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John Dubuc's Guilty Pleasures are way back!
'Way Back When' captures the band on a tour de powerpop, where crunchy guitars, weaving vocal arrangements, pummeling drums and bass, and Moog tones create a canvas for Dubuc's wry delivery of thinly-veiled, heartfelt lyricism. As the song title suggests, it's a nostalgic affair, but feels so brand new. Check it out on the Magnaphone BandCamp site and everywhere you stream or download music!
The Boxcar Suite returns with the band’s first new materials since 2021’s critically lauded Every Side of the Abyss. ‘So Loud, So Clear’ is out everywhere you stream or download music, including the Magnaphone Bandcamp page.
“You know how some bands disappear for a while, and when they come back, they're trying to convince you they never left? Not The Boxcar Suite. They vanish into the Dayton ether, let the songs marinate until they actually have something worth saying, and then they kick the door open with a record that reminds you why waiting can be a virtue.
Today's show opener, "So Loud, So Clear," is the band's first new music since Every Side of the Abyss back in 2021, and it sounds like three musicians who've figured out that the shortest distance between your ears and your heart is still a loud guitar and a melody you can't shake.
They've trimmed down to a power trio, but don't mistake "lean" for "small." This thing fills the room with chiming guitars, harmonies that sneak up behind you, and a rhythm section that doesn't merely keep time—it drives the whole machine like it stole the keys.
Phil Caviness steps into the spotlight alongside Tim Pritchard in a vocal duet that feels less like trading verses than two people arguing over what remains true in an age where every certainty comes with an asterisk. The lyric that hangs in the air—"accept anything, except everything"—isn't just a clever line. It's a survival strategy for living through the 2020s, where every screen screams for your attention, and every loud opinion insists it's the last word. The Boxcar Suite answers with something increasingly rare: nuance wrapped inside a great rock-and-roll song.
That's the trick here. They borrow from power pop, Americana, folk rock, and just enough cosmic weirdness to keep you slightly off balance, but they never forget the first commandment: the song comes first. Always. Every shimmering guitar hook, every stacked harmony, every beat lands in service of a tune that sticks around long after the speakers go silent.
In an era when so much music seems engineered to last exactly as long as a social media scroll, "So Loud, So Clear" has the nerve to believe that songs can still matter—that they can ask questions instead of handing out answers, and that they can make you feel a little less alone in the noise.
- Dr. J, WUDR, Dayton, OH
The boys are back in town…that might mean their Smalltown, Midwest, USA roots in Xenia, OH or their more recent move to the “Big City” of Dayton, OH. Either way, welcome home boys! The times are weird and wild and The New Old-Fashioned take a bewildered note with their new single, the first from a forthcoming full-length effort, called “What In the Hell”. It’s out everywhere you stream or purchase music, including the Magnaphone Bandcamp store.
Heather Redman & The Reputation are back and have released the first single from a forthcoming full length called ‘Promises’! Its a cracking rocker that peels the paint of the old garage door and renders it in a neo-soul crucible to emerge as a truly signature sound that build’s on The Reputation’s self-titled debut! For this one, they spent the fall, winter, and early spring at Great Horned Audio, crafting a sound that pushes their garage and soul music roots into new territory - infectious r&b grooves, psych tinged rock, and heart-wrenching soul that sounds as classic as it does emergent. Stay tuned for more as the record release is announced, and for now, enjoy ‘Promises"‘ everywhere you stream or purchase music, including the Magnaphone Bandcamp store.
Everything’s A Shame is out as of October 3rd! Listen and purchase anywhere you consume music including the Magnaphone Bandcamp store.
Longtime friends of the fold, Novena, are now officially a Magnaphone act! Our Unfailing Novena is now everywhere you stream or purchase music, including the Maganphone Bandcamp store.
Visit the Novena page to learn more and check out their first single “Eventually”!
Sadbox return with a new 3-song EP titled ‘Everything’s A Shame’ out on October 3rd just in time for Dayton Music Fest. The first single, ‘Dust’, is out everywhere you stream or purchase music including the Magnaphone BandCamp store.
Magnaphone Records is pleased to announce a new single from John Dubuc’s Guilty Pleasures called ‘Here Come Tonight’ with an accompanying video Produced by Broken Tape LLC.
The band picks up work on a new album following Dubuc’s return from an injury. Here Come Tonight was co-produced by Tim Pritchard and John Dubuc’s Guilty Pleasures at Great Horned Audio in Dayton, OH and mastered by Adam Boose at Cauliflower Audio in Cleveland.
This single and the new material in general find John Dubuc’s Guilty Pleasures exploring a powerpop sensibility and straightforward, dry production style reminiscent of late 70s Gram Parker, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, The Clash, and Nick Lowe. It’s vocal centric with a live band feel that displays just what The Guilty Pleasures have blossomed into since forming to support Dubuc’s earlier singer-songwriter material.
“It might be the easiest song I’ve ever written. I challenged myself to write a song in 10-minutes, and when I introduced it to the band i, it just sort of took off and was immediately one of our strongest tunes” muses Dubuc. While no official date is set, a full length record is well on the way. “I’m not sure why we’ve waiting so long to release music. Sometimes I can drag my feet and I needed a wake up call. The band kind of provided that and we decided it was time.”
Check out the video at the Magnaphone Youtube Channel
Stream or purchase at the Magnaphone BandCamp Store
Heather Redman & The Reputation are back with the first single since their fabulous debut album. Overtime sees Redman and Co. expanding their sound and dabbling in what might be dubbed psych soul. Horns, fuzz, crunchy electric piano compliment a tight-as-hell rhythm section and Redman’s ever-illustrious vocal performance to create an expansive, adventurous, yet familiar sound. Check it out everywhere you stream or purchase music, including the Magnaphone Bandcamp Store.
David Payne’s Last Call At The Yellow Horse Saloon is almost here (6/22) and we have one more single to share ahead of that release. Check out ‘Blue Lights’ anywhere you stream or purchase tunes including the Magnaphone BandCamp store.
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