Philadelphia’s Buried Beds started small, and grew into a monster. Physically. In five years, what began as a piano-and-guitar duo has ballooned into a mini-orchestra that has seen as many as eight people on stage. The band has developed a unique fusion of sometimes-creepy pop, indie rock melancholy and classical string arrangements that continues to surprise.

"Formed just a year ago, this quintet has enjoyed a quick rise up the ranks of the Brooklyn buzz-bin — an almost meteoric ascendance that belies the band’s tender sound. Xylos’ fractured dream-pop gently brings to mind Yeasayer (who guests on a couple tracks) and the Flaming Lips. In fact, on opener “In the Bedroom” founding member Eric Zeiler’s voice evokes the wistful croon of Wayne Coyne while he bittersweetly sings about failed romance over tropical synths and twirling guitars. Meanwhile, the swooning harmonies on “This House We Built” virtually demand a coed campfire sing-along under the stars — that is, if the textured rhythms, boy-girl vocals, and ethereal strings throughout this debut EP didn’t sound so magical in stereo." -Planet Mag

This young Philly band is comprised of a core duo of Audrey Smith and Jesse Moore along with the occasional guest players. Achingly beautiful songs.

"Every possible symphonic instrument appears in the mix (as well as marimba, harpsichord, synths and some samples from a sound-effects library), ably played by Goldberg’s cronies at Carnegie Mellon, where this record was produced as his senior music project. And the result is no syrupy, adult-contemporary mess, but rather a tight, coherent suite of hyper-literate ditties with nods to Sufjan Stevens, Jeff Mangum and Stephen Merritt. For those not clued in to indie rock, I’ll make it easy for you: The Beatles and XTC." - Pittsburgh City Paper