This week belongs to Chance the Rapper. He’s on such a roll that when he announced a mysterious event surrounding the release of his excellent new project, Coloring Book, a few of us at the CoS office leapt at the opportunity to buy tickets. But what did we pay for? Will it be a Chance performance? The tape playing over speakers while you play mini-golf? A pizza party? We’re as curious as you are. Until then, we’ve been finding just enough room in our day to spin a fresh batch of excellent tunes beyond spinning Chano’s tunes on repeat.
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10. Charly Bliss – “Ruby”
One of the biggest trends of the last few years is, undoubtedly, a return to the ’90s. In a sea of bands mimicking Stephen Malkmus, Kurt Cobain, and Rivers Cuomo, few have been able to stand out, injecting their own style into an otherwise easy format. Brooklyn up-and-comers Charly Bliss are well on their way to being one of those few. On “Ruby”, the four-piece romp through pure bubblegum grunge, creating the type of unashamed hooks and thick guitars that saw Veruca Salt and Kim Deal gaining attention. Frontwoman Eva Hendricks wields her nasally vocals with the skill of someone twice her age, sliding down scales and rasping on falsettos with an endearing tone. It’s two minutes of deja-vu goodness where you’ll swear you felt yourself in jellies again. –Nina Corcoran
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