Keipi-4-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C773&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Broke-Royals-2022.-Photo-by-Aaro-Keipi-4-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C226&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Broke-Royals-2022.-Photo-by-Aaro-Keipi-4-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C579&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Broke-Royals-2022.-Photo-by-Aaro-Keipi-4-1.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1159&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Broke-Royals-2022.-Photo-by-Aaro-Keipi-4-1.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1545&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Broke-Royals-2022.-Photo-by-Aaro-Keipi-4-1.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Broke-Royals-2022.-Photo-by-Aaro-Keipi-4-1.jpeg?resize=1200%2C905&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Broke-Royals-2022.-Photo-by-Aaro-Keipi-4-1.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1509&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Broke-Royals-2022.-Photo-by-Aaro-Keipi-4-1.jpeg?resize=780%2C588&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Broke-Royals-2022.-Photo-by-Aaro-Keipi-4-1.jpeg?resize=400%2C302&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Broke-Royals-2022.-Photo-by-Aaro-Keipi-4-1.jpeg?w=2340&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Broke-Royals-2022.-Photo-by-Aaro-Keipi-4-1-1024x773.jpeg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Broke Royals; 2022. Photo credit: Aaro Keip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Broke Royals have the kind of professionalism and pop sheen heard in acts like the Killers. The D.C. five-piece are a lot more subtle, but it would make a lot of sonic sense to play some later work from the Killers in a setlist before or after either of Broke Royals\u2019 new singles. Both of these tunes are full of life\u2014you feel like you\u2019re about to take off and fly by the time the pre-chorus hits. The tracks capture a big, swing-for-the-fences sound that acts like <strong>U2<\/strong> have perfected. But unlike the Killers and U2, Broke Royals don\u2019t seem pompous or overly sincere. They possess a level of musicianship and studio know-how that\u2019s just impressive. You \u2019d be hard-pressed to find a bigger and better clean-sounding couple of singles this year. Whether they\u2019re doing the modern arena rock thing on \u201cStill\u201d or the shoegaze meets \u201980s indie rock mid-tempo dirge on \u201cCampr,\u201d this is a band who\u2019s hiding nothing in the production. They\u2019re also taking full advantage of studio tricks, especially in the last minute of \u201cCampr.\u201d The two singles offer a preview into the band\u2019s forthcoming album, <em>Campr<\/em>, which comes out on Feb. 6.<em> \u201cStill\u201d was released on Oct. 8; \u201cCampr\u201d was released on Nov. 18. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/brokeroyals.bandcamp.com\/album\/campr\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/brokeroyals.bandcamp.com\/album\/campr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">brokeroyals.bandcamp.com<\/a><\/em>.<em> <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brokeroyals.com\/tour\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.brokeroyals.com\/tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Broke Royals play their album release party on Feb. 21 at Songbyrd<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em>\u2014<strong>Brandon Wetherbee<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-phil-ade-philip\"><strong>Phil Ad\u00e9, <\/strong><strong><em>Philip<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"774743\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/774737\/beats-me-is-back-with-new-music-from-black-fortune-phil-ade-and-kind-of-christine\/bm_phil-ade-press-photo_justin-villanueva-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Phil-Ade-press-photo_Justin-Villanueva-1-scaled.jpeg?fit=1707%2C2560&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1707,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7RM5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1754332085&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BM_Phil Ade\u0301 press photo_Justin Villanueva (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Phil-Ade-press-photo_Justin-Villanueva-1-scaled.jpeg?fit=200%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Phil-Ade-press-photo_Justin-Villanueva-1-scaled.jpeg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Phil-Ade-press-photo_Justin-Villanueva-1-683x1024.jpeg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Phil-Ade-press-photo_Justin-Villanueva-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Phil-Ade-press-photo_Justin-Villanueva-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=200%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Phil-Ade-press-photo_Justin-Villanueva-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Phil-Ade-press-photo_Justin-Villanueva-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Phil-Ade-press-photo_Justin-Villanueva-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Phil-Ade-press-photo_Justin-Villanueva-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Phil-Ade-press-photo_Justin-Villanueva-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=2000%2C3000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Phil-Ade-press-photo_Justin-Villanueva-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=780%2C1170&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Phil-Ade-press-photo_Justin-Villanueva-1-scaled.jpeg?resize=400%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Phil-Ade-press-photo_Justin-Villanueva-1-scaled.jpeg?w=1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Phil-Ade-press-photo_Justin-Villanueva-1-scaled.jpeg?w=1560&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_Phil-Ade-press-photo_Justin-Villanueva-1-683x1024.jpeg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Phil