Prolific musical polymath Nnamdï uses his new solo album to teach himself something about work-life balance.
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Melkbelly’s juxtaposition of weird and pretty keeps getting more perplexing
Chicago four-piece Melkbelly are best known for playing what you might call noise pop. Though they employ guitarists with a knack for wiry, minor-key interplay, a drummer who pays homage to Brian Chippendale, and a singer who can flip the switch in an instant from sweet Kim Deal croons to blood-curdling screams, they also inject […]
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Let us be thankful for this solo album of stripped-down pop from Melkbelly leader Miranda Winters
Last October, when I interviewed the four members of Chicago guitar-rock band Melkbelly for a feature on their then-upcoming LP Nothing Valley, I asked them about their songwriting methods and processes (because what kind of music journo would I be if I avoided such a mundane line of questioning?). Vocalist-guitarist Miranda Winters explained that several […]
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From basement shows to Pitchfork stages
Several veterans of Chicago’s multifaceted DIY scene have leveled up to play the Pitchfork Music Festival.
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Stories from Chicago’s favorite rock ’n’ roll clusterfuck
Underground rock festival Ian’s Party is run mostly by volunteers, which helps it feel like a community instead of a branding exercise.
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Let’s put it in writing: Melkbelly are Chicago’s most exciting rock band
On the new Nothing Valley, Pilsen four-piece Melkbelly have found a tense balance between delicate melody and frantic noise.
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Local noise-pop group Melkbelly release a video for the brand-new single ‘Middle Of’
In Melkbelly’s new video they’re having all sorts of hangs in their practice space.
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Vivian Girls singer Cassie Ramone headlines a mellow night of solo sets at the Owl
The night also includes sets from three local singers.
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Best cross between the Breeders and Lightning Bolt
Melkbelly Melkbelly wrangle the tidal-size tension and release of noise rock with expert hands, pushing its blown-out frenzy inch by inch toward endearing indie pop. On last year’s Pennsylvania (Automatic) the four-piece contort cinder-block bass, scraggly guitars, and brash, crackling art-punk drumming into all sorts of different shapes; the album’s longest song, closer “Scrupulous,” has […]
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Melkbelly’s Miranda Winters on the ‘creepy religiosity’ of her favorite Kate Bush song
Plus: Philip Lesicko of the Funs on the band that helped him survive megachurch country, the Reader‘s Kevin Warwick on classic rock for the modern basement dweller, and more