Buried Beds is a Philadelphia six-piece that culls its sound from the vast traditions of American music. From sultry, innocent vocals reminiscent of Atlantic Records' foray into the American South, to the Appalachia-tinged banjo picking and harmonizing vocals quintessential of that high lonesome sound, Buried Beds ties it all together with lush pop arrangements rarely seen in today's Americana. Buried Beds was named "Best Band" in Philadelphia Magazine's "Best of Philly 2004" issue.
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A young band with a seemingly innate flair for elegant melodrama, Philadelphia's Buried Beds sound remarkably assured on 'Po Tolo,' a self-released five-song EP that's so achingly sad, it's enough to slow the blood. Principal members Eliza Hardy and Brandon Beaver know how to lend a rustic feel—aided by piano, lap steel, and a generous application of strings—to angsty, heart-on-the-sleeve melancholia that sounds both winsome and wise...
—The Onion, August 4, 2004
Carole King runs into the Beach Boys while trekking the Appalachian Trail... Exquisitely arranged yet homespun songs.
—Philadelphia Magazine, Best Band 2004, August 2004