Ad\u00e9. Photo credit: Justin Villanueva<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fifteen years ago, Maryland\u2019s <strong>Phil Ad\u00e9<\/strong> was at the vanguard of the DMV\u2019s first big surge of commercial rap, alongside <strong>Wal\u00e9<\/strong>, the <strong>Diamond District<\/strong> trio, <strong>Fat Trel<\/strong>, and others. Ad\u00e9 (aka <strong>Philip Adetumbi<\/strong>) was prolific and approachable as an MC, building a catalog that hopped styles and ultimately included two EPs for Epic Records in 2019 and 2020 before he left the label. On <em>Philip<\/em>, his first release since then, Ad\u00e9 sticks to what got him this far: R&amp;B hooks, easygoing beats, and no-frills rhymes about staying centered amid tenuous romantic relationships and spikes in cash flow. \u201cMe? I\u2019m just keeping my main thing the main,\u201d he says on \u201cJalen Hurts,\u201d which uses the Philly quarterback as a metaphor for staying cool \u201cwhen shit get out of pocket.\u201d The midnight-deep bass and free-flowing verses of\u00a0 \u201cM.I.A.\u201d are the highlight, though, especially if you\u2019re rooting for Ad\u00e9 to take some stylistic risks. (The haterade skit \u201cI Don\u2019t Like Nothin,\u201d featuring friend <strong>DJ Money<\/strong>, is a keeper, too.) Elsewhere he leans on the pop instincts that originally separated him from the pack: \u201cBeautiful Lie,\u201d \u201cWay Too Serious,\u201d and \u201cOver the Top\u201d are prime examples of Phil the professional\u2014he\u2019s never been a superhero, a menace, or a maestro, but he always gets his point across. <em>Released Oct. 1. <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/1philipade.lnk.to\/philip\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/1philipade.lnk.to\/philip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>1philipade.lnk.to\/philip<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em> <strong>\u2014 Joe Warminsky<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-glo-worm-glimmer\"><strong>Glo-Worm, <\/strong><strong><em>Glimmer<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"525\" data-attachment-id=\"774744\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/774737\/beats-me-is-back-with-new-music-from-black-fortune-phil-ade-and-kind-of-christine\/bm_glowworm_bypg_10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_glowworm_byPG_10.jpeg?fit=1900%2C1278&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1900,1278\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Pat Graham Photography&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Perfection V700\\\/V750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pat Graham&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BM_glowworm_byPG_10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_glowworm_byPG_10.jpeg?fit=300%2C202&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_glowworm_byPG_10.jpeg?fit=780%2C525&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_glowworm_byPG_10-1024x689.jpeg?resize=780%2C525&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_glowworm_byPG_10.jpeg?resize=1024%2C689&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_glowworm_byPG_10.jpeg?resize=300%2C202&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_glowworm_byPG_10.jpeg?resize=768%2C517&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_glowworm_byPG_10.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1033&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_glowworm_byPG_10.jpeg?resize=1200%2C807&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_glowworm_byPG_10.jpeg?resize=780%2C525&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_glowworm_byPG_10.jpeg?resize=400%2C269&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_glowworm_byPG_10.jpeg?w=1900&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_glowworm_byPG_10-1024x689.jpeg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Glo-Worm. Photo credit: PG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Sept. 19, the Olympia, Washington, label K Records reissued, on full-length vinyl, <em>Glimmer <\/em>from D.C. twee-pop trio <strong>Glo-Worm<\/strong>. Originally released as a CD in 1996, <em>Glimmer<\/em> includes original songs and covers of <strong>the Cure<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cFriday I\u2019m in Love,\u201d <strong>Bobby Darin<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cBeyond the Sea,\u201d the <strong>Petula Clark<\/strong> hit \u201cDowntown,\u201d and fellow D.C. band <strong>Velocity Girl<\/strong>\u2019s \u201c Crazy Town.