Stuck Announce Optimizer
When certain genres become formulaic, you have to push the sound a little bit, which is exactly what seems to be forming for Chicago’s Stuck. Their new single begins in the traditional sense of post-punk, sort of stalking the listener with the vocal work while the band lets the rhythm thunder and march in the background. Then the chorus hits, almost spastically hitting its own march, then opening to a kind of futuristic croon that has the group operating on their own territory; they double down with a pummeling close that kicks off at 2:25, rushing the sound through your speakers before wrapping things up. This tune will appear in Optimizer, running out on March 27th via Exploding in Sound.
I’ll admit that the light piano lines that open this new single from 
It’s that time of year when 
It was a short week, and we tried to cover as much as we could, getting up a fresh batch of 15 songs (technically 16, but Mt. Fog isn’t on the DSPs) to get you through this cold day. RayRay loved the new madfolk single, but I found some solace in some local jams, as the Living Set brought us another incredible gem. Van Chamberlain had another stunner too, and we were also introduced to Season 2 (the band!). Found my way back to some folkier moments too with new Bill Callahan and Natalie Jane Hill. There’s a lot to dig through, so tune in and crank it up!
We’ve always appreciated the work of 
It’s increasingly hard not to get swept away in the negative emotions of our global crisis (sorry for our behavior), so sometimes you need to settle into a bop that just grooves and delivers big hooks. Well, meet the new single from France’s