Sheer Mag have labored to carve out a discernibly singular position within the canon ofcontemporary rock: toggling with ease between the refined flourishes of a “connoisseur’sband” and the ecstatic colloquialism of populist songwriting—yet displaying no strict loyaltyto either camp—their sound, while oft-referenced, is unmistakably and immediatelyrecognizable as theirs alone. On Playing Favorites, Sheer Mag’s third full-length and firstwith Third Man Records, the band capitalize on a decade’s worth of devotion to their owncollective spirit—a spirit refined in both the sweaty trenches of punk warehouses and thelarger-than-life glamour of concert halls—emerging with a dense work of gripping emotions,massive hooks, and masterfully constructed power-pop anthems. This is the record thePhiladelphia rock and roll four-piece has always been destined to make.
A1 Playing Favorites
A2 Eat It and Beat It
A3 All Lined Up
A4 Don't Come Lookin'
A5 I Gotta Go
A6 Moonstruck
B1 Mechanical Garden
B2 Golden Hour
B3 Tea on the Kettle
B4 Papertime
B5 When You Get Back
A1 Playing Favorites
A2 Eat It and Beat It
A3 All Lined Up
A4 Don't Come Lookin'
A5 I Gotta Go
A6 Moonstruck
B1 Mechanical Garden
B2 Golden Hour
B3 Tea on the Kettle
B4 Papertime
B5 When You Get Back