Effective period / Period of releases: 2012

Pompton Lakes is an Alternative Rock band from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The band's lineup consists of Jeffrey Martin (Vocals, Guitars), Dan Desrosiers (Lead Guitar, BGVs), Vinnie Lupoli (Rhodes, Piano, BGVs), Isaac Strader (Bass), and Dennis Archer (Drums).

Formed in the fall of 2011. The band instantly devoted themselves to writing in early 2012 and entered the studio to record their debut "Rest" in June of the same year. "Rest" was released on October 30, 2012 on iTunes and Amazon MP3 with physical copies available for order on their website.

Pompton Lakes - Rest is another album with the label of “Indie Folk,” but a very different sound than Bethesda or other Indie Folk artists. Pompton Lakes is more serious, and more often set in a minor key, but it has some of the familiarities that make indie folk such a popular and general term lately. While Rest is an independent album for an unsigned band, it also has a highly polished sound, and is well produced. Honestly, it took me a couple of times listening to this CD before noticing that they were a Christian or “safe rock” band, and frankly, that’s saying something when you can get the atheist to listen to this genre willingly. The eight song album is the result of the group working for the first half of 2012 to put it all together, and that commitment and dedication come through in the quality of the piece.