Winterpills

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title: "Winterpills" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["indie-rock-musical-groups-from-massachusetts", "musical-groups-established-in-2003", "signature-sounds-artists"] description: "American indie rock band" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winterpills" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American indie rock band ::

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Field	Value
name	Winterpills
image	Winterpills at toad's Place.jpg
caption	Winterpills performing at Toad's Place December 11th, 2009
background	group_or_band
origin	Northampton, MA, U.S.
genre	Indie rock
years_active	2003–present
label	Signature Sounds
website	http://www.winterpills.com/
current_members	Philip Price
Flora Reed
Dave Hower
Dennis Crommett
Max Germer
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| name = Winterpills | image = Winterpills at toad's Place.jpg | caption = Winterpills performing at Toad's Place December 11th, 2009 | background = group_or_band | origin = Northampton, MA, U.S. | genre = Indie rock | years_active = 2003–present | label = Signature Sounds | website = http://www.winterpills.com/ | current_members = Philip Price Flora Reed Dave Hower Dennis Crommett Max Germer | past_members = Winterpills are an American indie rock band from Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. Its members are Philip Price, Flora Reed, Dave Hower, Dennis Crommett and Max Germer, sometimes joined on tour and in studio by Brian Akey, José Ayerve and Henning Ohlenbusch. They released their debut eponymous album in 2005 on Signature Sounds, and their second album on the same label was released in 2007, titled The Light Divides. Their third album, Central Chambers, was released in 2008, also on Signature Sounds, and a vinyl 7" single of "Broken Arm"/"A Folded Cloth" was released in the UK in 2009 on Riot Act Records. A 6-song EP, Tuxedo of Ashes, was released in 2010. All My Lovely Goners was released in 2012, and Love Songs in 2016.

History

As veteran musicians of the Northampton indie music scene, the five members of Winterpills formed from a group of friends "hanging out at Dennis [Crommett]'s house" into a band in the winter of 2003. They began playing out regionally in New England the following spring, and released their eponymous album in 2005. Winterpills was received warmly by critics—garnering comparisons to The Byrds, Simon and Garfunkel, and Elliott Smith The band carved out a sound characterized by acoustic folk-pop, male-female harmonies, and melancholic songwriting by Price.

Their albums have received high praise by The New York Times, Washington Post, No Depression, The Utne Reader, USA Today, Paste Magazine, Mojo, The Village Voice, and the Boston Globe, among others They have shared the stage with Grant-Lee Phillips, Vampire Weekend, St. Vincent, Cake, Lisa Germano, Syd Straw, Juana Molina, Ladybug Transistor, The Mountain Goats, Crowded House, Erin McKeown, Fountains of Wayne, Alejandro Escovedo, Rainer Maria, Martha Wainwright, Josh Ritter among others. While touring extensively the band played Mountain Stage on NPR, and were featured on NPR's Weekend Edition and World Cafe, and XM Radio's Loft Sessions.

Members

• Philip Price (vocals, guitar)
• Flora Reed (vocals, keyboard)
• Dennis Crommett (guitar, vocals)
• Dave Hower (drums)
• Max Germer (bass)
• Brian Akey (bass)

Discography

Albums

• Winterpills (2005, Signature Sounds/Soft Alarm)
• The Light Divides (2007, Signature Sounds/Soft Alarm)
• Central Chambers (2008, Signature Sounds/Soft Alarm)
• All My Lovely Goners (2012, Signature Sounds/Soft Alarm)
• Echolalia (2014, Signature Sounds)
• Love Songs (2016, Signature Sounds)
• This Is How We Dance (2025)

EPs

• Tuxedo of Ashes (2010, Signature Sounds/Soft Alarm)

Singles

• "Colorblind" (digital single, 2017, Signature Sounds)
• "Take Away the Words" (radio promo, 2009, Signature Sounds)
• "Broken Arm" (7", 2009, Signature Sounds)

References

References

1. (March 23, 2016). "Weekend Planner — Clubs: Winterpills at The Parlor Room". Daily Hampshire Gazette.
2. Hamad, Michael. (November 21, 2014). "Winterpills Celebrates 'Echolalia' Release With Free BAR Show". The Hartford Courant.
3. (June 3, 2016). "Winterpills: Love Songs".
4. (2005-12-18). "Indie Harmonies from Winterpills". [[Weekend Edition]].
5. (2007). "The Light Divides (2007)". Winterpills.
6. (14 October 2010). "Younger Folk, Older Folk, Noise Tempered and Psychedelic". [[The New York Times]].
7. link. (October 19, 2011)
8. "Winterpills".
9. "ARTISTS – WINTERPILLS".
10. Nelson, Brenda. (October 8, 2015). "ID: Musician Philip B. Price". Daily Hampshire Gazette.

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