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2024 Chicago Albums of the Year
2024 Chicago Artists to Watch
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2022 Chicago Albums of the Year
2022 F/W Chicago Artists to Watch
2022 S/S Chicago Artists to Watch
Articles
Features
Staff Lists
2025 Chicago Artists to Watch
2024 Chicago Albums of the Year
2024 Chicago Artists to Watch
2023 Chicago Albums of the Year
2023 F/W Chicago Artists to Watch
2023 S/S Chicago Artists to Watch
2022 Chicago Albums of the Year
2022 F/W Chicago Artists to Watch
2022 S/S Chicago Artists to Watch
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2022 Chicago Albums + EPs
A Running Catalogue of Projects from Chicago Artists That Caught the Attention of Our Editorial Team Throughout The Year
January
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Artist
Title
Emily Blue
The Afterlove
Jeff K%nz
2 Player Mode
Reno Cruz
Falling In Love Is Not That Hard
February
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Saba
Few Good Things
DRAMA
Don’t Wait Up
Sherren Olivia
Oasis
Stranded Civilians
Obsidian
Chris Crack
Growthfully Developed
King Marie
222
Softmax
But What If There Isn’t?
Amira Jazeera + Papi Beatz
Nowhere To Run
Dreamer Isioma
Goodnight Dreamer
March
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Elton Aura
Vert(EGO)
KAINA
It Was a Home
The Cool Kids
Before Shit Got Weird
CantBuyDeem
CDs, DVDs, Loose Squares
Upcoming Releases
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Defcee + Boathouse
For All Debts, Public and Private
(April 19)
Dehd
Blue Skies
(May 27)
Horsegirl
Versions of Modern Performance
(June 3)
Qari
STRONGHOLD
(TBD)