\u201d Formed in the summer of \u201993, Glo-Worm guitarist <strong>Terry Banks<\/strong> (now in the D.C. band <strong>Dot Dash<\/strong>) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chickfactor.com\/the-terry-banks-interview\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.chickfactor.com\/the-terry-banks-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">met vocalist <strong>Pam Berry<\/strong><\/a> (a <em>City Paper <\/em>alum and co-founder of <em>chickfactor<\/em> magazine with <em>City Paper <\/em>copy editor <strong>Gail O<\/strong>\u2019<strong>Hara<\/strong>) when she responded to his free <em>City Paper<\/em> classified ad looking to form a band. Soon after, the two were joined by drummer <strong>Dan<\/strong> <strong>Searing<\/strong> (another <em>City Paper <\/em>alum). Glo-Worm existed for a little over two years, played approximately 15 gigs, and left us with these recordings. On originals and covers alike, Berry\u2019s high-pitched voice sweetly but not treacly conveys the melodies with Banks\u2019 understated strumming and Searing\u2019s brushes on his snare drum filling out the music in a minimal yet warm manner. Berry\u2019s blissfully sung tales of love and loss seem straightforward, but in songs like \u201cTravelogue\u201d and \u201cChange of Heart,\u201d the closing couplets add a bit of mystery and change. \u201cTilt-a-Whirl,\u201d which appears in both a studio and a WHFS Sessions version, is lush, wistful and memorable despite its less than two minutes song length. While <em>Glimmer<\/em> is certainly reflective of the then-20-something musicians\u2019 lives from that time period over two decades ago, the craft involved with creating most of this has not dated and largely holds up. <em>Released Sept. 19.<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/glowormk.bandcamp.com\/album\/glimmer-klp054\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/glowormk.bandcamp.com\/album\/glimmer-klp054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>glowormk.bandcamp.com<\/em><\/a>. <strong>\u2014Steve Kiviat<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-crystal-casino-band-more-cardboard\"><strong>The Crystal Casino Band, <\/strong><strong><em>More Cardboard<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"517\" data-attachment-id=\"762726\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/762723\/the-crystal-casino-band-say-goodbye-to-the-city-that-sleeps-kinda\/ccb_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CCB_2.jpeg?fit=1539%2C1020&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1539,1020\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;EZ Controller&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1741453872&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Crystal Casino Band. Photo by Emerald Wilson\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Crystal Casino Band. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CCB_2.jpeg?fit=300%2C199&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CCB_2.jpeg?fit=780%2C517&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CCB_2-1024x679.jpeg?resize=780%2C517&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Crystal Casino Band\" class=\"wp-image-762726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CCB_2.jpeg?resize=1024%2C679&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CCB_2.jpeg?resize=300%2C199&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CCB_2.jpeg?resize=768%2C509&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CCB_2.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1018&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CCB_2.jpeg?resize=1200%2C795&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CCB_2.jpeg?resize=780%2C517&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CCB_2.jpeg?resize=400%2C265&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CCB_2.jpeg?w=1539&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1539w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CCB_2-1024x679.jpeg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Crystal Casino Band.  <span class=\"image-credit\"><span class=\"credit-label-wrapper\">Credit:<\/span> Emerald Wilson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019re not nodding your head within the first 10 seconds of \u201cShow and Tell,\u201d the opening track on <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/588401\/on-maryland-house-the-crystal-casino-band-has-more-anthems-for-d-c-s-young-adults\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/588401\/on-maryland-house-the-crystal-casino-band-has-more-anthems-for-d-c-s-young-adults\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Crystal Casino Band<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s new EP, do you even have a working neck? It\u2019s an instant banger, a song with a few earworms a la <strong>Modest Mouse<\/strong> with some timely lyrics you might not catch the first time around. \u201cJackson Pollock\u201d might interest fans of <strong>Matthew Sweet <\/strong>and <strong>Superchunk<\/strong>, it\u2019s a solid 3-minute, 17-second pop rock song that does in fact name-check the famous artist. \u201cCircle K\u201d puts the listener in the Circle K. If you\u2019re a fan of <strong>Mountain Goats<\/strong>\u2019\u00a0 <strong>John Darnielle<\/strong>\u2019s storytelling signatures, here you go. The outlier on the four-song collection is the final track, \u201cBackstage Tattoo.