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History Now

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History Now released their debut LP, Weather Vanes, today. The album is driving and atmospheric all in the matter of a few songs. The songwriters and solid vocals from Kyle Jaromin really shine through out this album.

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Ne-Hi “Stay Young”

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Ne-Hi has released the first single, “Stay Young”, from their forthcoming LP Offers. The new album is due out on Feb. 24th, and is available for preorder now.

Ne-Hi will be touring the country this winter, but will be performing at The Empty Bottle on Feb. 24th to celebrate the release of Offers.

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WINGTIPS

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Wingtips is the work of Vinny Segretario and Hannah Avalon. The duo recently released their latest EP, Greyarea, on Feeltrip. They create ’80’s Cure inspired Synth-pop.

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Owen “Settled Down”

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Owen (aka Mike Kinsella) has released a video for the single “Settled Down” which appears on his 2016 release The King of Whys. The video documents the array of activities someone who has “settled down” experiences over the course of the average day.

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Rakunk

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Rakunk recently released a new single called “Turn The Power On”. This is the band’s first release since their 2015 self-titled debut EP.

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Peter Joly

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Peter Joly has released his self-titled debut album which features contributions from members of Iron & Wine, The Hoyle Brothers, and a Ryley Walker collaborator. The album is pure Americana with heartfelt lyrics.

You can help Peter Joly celebrate the release on Nov. 26th at The Hideout with Rachel Drew and the Bitter Roots.

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Nest

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Nest released a their latest LP, Mother’s Knife, earlier this month. Nest is the work Stephanie Maieritsch, Tommy Owley, Eric Unger, & Noah Vandercook, and together they exemplify ’90’s nostalgia.

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Emily Blue

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Emily Blue recently released an album with a fundamental purpose and curse behind it. All proceeds from, Another Angry Woman, for to RACES to support counseling services for Rape victims. Blue doesn’t only have a powerful voice, but an impactful statement.

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Protovulcan

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Protovulcan has released a video for their single, "What’s Your Flavor?". This track comes from their 2016 release, Stakes Is Low.

Protovulcan is the work of Deric Criss (Aleks and the Drummer, Walking Bicycles, Charlie Deets) on drums and Will MacLean (formerly of Mercury Rev spinoff, Variety Lights) on keyboards.

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Taroko

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Chicago-based producer Taroko (aka Aaron Wang) released his self-titled debut EP today, Nov. 11th. Wang was born in Taipei but raised in Minneapolis and his music represents that clashing and blending of cultures and production styles.