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Michele Thomas “No More”

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Michele Thomas has released the first single and opening track, "No More", from her forthcoming album The Assumption which is due out on January 18th.

This is a blend of Gospel, Soul, and Jazz as Thomas pulls from her roots as the daughter of Preacher to bring forth an inspirational message.

For this project she is joined by Darren Scorza (Drums, percussion & organ), Clark Sommers (Bass), Neal Alger (Guitar), Chris Mahieu (Piano, Rhodes & Wurlitzer), Jeff Hedberg (Trumpet), Chris Greene (Alto & Soprano Saxophones), and Davin Youngs (Background Vocals).

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Jordanna “The Full Story”

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Jordanna has released a new album called "The Full Story". The new project features contributions from Mother Nature, Yasmine Mifdal, and DJ SKOLi, and it pulls together several of her past single with a handful of outstanding new tracks.

One of our favorite tracks on the album, "untitled (chicago)", was released back in October of 2020 and is accompanied by the video below.

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David M. Stowell “A Raven In Flight”

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David M. Stowell recently released his debut full-length album, A Raven In Flight, via Ravenslake Music Productions.

This is filled with vintage electronic rock with several prog rock flourishes. For this project Stowell recuited the talents of David Taylor II and vocalists Lizzie Crowe (of Cheshire Moon), Rhiannon’s Lark, and Sunnie Larsen.

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Thomas Comerford “Steel Trap (Quarantine Version)”

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Thomas Comerford has released a new single called "Steel Trap". This is the first new music we had from him since the release of his 2021 album, Introverts.

For this recording he is joined by Dan Ingenthron (bass guitar), Tom McGettrick (pedal steel guitar, electric piano), Kip Rainey (electric guitar), Erik Sowa (drum kit), and Bethany Thomas (voice).

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The Screaming Stars “For The Fallen”

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The Screaming Stars has released his latest album, For The Fallen, the follow-up to 2017’s last of the black​-​haired, big​-​eyed girls.

This is the solo project of Tyler Ritter of shalloboi and it finds him exploring to the complex edges of ambient and drone music. This collection was recorded over the last three years in Chicago and Kansas City.

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AM Higgins “Who Can Say?”

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AM Higgins has released a new video for the single "Who Can Say?" from her recently released album Hymning.

This is the project from now France based musician Annie Toth who recruited two local Chicagoans to record this album, Jason Toth (The Handsome Family, Daniel Knox) on drums and Joshua Dumas (Mending).

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Soft Speaker “Live Carnality”

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Soft Speaker released their latest album, Priestess of Carnality, back in October and now they have released a live album they are calling Live Carnality.

This is the work of Paul Foreman, Nick Rocchio, Blair Douglass, and Sean Burke.