Chicago native Luke Frees plays guitar, piano, and bass, among other instruments, and writes original songs. Beginning as a solo artist in Chicago, Luke eventually enrolled in Boston's renowned Berklee College of Music to study composition. After graduating from Berklee, Luke moved back to Chicago and teamed up with fellow musician Gary to make music that would leave an indelible mark on listeners. Luke was a part...

Montreal five-piece Wave and Wire unleash a searing purge of bad blood on their new single, “Bullet.” The track opens with an echoing, subdued vocal melody hovering over a steady pulse before suddenly detonating into a frantic blast of skate-punk velocity and blown-out distortion. It pulls heavily from the sweat-drenched grit of ’90s alt-rock and Queens of the Stone Age, moving with the reckless...