\u201d It\u2019s a bit more straightforward, a solid track on a very solid record. This collection is perfectly sequenced, something that deserves recognition in an era of streaming and algorithms. The band\u2019s bio says they \u201cmarry the early 2010s Tumblr-era aesthetic with introspective and socially-conscious lyrics.\u201d I gotta disagree. They\u2019re selling themselves short. This is in the same pop rock canon of the aforementioned acts. Their longevity\u2014they\u2019ve been releasing good stuff since 2017\u2014is on pace to outlast Tumblr. <em>Released Sept. 18. <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/crystalcasinoband.bandcamp.com\/album\/more-cardboard\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/crystalcasinoband.bandcamp.com\/album\/more-cardboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>crystalcasinoband.bandcamp.com<\/em><\/a>. \u2014<strong>Brandon Wetherbee<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-truth-or-dare-a-slogan-you-can-get-behind\"><strong>Truth or Dare, <em>A Slogan You Can Get Behind<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"774745\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/774737\/beats-me-is-back-with-new-music-from-black-fortune-phil-ade-and-kind-of-christine\/bm_tod_stairs_2_by-ava-sambriski\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_ToD_Stairs_2_by-Ava-Sambriski-scaled.jpg?fit=1707%2C2560&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1707,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BM_ToD_Stairs_2_by Ava Sambriski\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_ToD_Stairs_2_by-Ava-Sambriski-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_ToD_Stairs_2_by-Ava-Sambriski-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_ToD_Stairs_2_by-Ava-Sambriski-683x1024.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-774745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_ToD_Stairs_2_by-Ava-Sambriski-scaled.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_ToD_Stairs_2_by-Ava-Sambriski-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_ToD_Stairs_2_by-Ava-Sambriski-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_ToD_Stairs_2_by-Ava-Sambriski-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_ToD_Stairs_2_by-Ava-Sambriski-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_ToD_Stairs_2_by-Ava-Sambriski-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_ToD_Stairs_2_by-Ava-Sambriski-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C1170&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_ToD_Stairs_2_by-Ava-Sambriski-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_ToD_Stairs_2_by-Ava-Sambriski-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_ToD_Stairs_2_by-Ava-Sambriski-scaled.jpg?w=1560&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-washingtoncitypaper.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BM_ToD_Stairs_2_by-Ava-Sambriski-683x1024.jpg?w=370&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Truth or Dare. Photos credit: Ava Sambriski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you like your punk with a heaping dose of melodic pop, then <strong>Truth or Dare<\/strong>\u2019s debut EP,<em> A Slogan You Can Get Behind,<\/em> is for you. Released <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/747483\/beats-me-from-pretty-to-ugly-new-music-from-oh-he-dead-and-fat-vaughn\/\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/washingtoncitypaper.com\/article\/747483\/beats-me-from-pretty-to-ugly-new-music-from-oh-he-dead-and-fat-vaughn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">13 months after the pop-punk act dropped their first single<\/a>, \u201cH.S.B.F.,\u201d the four-track EP sounds like fun. Literally. It could soundtrack a summer night of 20-something debauchery or a zany montage scene in a teen movie. The riffs are catchy, the guitars are fast (<strong>Sam Lumpkin<\/strong> and <strong>Matt Connolly<\/strong>), the drum beats are crisp (<strong>Allison Aguilar<\/strong>), and the bass steady with well-timed moments of heavy sludge (<strong>J Johnson<\/strong>). All that blended with the unique whine in <strong>Tori Kerr<\/strong>\u2019s vocals give the fivesome a distinct sound in a genre that can get repetitive. Truth or Dare are not reinventing pop-punk, but with <em>A Slogan You Can Get Behind<\/em> they prove that D.C. music doesn\u2019t have to take itself too seriously. Featuring three new songs and the single that first hooked me on the band and spanning a speedy, very danceable 13 minutes, the EP\u2019s standout track is the propulsive \u201cThe Place Where All This Started\u201d (which also gives the EP its title). Its chorus\u2014\u201cA stone in one hand\/ And a stick in the other\/ You\u2019d be anyone you want\/ And you\u2019d still be your mother\u201d\u2014is indeed one you\u2019ll shout along to, but it\u2019s given an added layer of depth with its intertwining vocals (and occasional screams) from Connolly that you can also get lost in. <em>A Slogan You Can Get Behind<\/em> smartly concludes with \u201cH.S.B.F.,\u201d a distinctly DMV song that hasn\u2019t lost its witty, fuck-you anthemness in the year since its release. 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