{"id":32872,"date":"2019-11-18T12:15:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T17:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32872"},"modified":"2019-11-13T14:57:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T19:57:20","slug":"luggage-channel-the-sound-of-chicago-on-their-single-blurred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32872","title":{"rendered":"Luggage channel the sound of Chicago on their single \u2018Blurred\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chicago\u00a0trio Luggage channel the sound of their city on their new single  <em>Blurred<\/em>, which is lifted from their new album\u00a0\u2018Shift\u2019\u00a0that will be released\u00a0on November 22.\u00a0 Listen to <em>Blurred<\/em> via Bandcamp below. <\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/track=4107361641\/album=3793576925\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Whatever the cause, there\u2019s a history of no-frills, tension-baiting underground rock in Chicago, and&nbsp;Luggage are the latest torchbearers of that lineage.&nbsp;The band members\u2019 disciplined restraint and frequency-specific contributions allow the listener to hear every instrument, every nuance, and every tonal deviation. The calculated limitations on&nbsp;\u2018Shift\u2019&nbsp;not only serve to capture&nbsp;Luggage&nbsp;in their purest state, they capture the entire essence of Chicago. It\u2019s as imposing, rigid, and cold as their environment, but also thrives with life within the confines of its monolithic constructions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recorded at\u00a0Electrical Audio\u00a0in Chicago with Matthew Barnhart (Shearwater, The New Year) handling the engineering duties,\u00a0\u2018Shift\u2019\u00a0was recorded almost entirely live (with the exception of vocals and a few minor overdubbed embellishments).\u00a0 As a result,\u00a0\u2018Shift\u2019 bears\u00a0Electrical Audio\u2019s trademark hi-fidelity perfection and organic purity.\u00a0\u00a0\u2018Shift\u2019 will be released\u00a0November 22nd\u00a0via\u00a0Corpse Flower Records\u00a0and is available for pre-order\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcdn2.net\/61cc8emejqanaehhubacaqbwaaawjbu\/click.php\">here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/80ww_186539.jpg?resize=1000%2C1000\" alt=\"Luggage Shift album artwork\" class=\"wp-image-32892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/80ww_186539.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/80ww_186539.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/80ww_186539.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/80ww_186539.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/80ww_186539.jpg?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2018Shift\u2019&nbsp;track listing<\/strong><br>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcdn2.net\/39ee4emejyadaehhubazaqbwakawjbu\/click.php\">Cam<\/a><br>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpcdn2.net\/130cdemebsapaehhubaiaqbwatawjbu\/click.php\">Shift<\/a><br>3.&nbsp; Rain<br>4.&nbsp; Every Day<br>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;Blurred<br>6.&nbsp; Watching<br>7.&nbsp; July<br>8.&nbsp; Rest&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luggage&nbsp;will be on the road in support of the album later this month &#8211; tour dates are below&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tour dates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Nov 27, Chicago, IL. Empty Bottle (record release show)<br>Dec 2, Detroit, MI. Outer Limits<br>Dec 4, Kingston, NY. Tubby&#8217;s<br>Dec 5, New York, NY. Trans Pecos<br>Dec 6, Columbus, OH. Cafe Bourdon Street<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Chicago\u00a0trio Luggage channel the sound of their city on their new single Blurred, which is lifted from their new album\u00a0\u2018Shift\u2019\u00a0that will be released\u00a0on November 22.\u00a0 <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32872\" title=\"Luggage channel the sound of Chicago on their single \u2018Blurred\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"On Culture Addicts: Luggage channel the sound of Chicago on their single \u2018Blurred\u2019","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[22,23,28,30],"tags":[8703,8537,8538],"class_list":["post-32872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","tag-blurred","tag-luggage","tag-shift"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AB2B8DCD-1A13-4F90-B000-7BB744580DF9.jpeg?fit=995%2C653&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-8yc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32438,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32438","url_meta":{"origin":32872,"position":0},"title":"Luggage share slow burning new track \u2018Cam\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"October 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Chicago-based monolithic minimalist trio\u00a0Luggage\u00a0are set to release their third full-length,\u00a0\u2018Shift,\u2019\u00a0on November 22nd.\u00a0\u00a0From the opening bars of\u00a0the album\u2019s first track, Cam,\u00a0Luggage\u00a0demonstrates their modus operandi\u2014muscular economic drum patterns, lurching repetitive bass, glassy and discordant guitar lines, and fractured, disembodied vocals. 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