Readership writes songs that feel like they’ve been unearthed from a lost mixtape of yesteryear—bright & jangling guitars, a punchy rhythm section, and melodies that stick long after the music stops.

Since forming in Philadelphia in 2014, the band has balanced power-pop shimmer with post-punk bite, drawing comparisons to “the rock anthems of R.E.M. and U2” (WXPN) and praised for a “rare knack of taking very poppy melodies and colliding them with some post-punk riffs” (Cougar Microbes). Songwriter Adrian Morse anchors it all with storytelling that runs from historical yarns to everyday blunders.

After 2020’s Future Perfect, Readership released a string of singles culminating in 2024's Nostalgia, Paraphrase, and Plagiarism—a small collection of songs that trace their full range: danceable post-punk, shadowy rock, and heart-on-sleeve power pop. Adrian is currently writing a series of stories about creative life, ambition, failure, and mascots that demand to be taken seriously. The band is currently recording their next record and plans a return to the road soon, or at least, some dive bars in and around Philadelphia.