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St. James & The Apostles make Lollipop taste sweet, strange and a little dangerous
By Editorial Team - June 12, 2026
Summary
Philadelphia’s St. James & The Apostles release Lollipop, a garage-rock and psychedelic-soul album recorded across several years with grit, swagger and strange sweetness.
Key Facts
- Category: News
- Published: June 12, 2026
- Tags: st james and the apostles, lollipop, philadelphia, garage rock, psychedelic soul, new album, Garage Rock / Psychedelic Soul
St. James & The Apostles’ Lollipop arrives on 12 June from Philadelphia, but the credits suggest a record built over time rather than rushed into the feed. Recorded between 2021 and 2026, produced by Jamie Mahon and shaped with contributions including steel guitar and metal guitar, the album sounds like it belongs to a band comfortable with collision. The title Lollipop might suggest candy, but this is not likely to be clean sugar. St. James & The Apostles have always carried the spirit of garage rock, blues, soul and psychedelic grit, and a title like Lollipop becomes more interesting when placed against rougher textures. Sweetness and sleaze, melody and distortion, sacred names and bar-band electricity all seem to share the same room. That is exactly where a Philadelphia rock band should be dangerous: in the overlap between charm and damage.
Source: https://stjamestheapostles.bandcamp.com/album/lollipop