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‘That’s What I Want ‘Em To Say’ by The Anna Maze (Listen Up)

2/13/20

We are very excited to finally share the new debut album Thats’s What I Want ‘Em To Say by Chicago singer-songwriter The Anna Maze!

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LISTEN TO ‘DREAM BELIEVERS’ BY JOSH CHICO (Listen Up)

10/11/19

Josh Chico best known from his work with The M’s and Cloudbirds just dropped the title track off his new solo EP ‘Dream Believers’ out 10/25/19 on TMB Limited.

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Stream ‘TOGETHER’ by Dan Rico (Listen Up)

6/12/19

Brookyn singer and songwriter Dan Rico shares the his new irresistible stand alone single ‘Together’ out now.

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Lucille Furs Release ‘All Flowers Before Her’ (Listen Up)

3/6/19

 Listen to ‘All Flowers Before Her’ before the album Another Land drops on March 15th!

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Listen to ‘DRE@M VACA$ION’ by Dan Rico (Listen Up)

3/1/19

We are excited to announce the second single ‘DRE@M VACA$ION‘ by Dan Rico.

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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.

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Listen to the third single ‘No Means No’ along with B-side ‘Wanna Be There’ by Dan Rico (Listen Up)

9/20/18

Dan Rico releases the third single ‘No Means No’ off the album DREAMY!

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Watch the video for “No Means No” by Dan Rico (Video)

9/18/18

Watch the new video ‘No Means No’ by Dan Rico of his album DREAMY that is out now on TMB Limited.

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Watch the video for Desirée by Dan Rico (Video)

7/21/18

Chicago DIY artist Dan Rico just dropped the video for the track “Desirée,” from his new album “Dreamy,” that was directed by filmmaker Sean Loftus.

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‘DREAMY’ by Dan Rico Out Now On TMB Limited (Listen Up)

6/25/18

Listen to the new album DREAMY by Dan Rico in its entirety.

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Listen to Desirée off the album DREAMY by Dan Rico (Listen Up)

6/19/18

Dan Rico just dropped Desirée off DREAMY out 6/22 on TMB Limited.

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Watch ‘Goin To School’ by Umbra & The Volcan Siege (Video Premiere)

6/6/18

We are excited to premier the that latest video in that series for the track ‘Goin To School’ that was directed by Brian Raida.

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DAN RICO ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM DREAMY ON TMB LIMITED, SHARES ‘HOT TO PLEASE’ (LISTEN UP)

5/14/18

Chicago artist Dan Rico returns with the first track from his forthcoming album titled DREAMY!

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Watch ‘Another Land’ by Lucille Furs (Video)

5/11/18

Watch the new video for the song ‘Another Land’ by Lucille Furs directed and shot on location in Paris, France!

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Listen to ‘Cyber Eyes’ by Wyatt Waddell (Listen Up)

4/20/18

Wyatt Waddell has been described as Chicago’s Boy Wonder for his complex melodies, exuberant presence, and powerful yet versatile vocal range, which moves seamlessly between the raspy timbre of James Brown to the melodic whimsy of Paul McCartney.

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TMB Limited announces new Umbra & The Volcan Siege album ‘Somebody Loves You But Its Just Not Me’ (Listen Up)

2/22/18

We are excited to announce the cassette release of the new Umbra & The Volcan Siege album ‘Somebody Loves You But Its Just Not Me’ on March 16th on TMB Limited.

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Lucille Furs Announce the Release of their Debut Album (Listen Up)

8/23/17

Lucille Furs just released ‘Our Lady of Perpetual Frustration’ and ‘Does It Matter to You’ in anticipation of their debut release out this fall September 29th.

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TMB Limited releases Belmont + Clark single ‘Charm School’ (Listen Up)

7/20/17

This past weekend at Pitchfork Fest we released the single ‘Charm School’ w/ b-side ‘Night Gallery’ by Chicago Duo Belmont + Clark via our imprint TMB Limited.

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Listen To ‘Feel’ by NOBODY (Willis Earl Beal) – Listen Up

4/2/17

Listen to the single ‘Feel’ by NOBODY (Willis Earl Beal) and pre-order the Limited Edition Cassette Tape! Out April 21st on TMB Limited.

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TMB Limited: Summer Sampler 2016 (Listen Up)

7/14/16

TMB Limited Summer Sampler 2016 featuring songs by Shah Jahan, Adam Ashbach, MOTHXR, Willis Earl Beal, KANEHOLLER, CREWSHADE.

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Pitchfork Music Festival July 15th 16th and 17th

7/12/16

Pitchfork Music Festival is less then a week away! From July 15-17, Chicago’s Union Park will host Brian Wilson, Miguel, Broken Social Scene, Beach House, FKA twigs, Savages, Blood Orange, LUH, Whitney, Disable Planets, Holy Ghost, Woods, Neon Indian, Anderson .Paak + many more.

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CHIRP Presents: Shah Jahan Live in Chicago (Photo Journal)

6/13/16

Quintet Psych rock ’n’ rollas Shah Jahan pamper Logan Square’s Whistler with a night hazy ear candy that could even raise the neck hair on John Lennon’s ghost.

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‘Street Lights’ by Adam Ashbach out now on TMB Limited

4/25/16

‘Street Lights’ by Adam Ashbach out now on TMB Limited

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MOTHXR release new video for ‘EASY’ (Video)

4/14/16

While MOTHXR was touring last month in Europe, and with their down time they decided to shoot videos for every single track on their debut album, Centerfold. The first video of the series is Easy, it was shot on the Eurotunnel somewhere between France and England.

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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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