Chicago Underground DuoBest Chicago Underground Duo Albums Ranked

Synesthesia

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7.8

“Remember Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon? It was all the rage a few years ago. It gave film nerds the chance to impress the hell out of friends and colleagues by putting their inane, useless knowledge of trivia to use. But why should movie fanatics have all the fun? We indie rock losers are just as knowledgeable-- why should we not sink to these same levels of inanity? Especially when we can challenge ”

Axis and Alignment

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7.5

“So, you've achieved success as an artist or musician. Well, there are two paths you can take from here. You can analyze that which made you successful, break it down to its barest parts, and see what makes it tick. But be careful; often, all this overanalysis yields is the painful knowledge that what made your music work was the spontaneity and unbridled creativity that all your careful nitpicking”

In Praise of Shadows

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6.7

“Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor create a seven-song suite using a consistent pulse as a base from which to explore ideas and textures.”