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Chromatics
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Chromatics Announce 2019 Tour, Unveil Video for ‘Time Rider’ (Video)

2/19/19

DEAR TOMMY coming 2019.

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Listen to ‘Your Connection’ by Cupid Youth (Listen Up)

2/16/19

Matt Allan aka Cupid Youth just dropped his new single titled ‘Your Connection’ on the internet!

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Listen to ‘SHI’ by Dan Rico (Listen Up)

2/15/19

We are excited to announce the new single ‘SHI’ off the album BA$EMENT P0P by Dan Rico.

Wyatt Waddell
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Listen to ‘Untrain My Heart’ by Wyatt Waddell (Listen Up)

2/15/19

Chicago artist Wyatt Waddell shares his timeless, lovesick ballad “Untrain My Heart“

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Watch ‘Anyways’ by Marigold (Video)

2/11/19

Watch the video ‘Anyways’ by Marigold from the EP ‘Swinging Sounds.

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Listen to ‘Fear of God’ by Sports Boyfriend (Stream)

1/26/19

Eileen Peltier aka Sports Boyfriend shares her new single ‘Fear of God’.

Lucille furs
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Listen to ‘Paint Euphrosyne Blue’ by Lucille Furs (Listen Up)

1/21/19

Another Land by Lucille Furs is out on March 15th on the label Requiem Pour Un Twister.

noname
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Stream ‘Song 31’ by Noname (Listen Up)

1/5/19

New Year means new music by Noname.  Listen to “Song 31” the Chicago rapper’s first release since Room 25.

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Listen to ‘Unshaken’ by D’Angelo (Listen Up)

1/5/19

D’Angelo’s latest single “Unshaken” has been officially released.

best albums of 2018
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TOP 50 ALBUMS OF 2018

12/29/18

The end of the of 2018 is upon us and here are our favorite 50 albums of the year. We dug real deep and our hope is for you to read our list and listen to these album and find some new favorites that you may have missed this past year…

Lake Ülemiste
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Listen to “Eutrophic” by Lake Ülemiste (Listen Up)

12/27/18

Lake Ülemiste is a project by Emilia Jasmin which shares its name with the largest of the lakes surrounding Tallinn, Estonia but that’s where the similarities start and end.

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Jaguar Sun releases ‘Again’ via Nice Guys (Listen Up)

12/18/18

With two releases already this year, he has come at us with yet another dreamy tune before the year end. Here is ‘Again’ in true Jaguar Sun style.

Kevin Morby
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Kevin Morby announces “Harlem River” 5-year anniversary remix 12-inch featuring Peaking Lights (Listen Up)

12/12/18

Woodsist Records will be releasing a special remix 12-inch featuring a new extended version of the title track and two remixes by Peaking Lights.

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TORO Y MOI SHARES NEW SINGLE “ORDINARY PLEASURE” (Listen Up)

12/10/18

Following the announcement of its forthcoming album, Toro y Moi is sharing the new new single “Ordinary Pleasure”.

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LUCILLE FURS ANNOUNCE ‘ANOTHER LAND’ WITH NEW SINGLE (LISTEN UP)

12/4/18

The Lucille Furs just dropped the title track off their upcoming album Another Land out March 15th on French label Requiem Pour Un Twister.

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Watch Blood Cultures New Video for “Dunk on Me” (Video)

11/6/18

Check out the music video for “Dunk on Me” by Blood Cultures!

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California Wives Drop ‘Eternally Dark’ (Listen Up)

11/3/18

Waiting for the new California Wives record is like waiting for the new Chromatics record to drop but, when it does it’s nothing short of amazing and that is certainly the case here!

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Listen to ‘Dying For’ by Dehd (Listen Up)

11/3/18

Chicago outfit Dehd have shared the song “Dying For,” out now through Fire Talk Records.

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Shabazz Palaces Release NSFW Visual For “Déesse Du Sang” (Video)

10/31/18

Just in time for Halloween, Shabazz Palaces have released the video for “Déesse Du Sang”, a song from their 2017 album, Quazarz: Born On A Gangster Star.

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New Album Announcement and Single Dropped from Toro y Moi (Listen Up)

10/30/18

Preorder album ‘Outer Peace’ and check out the music video for single “Freelance!”

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Twin Shadow premieres new single “Hollow Days” (Listen Up)

10/30/18

Listen to the new single inspired by Twin Shadow’s background here!

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SMINO ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM NOIR OUT NOVEMBER 8TH, SHARES VIDEO FOR “L.M.F” (VIDEO)

10/30/18

SMINO marks his official return by sharing a new video for his recently-released single “L.M.F” off his new album Noir that will be arriving November 8th via Zero Fatigue.

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CAKE return with first new music since 2011 (Listen Up)

10/26/18

“Sinking Ship” is out now on all streaming services check out the official music video!

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Jesse Woods announces Deluxe Version of ‘Autoflower’ on Cosmic Dreamer (Listen Up)

10/24/18

Autoflower by Jesse Woods came out digitally last year and today we find out the deluxe edition of Autoflower will be making it’s way to Vinyl/CD on November 30th.

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The Minimal Beat is Chicago-based music blog. We blog about relevant artists of the day, with no particular genre-specific focus. In addition, The Minimal Beat hosts a weekly radio show on 105.5 WLPN-LP 'Lumpen Radio' every Saturday from 5-7PM CDT. We also release music on the private press label TMB Limited. If you would like more information or want to get involved with The Minimal Beat, please write to us at the email below.

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