Tom Krell (aka How To Dress Well) released his latest album, What Is This Heart, last week. The first two tracks that were released from the album are "Repeat Pleasure" and "Face Again".

You can catch How To Dress Well at MoCA on Sept. 4th.

With a sound they called Scientronic, Byzantine Time Machine is one of the most unique and entertaining band’s in Chicago. The group combines horns, drums, electronics and vocals with to create a sound that could be compared to Cibo Matto at times.

You can catch Byzantine Time Machine for free at The Whistler on July 2nd.

Parts of Pieces of People have released their album dream saddle love mask_ digitally. The impressive avant-pop album will be released on cassette later this summer via the Bloomington label Let’s Pretend.

Parts of Pieces of People is the work of Geoffrey Carr (Man Before Time).

J Fernandez recently announced that his upcoming sophomore EP will be released later this year via the French label Atelier Ciseaux. The label recently included his track "Fading Out" on a 6-track compilation. The track was previously released by Chicago’s Lake Paradise Recordings.

You can catch J Fernandez at The Burlington on July 2nd with The Shy Boys.

Willis Earl Beal has been making waves recently with the news that he has left Hot Charity (XL Recordings). It was two months ago that Beal quietly released an ep, Curious Cool, on his soundcloud putting his relationship with Hot Charity in question. In a recent interview Beal listed an array reasons for the surprising but not unprecedented move.

This week CD Baby announced that Beal’s new album, Experiments in Time, will be released in August through their online channel.

Vehicle Blues is the moniker of Gabe Holcombe of Lillerne Tapes. The local label Lake Paradise just released his first 7" vinyl "Luke Songs". The release contains three pieces of bedroom/dream pop gems.

You can catch Vehicle Blues on June 27th with Earring, Katrina Stonehart, and Baltimore’s Romantic States at SloMo Dojo (2323 W Haddon).

Earlier this month we promised to post the new video for "Desert Spring Rose" from The Fox & The Hounds. This is a wonderfully shot noire take on the modern music video.

Stepfather Gets Mohawk are preparing to release their new album Dead Cat. You can catch several of the track at the band’s soundcloud. Keeping in line with their 2013 release, Come On, Super Devil, the new tracks are gritty, dirty, loud, and nearly out of control. What’s not love? It makes you want to grab a hipster and start grinding perhaps.

You can catch Stepfather Geets Mowhawk at Beat Kitchen on June 28th with Mr. Denton on Doomsday, The Gold Web, and Big Black Bird. 

The Bounds are releasing their debut album, Art Ain’t Rock, via Secret Art Society on July 4th. The names of the band and their history is being withheld by the society. We do know they were signed back in April and the music really does speak for itself. Check out the video for their track "You Son’t Stand A Chance" here.

Ok Go has done it again. In advance of their upcoming album, Hungry Ghost (due out in October), the band has released another amazing video this time for their new single, "The Writing’s On the Wall".

Ok Go will be returning their hometown on August 15th at Lincoln Hall.

Sharpless (aka Jack Greenleaf) released their latest album, The One I Wanted To Be, digitally just over a month ago. The album featured previous singles "The Hardest Questions" and "Summer 2012" and several amazing vocal contributions from Montana Levy. Since the release Sharpless has been singed to Father/Daughter Records who will be reissuing the new album later this year.

Sharpless plays anthemic and aggressive pop with undertones of Japanese culture. Now that Greenleaf is done with school he will be based in Brooklyn, but his impact on the local scene was substantial and began way back in 2011 when he released his debut (+<).

The new EP, Patience As A Vulture, from Opposites is being released today and in advance the band released a video for the track "Paris Again".