Natalia from The Dears gives Teen Vogue an exclusive tour of her closet

While the rest of The Dears are prepping for the release of their new album, Degeneration Street (out next Tuesday), keyboard player and co-vocalist Natalia Yanchak took Teen Vogue readers on an in-depth tour of her closet. Check out the exclusive video tour on Teen Vogue’s music blog HERE.

Afterwards, watch The Dears’ new video for Omega Dog…

Interview Magazine catches up with Matt Grady of Factory 25

Read the insightful interview with Factory 25 founder Matt Grady in Interview Magazine HERE!

Factory 25 in the Wall Street Journal

Steve Dollar profiled Factory 25 and owner Matt Grady for the WSJ!! Read all about it HERE.

SOARS in Uncut Magazine

Check out this rave review of SOARS’ self-titled album in the January issue of Uncut Magazine. SOARS is out now on La Société Expéditionnaire.

Spinner premieres new Common Prayer video

Watch Common Prayer’s brand spankin’ new video for “Of Saints” being premiered on Spinner.com now!

Download “Throw Yourself Apart”

…off SOARS’ upcoming self-titled debut LP out October 5th on La Société Expéditionnaire. Pre-order it from Chicago Independent HERE. Check out recent rave reviews from our friends at Their Bated Breath, The Decibel Tolls, Sonic Masala, Music Fan’s Mic, & Head Underwater.

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Stark Magazine’s New Find: Little Gold

We’re fairly surprised we haven’t caught wind of Little Gold until last week, but we’re glad we did. Little Gold comes from a solid background rooted in songwriting, and purveys a sufficiently fuzzy, yet clear-minded brand of rock, that initially brings to mind our Nashville friends Cheap Time (where’s that record guys?). Besides being a former member of Woods, Christian DeRoeck has crafted some fine tunes for a new 7″ on Heart Break Beat Records… Continue reading HERE.

Impose Magazine says…

nihiti will keep your headphones on. Slow-building beats burst into thin air: No balls-out, clammed-up climax to worry about here, just pure skies and a steady stride three-and-a-half minutes wide. Read all about it HERE.

Factory 25’s Chicago punk doc on Pitchfork.tv

Pitchfork.tv is streaming (in entirety), You Weren’t There: The History of Chicago Punk 1977-1984. Get your music history on by checking it out HERE. Don’t procrastinate – it’ll only be hosted for ONE WEEK ONLY! Head over to Factory 25’s website for more about You Weren’t There and their other stellar film and vinyl releases.

Soars is We Listen For You’s latest Required Listen

Lehigh Valley, PA’s Soars has been getting some super nice mentions about their debut s/t album, out October 5 on La Société Expéditionnaire but We Listen For You has taken the praise to an entirely new level. Click HERE to read the entire Required Listen post that starts off with this lovely sentiment… “Music can often play on memory, personal experience, dreams, and emotion.  Great music can make the listener feel something they never knew existed, filling a void that was never acknowledged.  This is my experience with the dreamy outfit SOARS.”