An adaptive sense of ‘post-punk’ may be the most ‘way’ to file Chicago’s Axis: Sova, the trio of Brett Sova, Jeremy Freeze, and Josh Johannpeter. That’s if post-punk’s understood as an organ, living roots and branches in the wilds of all music. Rock is rich krovvy that froths in Axis: Sova’s veins, and they enjoy progressive tactics when spilling it.
Ever since Blinded by Oblivion (prod. Ty Segall) knocked listeners out back in ‘23, the band have spent their meantime on Chi’s Northwest side looking for fresh shocks and patterns in sound, absorbing, taping and generally writing on the reg. These drafting sessions yielded an exciting new openness, in no small part due to the extensive touring they’d done together all across the U.S.A. and Europe.

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