An emerging folk-punk band from the East Coast, Alex Mery and The Townsmen produce songs that echo throughout small venues and open mikes as they make a name for themselves in eastern Pennsylvania. The band consists of frontman Alex Mery (guitar/vocals) with percussion support from Matt Anderson.
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Man, oh man… are we excited about this week’s UMC20 Spotify playlist.
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Ready for the weekend? We are too, and so are our friends in radio at The Balcony Show with the fresh Play of the Day below.
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We’ve been out and about a lot over the past couple weeks. And, some of the artists you’ve heard here before have new releases.
With that, this week’s UMC20 Spotify playlist fills out quite nicely.
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At the end of each month, UMC20 takes a look and a listen back to the month that was.
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We’re particularly excited about this week’s UMC20 Spotify playlist, because of how well it flows together, even with so many genres represented.
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It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from Alex Mery & The Townsmen. After releasing 2017’s five-track EP “Folklore,” the folk-punk outfit has been writing and making plans for the future.
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Every Monday, we unleash a fresh playlist of new and mostly independent music on Spotify that we call UMC20.
On the last Monday of every month, some of the top tracks from throughout the month will come out to play.
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A massive cold snap has enveloped most of the country.
It’s a good thing we have music to keep us warm!
Last week, we dedicated our #UMC20 Spotify playlist to some of 2018’s most memorable moments.
This week, we look ahead!