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The aptly named solo project of former Whirr member and Ruler Woman vocalist Kristina Esfandiari, Miserable’s intense shoegaze turns anguish into something beautiful. Esfandiari debuted Miserable in 2013 having a break up 7″ with Gray Zine on Work for Cover Information, then released a set of singles in 2014 (February’s …

Roomy and textural, Implodes have their very own make of exploratory, ambient psychedelia. The Chicago quartet, offering Ken Camden, Matt Jencik, Emily Elhaj, and Justin Rathell, crafts its atmospheric excursions with levels of reverb-drenched acoustic guitar, synthesizers, and ghosty vocals, with the many textures gathering like rainfall clouds that ultimately …

Chicago-based spectral wanderer Ken Camden got his begin in the ’90s playing guitar for groups like Arco Flute Foundation, Meisha, and finally the Implodes Sound Quartet (additionally known as merely Implodes). His instrumental single work is normally a mesh of his distinctive electric guitar playing and levels of synthesizer textures …