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@ (pronounced �At�) is the folk-pop project of vocalist/guitarist Victoria Rose and multi-instrumentalist Stone Filipczak, who owe their musical bond to the power of text messages. Although the pair initially met years ago, it wasn�t until spring 2020 when they began sending each other music between their respective cities � Rose based in Philadelphia and Filipczak in Baltimore. A few exchanges down the line, Rose sent Filipczak an early recording of a song she�d written called �Star Game� asking him to contribute drums. She didn�t anticipate what he returned to her: �I didn�t like it at first. It felt jarring to hear my music so arranged,� she says. �I almost plotted to end the collaboration.� But it wasn�t long before she came around to the potential of what she and Filipczak could create together.
Filipczak�s version of �Star Game� wound up being the second track on @�s debut album Mind Palace Music, initially released in April 2021. Rose admits that she didn�t even think her bandmate would ever want to work with her in a formal capacity, given Filipczak�s niche background sharing bills with artists like Black Pus (Lightning Bolt drummer Brian Chippendale) and Guerrilla Toss. But with his keen, inventive ear for musicianship and Rose�s penchant for confessional lyrics and vibrant melodies, @ grew as an amalgam of their unique musical backgrounds and complementary strengths. In their review of the album, Pitchfork would go on to say �Mind Palace Music is an example of what happens when you take a poignant songwriter who�s careful about her chord progressions and introduce a fellow songwriter who knows the magic of no-frills arrangements.