Joe Rathbone He s based in Nashville now, but when he sings This Is Where I Come From, Joe Rathbone is talking about Philadelphia. It s here where he honed his now-considerable chops in the 90s. This Is Where . . ., which mentions 69th Street, the Tower Theater and West Philly, comes from his new album, Under the Scorpion Moon, a set that again shows him to be a master pop craftsman.

Sometimes buoyant, sometimes dreamy, and often with an undercurrent of melancholy, there s a classic feel to these 10 melodic tunes as Rathbone consistently finds the sweet spot that links catchiness and heart.