Fresh from 2022
Discover new music from the Chicago and suburban music scenes on this regularly updated playlist.
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Fresh tracks: Jacks and Atoms, Angrous, Young Sleepless, Matt Derda, The Darling Suns, Fredo Disco, Moore and more
New music and videos coming out of Chicago and the suburbs.
Premiere: The Footlight District calls for action with new video
Revisiting a song they released last fall, The Footlight District doubles down on its powerful message.
OK Cool’s new singles, video are a fitting reflection of time gone askew
Two recent releases showcase the duo dabbling in its grungy, gritty, dreamy pop influences.
Jacks and Atoms reflects on its path with the new single ‘In My Head’
Northwest suburban indie alt-rock band Jacks and Atoms comes to terms with when “your reality is nowhere near where you expected yourself to be” in the new single “In My Head.”
‘We need to fail’: Alex Santilli reminds us what’s on the other side of a fall with new single ‘Try Again’
Late Nite Laundry drummer Alex Santilli traversed highs and lows during his formative years in Arlington Heights. His new solo single, “Try Again,” promotes the idea that “You don’t become a whole person unless you fail, right? You need darkness to appreciate the light.”
Fresh tracks: OK Cool, Nia Kay, Ignescent, Magic City Hippies, Electric Sheep and more
Fresh new music and videos from the Chicago-area scene
Young Detectives’ new singles showcase a growing versatility in the alt-rockers’ toolbox
With two new tunes, indie alt-rockers Young Detectives explore where they’ve been as reference points marking the path to their futures.
Fresh tracks: DuPage, Night Spice, Caroline Lucius, Divisor, Grace Coletta, Violet Crime and more
Fresh new music and videos from the Chicago and suburban scenes
Discoveries of 2021: The Playlist
Take a spin through some of our favorite discoveries of the past year, all in one playlist.
Discoveries from 2021: Some of our favorite releases from the year
2021 was packed with new music. Here are some of our favorite upcoming and veteran artists we had a chance to explore this year.
Fresh tracks: Summer Curse, Ryan Argast, Colleen Wild, Kate Fagan, Blue Car, Park & Main and more
Colleen Wild Ryan Argast Alien Eyes Blue Car Jason Benefield Kate Fagan Lunar Statues Park
Fresh tracks: TLB, Fluorescents, Pino Farina, Colleen Wild, Sir Mango, Capital Soiree, The O’My’s, Birthdayy Partyy and more
New music and videos from the Chicago and suburban music scenes … including some fresh holiday tunes!
Interview: Zooey Deschanel, M. Ward bring indie-folk festivity to She & Him ‘Christmas Party’
“When you’re singing about Santa Claus, it’s hard to be sad,” says actress Zooey Deschanel, as she and Matt Ward bring holiday favorites to the Chicago Theatre Tuesday.
Fresh tracks: The Mild West, Isaiah Grass, Brontë Fall, Hollyy, Nehemiah, Walcot and more
Recent music and video releases from Chicago and suburban artists
Dan Asio strives for growth through his ‘Still Jaded’ EP
On the Underbelly Hours podcast with Adela Skowronski, Dan Dick is in the habit of
Celebrate the holidays with TomCat Trumpet’s new Christmas EP
Growing up in the touring lifestyle as the son of a Broadway musician, Glenbrook South
Sound check: RubyGld Smoke plays Underbelly spotlight; Black Friday’s Local Nation showcase
Underground spotlight series Underbelly Hours podcast hosts Adela Skowronski and Dan Dick take to the
Fresh tracks: Beach Bunny, La Armada, Naked Raygun, Nude Bodies, Neal Francis, Dan Wade, Camp Edwards and more
New music and videos recently released on the Chicago and suburban music scenes
Fresh tracks: Buck773, Til Morning, Eddie Fay, Jude Shuma, Ngozzi, Static Palms, Olivia Ports and more
Recent music and video releases from the Chicago and suburban music scenes