A new favorite: Roman Candle
Posted by Zack Cyphers on 10/12/09 • Categorized as Philadelphia, PA
On September 11, Roman Candle brought their well crafted lyrics and heartfelt rock melodies to Philadelphia’s North Star bar. Playing songs from their first album “The Wee Hours Revue” and their new “Oh Tall Tree in the Ear” they rocked the small crowd at the Brewerytown bar. Speaking with Logan Matheny, the drummer and one third of the band’s family component, I leaned that they were headed to Messiah College next to play with Iron and Wine. I thanked him for hauling their well written songs from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and assured him that I would do my best to spread word so that they would play to a bigger crowd upon their return.
A medical problem within the band forced them to cut their set short, but not before they played a few of my favorites, “Something Left to Say”, “Baby’s Got It In the Jeans” and a few from their excellent new album, “Big Light” and “Why Modern Radio is A-Ok”.
See this band! Their songs are available for download at romancandlemusic.com and you can watch them explain the lyrics to “Modern Radio” here on Paste Magazine.


