Chicago duo Finom was started by Macie Stewart and Sima Cunningham in the summer of 2014, combining their love for lush vocals and songwriting with their love of experimentation and sound. Produced by Jeff Tweedy in the Wilco Loft, their newest album, Not God, is a marvel of growth, a progression from the roots of this collaborative band whose history can be traced back to its improvised conception. That energy combined with Finom’s dramatic vocal and musical gifts puts them in the peripheries of legacies cemented by The Roches, Roxy Music, the B52s, Kate Bush, Cate Le Bon, and Wilco. Cunningham and Stewart are brilliant harmonizers, but harmony doesn’t equate to a utopia. In Finom’s maws, harmony can also be a fight, holding the line until the volcano erupts. This realistic depiction of a creative relationship jolts throughout the songs of Not God and brings the whole damn thing to life. Finom are more than one person with more than one dream. But still, they grow together, harnessed by their shared love of pop songwriting, control, chaos, and being generally freaky-deaky. Freaky in that way that is only really fun when you’re doing it with a friend.
https://www.finommusic.com/
https://www.instagram.com/finommusic/
Philadelphia’s Golden Apples might be one of the best kept secrets in guitar music, but their new full-length, Bananasugarfire, is about to change that. The boldly titled album is impossible to ignore, a kaleidoscopic blast of fuzzed out guitars, joyful songwriting, and vibrant production that’s as human as it is hooky. It’s exactly what a truly great indie rock album can be: fun yet fulfilling, inventive yet inviting, confident yet candid–music that lifts you up with melody, noise, and heart.
https://lameorecords.com/collections/golden-apples
https://www.instagram.com/goldenapplesusa
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