Queue up Shapes, the stunning and powerful new album from Chicago-based indie band Love In October, and you'll quickly realize you've discovered something musically fresh and special. The steadily-pulsing and energized opening track, "Time Cop," sets the pace and establishes the charged, rock solid musical bar for all that follows. What starts off sounding like a nod to Retro/New Wave bands like The Cars, The Knack and The Police, becomes electrified and amplified into a seri

Today's post casts a spotlight on three outstanding albums from Chicago-based musicians who definitely fall into the "ones to watch" category. There is so much impressive, groundbreaking music coming from The Windy City that's worth sharing. If you're a regular reader, then you might already have become a fan or follower of other Chicago-based artists featured on this blog. The three albums featured here today - all available on vinyl - are ones that have been taking up regul

Chicago-based indie folk rock band Minor Moon releases their new EP "What Our Enemies Know" containing five brand new tracks from this up-and-coming, talented band. Minor Moon is the songwriting project of musician Sam Cantor, and featuring Nathan Bojko (drums), Michael Downing (bass) and Colin Drozdoff (keyboards). Since their last full-length release, A Whisper, A Shout (2015), Minor Moon has released two advance singles from this EP - the upbeat "So Composed" and bluesy, l

"Everything Behind Us is a Dream" is the most recent album from Chicago-based artist We/Or/Me, the musical alias of singer-songwriter Bahhaj Taherzadeh, joined by several fellow musicians, including Adam Selzer, Luke Ydstie, Amanda Lawrence, Cory Gray and Alia Farah. The 11 beautifully composed songs on this impressive release are soft, thoughtful and sentimental - in both sound and lyrics. The predominant instruments across all songs include Bahhaj's simple, yet sophisticate