Farina and Vitt's gentle guitars nearly mirror each other as they carry the drawn-out tension of "The New Hangout Condition" to its equanimous conclusion

in bringing these ten songs to release

)it is definitely an album worth listening to an eleventh time and then some more

or The Perks of Being’

While Death After Life reframes elements of Chicago Juke and house in long-form design

BLACK DUCK - s/t LP Cumbia Farina and Vitt's gentle guitarsTurquoise Vinyl. Black Duck brings together three pillars of the Chicago music community: guitarist bassist Douglas McCombs, guitarist Bill MacKay and drummer Charles Rumback. MacKay began releasing records in the early 2000s. He has released several acclaimed solo albums with Drag City as well as a duo album each with Nathan Bowles (Banjo, Black Twig Pickers), and Katinka Kleijn (Cello, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO)), and two beloved records with