Chris Salveter (aka Judson Claiborne) surprisingly released a new single, “I Want My Undeveloped Pre Frontal Cortex Back”, last month. This is the first new music from the band since 2013’s We Have Not Doors You Need Not Keys.

Salveter did form a new band back in 2016, The Electric Breastpumps, and released a single, but has been silent since.

It’s unclear if this will lead to more music or not. Judson Claiborne was one of my personal favorites of last decade and it is just great to hear Chris’ voice again.

The Cool Kids dropped a new single called “Ripple” today. It’s a song about the future of the Strip Club economy if Cryptocurrency does take over as the world’s perferred method of payment. “Takin’ BitCoin in the Strip Club” is just a great line, but who hasn’t wanted to make "noise with the Litecoin"?

You can catch The Cool Kids at Temperance Beer in Evanston with Slick Rick on July 21st.

Jean Deaux released a new single this week called “Energy”. This is the first single from her upcoming debut EP which is due out later this summer. “Energy” was produced by UK’s ROMderful and follows last month’s single “SSN (They Say)”. Jean is currently on tour with SABA.

Circuit des Yeux released a stunning acoustic video of her performing “Brainshift” for Line of Best Fit. This is the title track from her 2017 LP, Reaching For Indigo.

Circuit des Yeux will be performing at Pitchfork Music Festival on July 21st.

Maps & Atlases announced last month that they were returning with a new LP called Lightlessness Is Nothing New. The album, their first since 2012, will be released on June 1st via Barsuk Records and is their first album without Erin Elders.

Below is the lyric video for the LP’s second single “Ringing Bell” and the first single “Fall Apart”.

You can catch Maps & Atlases at Lincoln Hall on June 28th with Prism Tats.

Courtesy recently released their third album, Hey, via Moon Glyph. This is the follow-up to 20015’s Slow Bruise, and the trio’s first release since adding Doug Malone.

Below is the NSFW video for the album’s title track. It demonstrates the band unique blend of electronics, hushed vocal harmonies, and Psychedelic funk.

Courtesy will celebrate the new album on May 12th at The Hideout with Malci and SPVD (Josh Condon from Glyders).

Towkio has really out done himself with the unbelievable new video for “Morning View”. The video was shot at the Los Angeles YouTube Space and directed by Todd Barrett. The track is taken from his recently released LP, WWW, and features beautiful vocals from SZA.

Local H released a new single this week called “Innocents (Edited for Television)”. It is unclear if this is part of a new album or just a one off, but regardless it is great to have Local H back. This follows-up the band’s Live In Europe album, which was released back in February, and is the first new music from the band since 2015’s Hey, Killer.

Local H is currently on tour with Everclear and Marcy Playground, and will be near Chicago in Joliet at The Forge on June 16th.

Andy Pratt is releasing his sophomore EP, "Further Disruption", on May 18th and recently released the EP’s lead track “Lincoln Avenue”. The five songs on this EP were record at Electrical Audio with Steve Albini in 2016 as part of Pratt’s session for his 2017 debut LP, Horizon Disrupted.

Dos Santos announced that their full-length debut album, Logos, will be released on June 15th via International Anthem today. Dos Santos has been honing their sound around Chicago for the last 5 years blending Jazz, Psych Rock, Pop, Cumbia, and more.

Last month the band released two singles, “Logos” and “Manos Ajenas (Touch You Every Day)”, from the LP, but officially announced the LP today. They have also released a new track, “Caminante”, which translates to “Walker” and is a perfect example of where this genre-blending band is today.

You can help Dos Santos celebrate the release of Logos on June 14th at Sleeping Village with Junius Paul.

Panic Priest (aka Jack Armondo of My Gold Mask) has stuck out on his own with the first single, “The Holy Ghost”. The track is taken from his forthcoming self-titled debut LP which is due out May 18th. The single is darkwave with a touch of synth pop and features remixes from Mr.Kitty and The Rain Within.

You can help Panic Priest celebrate the released on the new album on June 11th at Empty Bottle with New Canyons, Jenny Pulse (Spa Moans), and Wingtips (DJ Set).

Local emcee Bardo has released a video for “Longboard”. The track is taken from his 2017 LP, Gringo, and feature vocals from Emily Blue.