Beck Zegans releases I Want You, first single from Engraving of Armor (May 22, Exploding In Sound). Produced with Alex MacKay (Nation of Language) and Julian Fader (Remember Sports), with El Kempner on guitar. go.stereobar.net/mq68jsa
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Chicago post-punk trio Stuck drop "Sicko", third preview of album Optimizer out March 27 on Exploding In Sound. Fast, blunt, hooks hard. go.stereobar.net/1rjmx5t
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Prewn's "Dirty Dog" starts with a nasty grunge riff but keeps shifting directions. Izzy Hagerup calls it a "nightmarish dreamscape" about abandonment and regret. New album System drops October 3.
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Chicago's Cusp shares "Follow Along" from upcoming album "What I Want Doesn't Want Me Back" (Oct 17). Five-piece indie rock with dual guitars and collective songwriting. Solid production from Scoops Dardaris.
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Jobber's "Clothesline From Hell" channels workplace rage into Queens of the Stone Age-inspired fuzz. "I only come here to get paid" hits harder than JBL's finishing move. From debut album Jobber To The Stars (8/22).
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When you call your work "self-centered," at least you're honest 🎭 #Prewn's 'System' transforms numbness into something vital—anxious strings, then guitars that remind you discomfort might be worth it ✨
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#Lawn returns with Sports Gun, a noisy anthem on ambition, burnout, and the subtle art of yelling your trauma through brass and basslines. Welcome to emotional overdrive. #ExplodingInSoundRecords #BestNewMusic2025 #Week19
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