Sunday April 12, 2026

Stuck + TBA

STUCK

Chicago, IL

https://stuckchi.bandcamp.com/

Have you ever felt like you were trapped riding shotgun in a car spinning out of control? Stuck, know the feeling well. This nightmarish joyride with a malicious stranger at the wheel comes straight from the lyrics of “gg”, the closing track on the Chicago post-punk group’s latest full-length Optimizer, their second release for Exploding in Sound and third album overall. The feeling of being unable to stop a machine hurtling toward danger by its own momentum pervades across the whole record. Optimizer reports live from the front lines of a society on the decline, where every attempt toward self-improvement only locks you into a more efficient downward spiral.