Chore Boy, frontman of Psychedelic Hip Hop band PUICTK, is back with his first full-length album, Exordium, exclusively produced by Brad Kemp. This word Exordium means the beginning of anything and this album is hoping the beginning of a long and fruitful partnership. The duo are joined by M. Whise, OG Denzo, Pradia, Goose, Unkle Slump, Ano Ba, Eshé, King Rozzie, Vagabond Maurice & Fashawn on the album which gives it an also collective feel.

Brad Kemp is the founder and owner of Second Bedroom Studio and have produced beats for Chore Boy, Glitter Moneyyy, Vagabond Mauric, Fashawn, and more.

Absolutely Not has released the first single, “Bottom Of The Pit”, from their forthcoming album, Problematic, which will be released on March 1st via No Trend.

This is the rage-filled Post-Punk of Donnie Moore, Madison Moore, Santiago Guerrero, and Chris Sutter.

You can catch Absolutely Not on March 2nd at Empty Bottle with Paper Mice and No Men.

Jovan has released a hot new single called “Synergy Cypher Pt. 1” with the help of a few friends. This is the work of Inter-disciplinary Artist Jovan Landry and she has enlisted three amazing Chicago artist Glitter Moneyyy, Sauda Muse, and Jade The Ivy to back her up.

This is the first new music from Jovan since her critically acclaimed 2017 LP Growth.

Jenn Sencha and James dB (aka Alouette) have released a new single called “Circus” b/w “Trashy”. This is the duo’s first release since their 2018 EP, Luna.

This is Post-Punk meets trashy garage rock, and Alouette are truly a band to watch in 2019.

Trophy Beats is the production duo of NinetySix and JamesTwo. Over the last few weeks they have released a series of hazy, blissed out beats on their Bandcamp and Spotify, and we have been vibing on each and every one.

While they are all fantastic, the most relatable beat has to be “Late Night Tacos” below.

Mykele Deville has shared new visuals from his forthcoming album Maintain which is due out on February 22nd via No Trend Records. The track is called “Free Soul” and absolutely demonstrates his Chicago pride.

You can help Mykele celebrate the release of Maintain on March 3rd at Lincoln Hall with Sam Trump, Jovan Landry, and Daryn Alexus.

Melkbelly will be returning to the stage for their show of 2019 at Empty Bottle on February 2nd, and they will be joined by REZN and Hitter.

Last month, Audiotree released part of Melkbelly’s performance at the Audiotree Music Festival which took place in September 2018. Below is the video of them performing “Mount Kool Kid” from their 2017 album Nothing Valley.

Girl K announced this week that their sophomore album will be called For Now and will be released on March 15th. This follows-up their 2017 debut album, Sunflower Court. Below is their latest single “Dog Year Lungs”, which dropped back in October.

The band also announced that they will be hosting an album release event at Schubas on March 15th with Fran and Engine Summer.

American Football has released a video for the latest single, “Uncomfortably Numb”, from their forthcoming third self-titled LP. The track features a beautiful contribution from Hayley Williams, and the album will be released on March 22nd via Polyvinyl.

You can help American Football celebrate the release of their new album on March 30th at Metro.

Ovef Ow has released the first single, “Hootie Hottie”, from their forthcoming EP, Crash The Party, which will be released via Midwest Action on February 1st. The single has a fun and catchy B-52’s feel to it that will easily get stuck in your head.

These are the Post-Punk/Surf Rock sounds of Marites Velasquez (Bass, Vox), Sarah Br aunstein (Drums, Vox), Kyla Denham (Synth Scientist, Vox), and Nick Barnett (Guitar, Vox).

You can catch Ovef Ow at Empty Bottle on January 31st with Bleach Party, and Baby Money & The Down Payments.

Heavy Psych band Dark Fog have released their latest album, Living The Past… Killing The Future, digitally and are preparing for a vinyl release on February 22nd. It was just last month that the band released Make You Believe via Eye Vybe Records, but since forming in 2003 Dark Fog has been pumping epic Psych music on a consistent basis.

You can help Dark Fog celebrate the new album on February 16th at Empty Bottle with Balms, Diagonal, and Bow & Spear.

Spark The Forest has released a new single called “The Suffering in Erosion”. This is the first single and opening track from their forthcoming album "Growth in Erosion”.

The track is atmospheric and cinematic through out but has moments of thundering rock.