2022年9月14日 · Madel Rafter and Sam Huntington, the Philadelphia duo known as Crooks & Nannies, have signed to Grand Jury and will soon open for Lucy Dacus on tour. Their first single for their new label is an...

2022年10月27日 · As Crooks & Nannies, Madel Rafter and Sam Huntingdon make songs that give voice to your most intrusive thoughts. Take this line from the West Philly duo’s new song, “Sorry”: “I’m sorry for all that I am and everything I’ve ever done.”

2023年4月20日 · The three tracks (“control,” “Sorry” and “no fun”) were great fits of indie rock engulfed in gnarly riffs, powerful harmonies and a perfect emo twang, as Rafter and Huntington ...

2023年1月13日 · It’s Madel Rafter and Sam Huntington’s first release in seven years (since their 2016 LP Ugly Laugh), and the West Philly duo make their comeback with six fresh-squeezed, emo-tinged songs with gobs of texture and twang, all about transformation and interpersonal connection, with all the beauty and messiness that comes with it.

2022年9月22日 · “control” is an older Crooks & Nannies song that the duo re-recorded at Headroom Studios recently. Its message tackles anxiety, specifically, feeling out of control; and with this slow-building, unlikely pop jam, songwriter Madel Rafter finds their power again.

2022年9月13日 · It’s the kind of musical chemistry that usually only happens when the players are, like this West Philly duo of Madel Rafter and Sam Huntington, friends since childhood. It’s a language all their own.

2023年4月21日 · Crooks & Nannies are the West Philadelphia duo of Madel Rafter and Sam Huntington. Friends and collaborators since they were in high school together, six years on from their last album, Ugly Laugh, the band ended 2022 on a high sharing the stage with Rubblebucket and touring with Lucy Dacus. 2023 has seen them pick up where they left off, with ...

2023年4月4日 · Last year was a big one for Madel Rafter and Sam Huntington, the Philadelphia duo known as Crooks & Nannies. They toured with Lucy Dacus, signed to Grand Jury, and released an EP, No Fun .

2023年1月10日 · Today Crooks and Nannies released the final teaser of the record, its title track, which opens on a low-key and introspective note and finds bandmates Madel Rafter and Sam Huntington building it into something cathartic.

2022年10月25日 · It’s the second song we’ve released since announcing the signing of the West Philly duo of Madel Rafter and Sam Huntington. Our first came back in September: “control,” a roller coaster ride of emotion from Rafter. “Sorry” veers into slightly different territory.