If you haven’t heard of Chance the Rapper yet, we clearly have never met. That, or you don’t know what the RedEye is, have never grabbed a copy of the Chicago Reader, are blissfully un...
Apr 30, 2013
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When most bands release a debut album it comes from a relatively short burst of creative inspiration. It’s usually something made before a band starts touring, something for people to get hooke...
Apr 23, 2013
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[Words by Joey Clay]
Unknown Mortal Orchestra was almost a band that never was. Starting off as a small experiment for then punk rocker Ruban Nielson, Unknown Mortal Orchestra has blossomed into a w...
Mar 15, 2013
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It seemed as if Thom Yorke was using Atoms For Peace to exorcise an even more twisted artistic vision than Radiohead. The Eraser was about these loose-ended ideas that sprung away from Radiohead pat...
Feb 27, 2013
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Part of me still doesn’t wanna like Lotus‘ new material. The Lotus I fell in love with was such a gentle & calming presence and their early, more atmospheric material is still my fav...
Feb 19, 2013
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[Words by Tyler Sporer]
I’ve had Chicago Farmer’s latest album, Backenforth, IL, playing in my car for about a week now. At first I thought it was good. After the second listen, I found myself su...
Feb 05, 2013
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[Words by Joey Clay]
Chaz Bundick, the man behind Toro y Moi, has come to a crossroads of sorts in his career. Behind him, he has two of the genre defining albums of the chillwave sound – Cause...
Feb 04, 2013
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Americana is an admittedly vague description for music. It’s not as if the sounds found in this genre are the only classic American sounds, or that they only happen in this country. While it m...
Jan 31, 2013
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Cinnamon Chasers is the nu disco/electro project of Russ Davies, who some may also recognize under his other guise: Abakus. In 2011 he released his second LP Science and shifted the project in a s...
Nov 09, 2012
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[Words by Joey Clay]
Even when Marco Benevento tries a more compact approach to his music, the keyboard madman still creates such a transcendent musical fusion. Benevento’s latest release, TigerFa...
Nov 07, 2012
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The maturation of a band isn’t something that you can quantify — it’s something that you feel. Like the old saying goes: “I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it ...
Oct 18, 2012
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[Review by Joey Clay]
Originally made famous by their genre-bending jazz covers of classic rock and other contemporary favorites, The Bad Plus continue to chart a different course with their second...
Oct 15, 2012
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Anyone who lived through Chicago’s Snowmageddon of 2011 will never forget it. So having this iconic photo as cover art for The Domino Effect is a strong first impression, especially...
Aug 28, 2012
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Ever have an album come along and sweep out your feet, wash you away, and completely captivate your attention? That’s exactly what Poolside‘s Pacific Standard Time has done to me. To say...
Aug 03, 2012
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released 10 July 2012
Tranzmission, Reaching New Heitz and Tremble written by Mickey Kellerman and Future Rock.
One Day written by Mickey Kellerman, Future Rock and Panic Bomber.
One Day vocals perf...
Jul 22, 2012
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(The Turnips, from left to right: Joe Artibee, Curt Vanwagoner, Paul Geoghan, Chris Bemben, Andy Kirby)
“Hailing from West Michigan, The Turnips have been a collective in one way or another sin...
Jul 11, 2012
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Instant classic. That’s pretty much the only way to sum up Dr. John‘s latest album Locked Down. From the opening song to the tenth & final, this album brings a sense of throwback yet...
Jun 01, 2012
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