The Chicago-based noise rock outfit Strapped has officially unleashed their highly anticipated album, ‘Highway Sex Shop,’ delivering a fucking kick ass high-energy garage noise punk that kicks you in the head and has you coming back for more. This 14-track record clocks in at just over 31 minutes of pure, unadulterated adrenaline for your ears. […]
Red Hot Photo Committee by National Photo Committee
Released on the delightfully noisy Ever/Never Records, Chicago’s National Photo Committee‘s new album ‘Red Hot Photo Committee‘ is some of the finest in indie-twang, sounding exactly like what would happen if a group of photography nerds traded their darkrooms for a honky-tonk and started a riot. It’s loud, it’s jittery, and it’s arguably more caffeinated than a barista […]
Something Worth Waiting For by Friko
If their 2024 debut was a panicked, beautiful sprint through a burning building, ‘Something Worth Waiting For’ is Friko finally stopping to appreciate the architecture while the fire department handles the rest. Niko Kapetan and Bailey Minzenberger have traded a bit of that “brink of a nervous breakdown” energy for something grander, weirder, and, dare I say, […]
Dust by Accessory
If you’ve been feeling like a tiny human scurrying through a city of boring music, Chicago’s own ACCESSORY has arrived to stomp through your speakers. Their debut album, Dust, out now on ACX Records, is a colossal achievement where the celestial meets the molecular, feeling as massive as a Titan emerging from the depths. Much like how bingeing “Monarch: Legacy […]
Strictly Biggness by YaYa Biggs
If you’re looking for the perfect soundtrack to accompany the realization that you’ve been accidentally launching yourself into low-earth orbit every night for the past two weeks, look no further than ‘Strictly Biggness‘ from the band YaYa Biggs. I recently discovered an empty package of weed gummies under my couch and, after a brief investigative […]
One Kind Radio Podcast – 4-2-26
Well… April showers bring May flowers and stuff. It’s April, and we are not only celebrating our 26th Anniversary of Onekindradio.com, but we are also working on new things here at OKR!! We have a new PATREON and for just $5 a month, you can help us keep bringing you a new podcast each month, […]
Optimizer by Stuck
Chicago’s Stuck has finally returned with the new LP ‘Optimizer‘, and it’s a twitchy post-punk masterclass that feels like being pleasantly electrocuted. Released via our friends at Exploding In Sound Records, this album proves the band hasn’t lost their knack for making “stressful” music sound like an absolute blast. Greg Obis’s vocals carry that perfect “I’ve had four […]
Weight of The Truth by FOOTBALLHEAD
Looking for a perfect soundtrack to accompany a mid-day existential crisis and a $12 sandwich, look no further than FOOTBALLHEAD’s album ‘Weight of The Truth’. This album manages to capture that specific brand of “90s alt-rock nostalgia” so effectively that I halfway expected my internet to revert to dial-up while listening. It is fuzzy, melodic, […]
Payload by The Arrivals
After fifteen years of radio silence that felt more like a prison sentence for the Midwest punk scene, The Arrivals have finally dropped ‘Payload‘, and it hits with the subtle grace of a brick through your apartment window. Released on Recess Records, this isn’t just a nostalgia trip for aging scenesters; it’s a snarling, sophisticated […]
One Kind Radio Podcast – 02-28-26
It’s almost March, and we are on our way to the first day of Spring! On this show, we had so much to cover since the last show. The Super Bowl halftime show, Summer Fest, Tabman playing a show with his band and a couple of other bands at Classic Slice in Bay View, and […]