Attack the Sound's "Love is War: Packed" EP is... a thing. A Chi-Pop thing, specifically. Chicago's own ATS is back, celebrating five years since the original "Love is War" single dropped, and they've decided to, well, pack it. Like a suitcase full of emotional baggage you're not sure you want to unpack. https://open.spotify.com/album/1d92wk2RdBsZy409vEXiM8?si=IDZjOJKYQ5G_JsIX49vl_g The central theme, in case the title didn't bludgeon you with it, is...

Okay, so picture a flamingo trying to tap-dance. That's the kind of delightful weirdness Rosie Belvie’s "CRUSH" embodies. This isn't your run-of-the-mill heart-flutter track. It's like someone took the fizzy feeling of first crush and poured it over a polyrhythmic, funk-splattered canvas. We’re talking the kind of sonic paint that makes you want to move, even if your body doesn't quite know how yet. https://open.spotify.com/track/21ue10Fq3pZVztZzjda63b?si=946be35785984231 There's...