Engines – Obsolete lpEngines Obsolete lp "Engines is a five piece noisy indie punk rock band from Chicago. Originally conceived as a solo project for Philadelphia based songwriter Craig Woods (Towers, Elder, Peter and Craig, Two Piece Fest) under the moniker Hot Bagels, Woods moved to Chicago in 2014 and soon recruited fellow east coast transplants Lee Zickwolf (Ribbonhead, Costanza) and Jeff Twietmeyer (Almost Argyle) and Chicago native Justin Wexler (Stillwell, Forge

The resulting show received widespread praise from both the public and the press

prevail are dorks

twin brothers Bon and Jon Alinson and company traverse an expansive middle ground where 60s pop sensibilities are tempered by elusive feelings of melancholy and elation

Their music and images interact

The Orphins indulge in euphoric melodies

Retconned ‎– White Rats lp

"Atlanta has a way of breeding its punks to be grade-A weirdos

The album s title track

Andy Pyne makes a rare vocal appearance here surrounding Lisa Jayne's cut-up observations of club life with a rasp of "mayhem nouvelle"

Both the title cut and “Chinese Wine” have a Zamrock vibe

"In the midst of this introverted malaise

" - Gordan Lamb