The buzz surrounding Chicago power-trio Geronimo! isn’t just critical. It’s also in the rich, gnarly tones that these gents ride night in and night out, wowing a wide range audiences, as they’ve shared stages with 90’s alt-rock heroes (Meat Puppets, Local H) to some of today’s indie-rock’s workhorses (Zola Jesus, Cloud Nothings). Whether it’s heavy, head-bobbing riffing ("Natural Feeling"), instrumental thunder (the humorously-titled "Crushtapher Robin") or franticly-paced noodling ("Electric Heart,"), Geronimo! soars at every turn on their sophomore album, "Exanimate." Most of these highly-engaging tracks, while still not out of place in the same breath as Dinosaur Jr. or Mudhoney, are lead by vocalist Kelly Johnson’s cries of boredom with the daily grind, leading the music’s overdrive mentality to be more about the ecstatic release of tension rather than just being loud.
The band – rounded out by drummer Matthew Schwerin and keyboardist Ben Grigg – will release Exanimate on vinyl with a show October 5th at Burlington Bar. Deserters and Hospital Garden will open. Geronimo! is also booked for CMJ later this year.