The immensely talented multi-instrumentalist Dani Jean-Baptiste quietly released her debut album, Lustdigust, in the world over the weekend.

For this project she enlist the help of a handful of talented local musicians including Max Subar, Sam Kurzydio, Jack Callahan, Jason Ashworth, and Henry Mosher.

The album is beautifully raw and intimate while remaining fun and playful. The sound is primarily based in Folk or Americana, but is primarily a gentle soundtrack for Dani’s powerful vocals and honest storytelling.

Metal band Sacred Monster has released a live album called The Monster Lives. The album was recorded across two shows at Live Wire and Cobra Lounge earlier this year, and features tracks from their 2019 album, Worship the Weird.

The album was released back in March but the band announced last week that it was being released on gold vinyl via the Italian label Ordo MCM.

Sacred Monster is Robert Nubel (Guitar), Ted Nubel (Drums), Adam Anderson (Vocals), and Bill Moreno (Bass Guitar).

The Neo-Soul trio Half Stop recently released their self-titled debut EP. This is the new jazzy project from Paul Beckman (drums), Xander Beberman (synth), and Will Cabaniss (electric piano and vocals)

Denver-based, Chicago-born EDM producer Homemade Spaceship (aka Rob Levere) has released a new EP called “Please Abduct Me”. This is his first new release since 2017’s “Cosmic Latte”.

Below is the Cait Falconers created video for the EP’s opening track “Sit By My Fire”.

You can catch Homemade Spaceship at Bourbon on Division on November 23nd with LWKY and MIDIcinal.

Binary Canary is preparing to release a new album, iterative systems, via Carrier Records on October 4th. You can currently stream the album’s opener “I” and the album’s neat two minute centerpiece “metal” below.

This is the improvised collaboration between electronic artist Ted Moore and Saxophonist Kyle Hutchins.

This is the duo’s first album since 2017’s “bc+1” and It was recorded back in July 2018 at CHIME Studio at University of Chicago.

You can catch Binary Canary at Constellation on November 3rd.

District 97 announced a Fall Tour UK to promote their new album, Screens, which will be released on October 4th. This is the band’s first album since 2015’s In Vaults, and the first single, “Forest Fire”, is available below.

This is the Progressive rock of Leslie Hunt (Lead and Backing Vocals), Andrew Lawrence (Keyboards, Additional Guitar), Jim Tashjian (Guitar, Backing Vocals), Tim Seisser (Bass), and Jonathan Schang (Drums, Percussion_.

You can catch District 97 at Reggie’s Rock Club on October 13th as part of the three day Progtoberfest V. They will also be opening for Flying Colors on October 17th at the Arcada Theater in Hunt’s hometown of St. Charles, IL.

Ness Heads has released the first single, “Pull Me Up”, from her forthcoming EP, “Numb”, which is due out October 25th.

Ness Heads is the raw Hip Hop of Humboldt Park’s Vanessa Ortiz, and when talking about this new single she had this to say; “I was basically begging the person to be patient with me… She ended up walking away instead of waiting it out so I wrote a sad song about the feelings I had going through it”.

You can catch Ness Heads at Schubas on October 17th with Khary and Ajani Jones.

Varsity has released the first single, “Second Act”, from their forthcoming new vinyl project, The Basement Takes (2015 – 2016). The album will feature 6 previous released and two new songs, including “Second Act”, and will be released on November 15th via Run For Cover.

You can catch Varsity at Schubas on November 30th with Tenci.

ZORILA has released the first single, “Disaster”, from their forthcoming album, Sidney, which is due out October 18th via Electric Train Records.

This is the work of Stewart Arp (Vocals/Guitar), Henry Arp (Bass/Vocals), Nate Finn (Guitar), and Anthony Hish (Drums).

You can catch ZORILA at Cubby Bear on Sept 27th with Loose Cannons, Addy’s Corner, and Littlebirds.

Electronic Musician Steve Hauschildt has released the first single, “Subtractive Skies”, from his forthcoming sixth studio, Nonlin, which is set for release via Ghostly International on October 24th. This is the follow-up to his 2018 Ghostly debut, Dissolvi.

You can catch Hauschildt at Metro on October 19th with Sv4, DRAMA, Shigeto, and Tobacco.

V.V. Lightbody has released her third single of 2019, “Allowance”. All three follow up her highly 2018 solo debut, Bathing Peach.

You can catch V.V. Lightbody on November 30th at Lincoln Hall with Tasha and Bunny.

GRÜN WASSER is back and have released the first two singles, “Driving” and “Stranger’s Mouth”, from their forthcoming LP, Not OK With Things, which will be released on October 4th via Holodeck Records.

This is the twisted Electro-Pop of Essej Pollock (electronics, production, mixing) and Keely Dowd (vocals, lyrics, production), and this album is their follow-up to 2018’s Predator/Prey.

You can catch GRÜN WASSER at Sleeping Village on October 3rd with Ariel Zetina and Material.