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Merit Maker’s new Better Days Ahead LP lives up to its promise.

Ah yes… the tale is as old as time. Perennial band cog becomes dissatisfied with the band’s direction and decides to go solo. Philly’s Joe Stanton has been doing his part, playing his role, putting in the work. Once a musician senses they are at odds with the group, those whispers get louder. I’m not sure what kind of bands […]

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Merit Maker is Back With ‘Pick Ups and Put Downs’

Merit Maker’s style is evolving on their new album Pick Ups and Put Downs. The band has taken influence from the varied subgenres of punk music, but on their new project, they shift towards a pop-punk direction. As they take on a new sound and lyrical content, their sound has been refined to something both […]

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FEATURE – Merit Maker Proves That ‘Attitude Is Everything’

This past year and a half seems to have been a never ending struggle. One thing has remained constant, good music. Those bands that took the time to put some focus into creating new music are coming out of this pandemic swinging for the fences. Our friends from Merit Maker have been hard at work […]

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Merit Maker Makes Their ‘Judgement Calls’

As an artist gets deeper and deeper into building their own personal musical style there is also inevitably growth. This growth comes in the form of musical talent as well as in life. We start to see what works best for us and become the artist that we were meant to be. Our recent discovery […]

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