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If 2015 hasn’t exactly been kind to Chicago so far (nothing like subzero frigidity to ring in the new year), it at least comes with the promise of a whole batch of new music to anticipate. Chicago winters are the perfect time to take a break from playing shows and hole up in the studio; lucky for us, some of the city’s most exciting artists have been doing just that. Here’s a quick roundup of some of the records I’m most eagerly anticipating this year.
Roommate – Make Like
With a Timbaland cosign and a standout debut mixtape, Tink hasn’t been far from the radar of anyone who keeps tabs on Chicago hip-hop. The young rapper put out a protest song the morning after the nonindictment of Darren Wilson last fall, and her video for the song “Around the Clock” dropped a month ago. Tink hasn’t announced her first album yet, but she’s playing a big show at the Metro in February. It wouldn’t be a stretch to think a release date might follow shortly.
A CASE OF THE KRAMPUS by Melkbelly
