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With the pandemic making normal songwriting difficult, to say the least, a collection of Chicago musicians created a new project based off the “exquisite corpse” method, taking turns adding their own spin to an ever-changing creation (plus, drums from Failure’s Kellii Scott). Check out the first single and read an interview with project initiator Erik Oldman (Sons of Ra).

IO Editor-in-Chief Andrew Rothmund moonlights as a show photographer (well, not right now of course) — he’s gathered his favorite images from 2019 onward (incl. Bell Witch, Heilung, Sleep, Cattle Decapitation, and more) to help rekindle memories and sensations of being right there.