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We've been big fans of Bloomington "great value pop star" austin white's lowkey soundcloud masterpieces for a while now, so we were very psyched to learn that austin was finally readying his first proper release...

In one of the more unexpected drops in site history, SALEM are back with a gorgeous, overwhelmingly emotional dream-trap ballad, Jack is swole as hell, and like some fucked up simulation-core version of Twister, the Traverse City boys are chasing down tornadoes in our own backyard...

Chicago band Divino Niño's dreamily surreal new single -- featuring b>Will Miller (of Whitney) and Sen Morimoto on trumpet and sax, respectively -- is an essential entry in the modern yacht rock canon...

Chicago artist Gia Margaret follows up her exquisite 2018 debut full-length There's Always Glimmer -- one of our favorites of that year -- with something a bit unexpected...

Sports Boyfriend's debut EP is finally here, and it slaps...

Chicago's Eileen Peltier aka Sports Boyfriend shares a silky, lo-fi soft-funk jammer, just in time for summer. The dreamily atmospheric "Crying in July" is the second single from her forthcoming EP, coming soon-ish (the rest is ready when it’s ready, says Sports BF). Listen below + cop on bandcamp:

Pitchfork's first-ever Midwinter Festival graced the beautiful Art Institute of Chicago over the weekend, boasting a formidable and diverse lineup that featured Jlin, Deerhunter, DJ Koze, Yves Tumor, Slowdive, Zola Jesus, Kamasi Washington, Joey Purp, and many more...

Austin's Sun June, who released one of the prettiest albums of the year back in June, share a new one for Halloween. Listen to "the spookiest thing" below, and catch Sun June live with Jessica Risker + V.V. Lightbody at a show we're presenting in Chicago on November 15th at the Hideout:

The Father/Daughter crew continues to impress and inspire with their run of 2018 releases, and the latest from Chicago artist, activist, and poet Tasha is another triumph from their already stellar year. Tasha calls the tracks that make up her exquisite debut LP Alone at Last "bed songs" -- which begins to make perfect sense the first time you let the record wash away the stress and heav

Grand Rapids' Major Murphy share the visuals for their sweetly shimmering soft-rock gem "Mary", a highlight from the group's debut LP No. 1, out now on Winspear. The song's Weird Life-directed video finds a stoic sister Mary wandering pensively through the streets of Chicago and becoming mildly dismayed by some drunk teens on the L, before being comforted by the dulcet tones of Major Mur