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Zoo Brother -  Fourth Of July & Please Don't

Chicago based Zoo Brother camouflage as sandmen and dance us into their pleading dream. "Fourth of July" creates unannounced body bopping from it's upbeat ode to a dizzying summer affair.  Then in "Please don't" the Zoo Brother continue mashing traditional 50's pop styles with hazy and luscious tones that  bring on a full dream pop trance.

Their full single Fourth Of July & Please Don't was released in November 2013, but Fourth of July has been gracing the interwebs as an unmixed demo from Zoo Brother for over a year. It's never too late to give these lo-fi dream pop dudes a listen. I'm anticipating our ears will only become happier from it.

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Sister Crystals

Genre: Indie Pop
Label:FeelTrip, Walk-In Records
Releases: Sister Crystals LP, For So Long, Little Bits
**all can be purchased via their Bandcamp**
Sound: Dreamy/lush vocals, guitars that sound reminiscent of falling stars followed by power chord punches,bass beats that beg for off beat dancing, and drumming that builds each track from calm and dreamy to rock filled and thrashnificent (thrash worthy and magnififcent). Sister Crystals create a feel that ranges from an old 50's love filled lullaby to a dream turned a hazy passion filled memory. 

Listen: Sister Crystals LP

*I may need to warn you, you may feel like dancing. Go with it.

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Smith Westerns 

Who: Culen Omori - Vocals

Max Kallacek - Guitar

Cameron Omori - Bass

Julien Ehrlich - Drums

Genre: Alt-Rock, Indie Pop/Rock, Glam

Albums: Soft Will  (2013) 

Dye it Blonde (2011)

Smith Westerns (2009)

Sound: A 1960s influenced sound paired with pop vocals singing songs of young adventures both in its dispairty and triumphs. Echoing guitar riffs, melodic and walking bass beats are all tied together by driving and enriching drums. Together these musical elements create a Brit-Pop inspired, glamified version of indie rock that rings of both Lennon and Bowie. 

Listen:  3am Spiritual

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Woah woah woah there do not let your mind get carried away. Short that B is something simple. Short band bios that give you just a bit of an artists sound, a lil of what they've done and a track selection to jam out or simply check out.

Chicago band intros condensed for the person short on time or attention span. (or like me, short on both)

Tiny Fireflies

Genre: IndiePop
Label: Little Treasures;
Eardrums Pop
Albums:
ePop 005 (10.10.10)
Cloudberry 811 (03.15.12)
Change
(08.01.11)

Sound: Simple driving beats;  infectious and melodic rhythms paired with soft & dreamy vocals create a sound that is reminiscent of the  days of Molly Ringwald and The Breakfast Club.

Listen:  "If It's True" (02.06.13)

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