Meat Wave, Twelves, Coordinated Suicides, Carbon Bangle

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Named after an article in The Onion in which a wave of meat flattens their native Chicago, this trio delivers the kind of abrasive indie rock you might expect from a group with the name Meat Wave. With thrashy guitars and driving drums, Meat Wave borrows heavily from the punk aesthetic, but keeps the songwriting clean enough to exist in the indie rock realm. Lead singer Chris Sutton's world-weary yet powerful vocals on tracks such as "Brother" are reminiscent of indie greats Julian Casablancas (The Strokes) and Brandon Flowers (The Killers).