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| Instrumental post-rock trio influenced by the likes of Luna, Tortoise, Yo La Tengo, High Llamas, Sea and Cake, Built to Spill, XTC, the Smiths, the Sundays, and the cure. They've played venues like the Lounge Ax, Hideout, Schubas, Empty Bottle, and HotHouse. Here's what a few critics have to say: New City: "Though Raw Material prefers the rock 'n' roll, these five songs have made for stellar background music since the record came into RM's possession, and for those who prefer the experimental over the visceral, Cricket Rumor Mill is worth running through the lab." Monica Kendrick: "A lot of instrumental albums aim to conjure wide-open spaces, but this local trio's second self-released CD, Molto, brings to my mind's eye a cozy room full of recording equipment. The five glistening, melodic tracks, built from layers of percussion, guitar, bass, keyboards, and the occasional trumpet or chimes, unfold gently, carefully, and predictably in an aural equivalent of aromatherapy-- sometimes refreshing or relaxing, but sometimes sickly sweet, like the dime-store version of the expensive stuff" Listen.com: "In the 1990s, Chicago rose from its humble "Hog Butcher for the World" origins to become one of the premier venues for cutting-edge music. Tortoise were the original visionaries to kick loose the indie stones that are still setting off avalanches of creativity. Some might dismiss the Cricket Rumor Mill as a mere after-rumble of these geographic upheavals -- some people peel their grapes before they eat them. Taken at face value, the music of the CRM is a thing of unsurpassable vibrancy and delicacy. Velvety cymbal strokes, purring liquid vibes and soul-caressing guitars ride airily along, leaving ideal atmospheric space for you to insert your own daydreams into the mix. Each note is as utterly, physically satisfying as a good, long stretch in the morning. Entirely instrumental by design, the band parlay a deficit of words into a surplus of ambiance."
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