WILLIAM COVERT, Author at Fecking Bahamas

FOCUS // Jason Harvey and Tom Fitzgerald Talk Chicago Beginnings with Dianogah, C- Clamp, and The Most Distant Object’s New Album Volition

WILLIAM COVERT·May 15, 2026

The Most Distant Object began as a pandemic music project by influential Chicago veteran musicians Jason Harvey and...

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FOCUS // HEATHEN SPIRITUALS: EX-SWANS PERCUSSIONIST THOR HARRIS DISCUSSES HIS NEW ALBUM THOR AND FRIENDS

WILLIAM COVERT·May 17, 2025

Polymath percussionist Thor Harris inaugurated Thor and Friends in the autumn of 2015, after years of touring as...

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FOCUS // LOSING THE WAR INSIDE OUR HEADS: Weasel Walter of The Flying Luttenbachers Discusses the Band’s History, Their Brutal Prog Resurgence, and More

WILLIAM COVERT·April 17, 2025

It really can’t be overstated how significant the early 1990’s in Chicago were for creating a fertile ground...

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FOCUS // BIG EARS SETS THE BAR HIGH FOR 2025’S IMPENDING FESTIVAL SEASON

WILLIAM COVERT·April 8, 2025

Over the course of 4 days in late March, it seemed as if the center of the experimental...

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EXCLUSIVE // American Draft Celebrate 25 Years Together With New Single Premiere and Album Announcement

WILLIAM COVERT·October 7, 2024

Celebrating 35 years of friendship and 25 years of creating music, AMERICAN DRAFT is excited to release their...

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FOCUS // QUIETLY APPROACHING: GASTR DEL SOL RETURN WITH NEW ARCHIVAL ALBUM, A FITTING CAPSTONE FOR THE ICONIC TWO-PIECE

WILLIAM COVERT·June 3, 2024

Chicago in the 1990’s was the home to a cultural touchstone for experimental music. The Midwest served as...

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EXCLUSIVE // JUST HAMMERS DROP A WEIGHTY DEBUT WITH SELF-TITLED EP AND THEIR FIRST MUSIC VIDEO

WILLIAM COVERT·June 1, 2024

Just Hammers is one of the freshest bands coming out of Chicago. While the band is new, dropping...

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THE HISTORY OF MATH ROCK PT. 4: “WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NOISE?! THE EVOLUTION OF THE MATH ROCK SOUND”

WILLIAM COVERT·January 22, 2024

Some years back, we looked at the genre of ‘math rock’ through a historical lens to try and...

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EXCLUSIVE // POSITIONER POISE THEMSELVES AS “KING OF NEW FUN” WITH THIS MIND-MELTING SUMMER MATH ROCK BANGER

WILLIAM COVERT·July 20, 2023

San Diego’s Positioner is the brainchild of composer-guitarist George Pritzker (ex-Weatherbox, Japandi), who along with the help of...

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EXCLUSIVE // CHILDSPEAK DIAL IN SOME MATHY PROG VIBES WITH FIRST SINGLE FROM THE BAND’S UPCOMING ALBUM, DATURA

WILLIAM COVERT·November 12, 2022

Portland’s Childspeak have been one of the most interesting math rock / post-rock bands to come out of...

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FOCUS // LET THE DEVIL IN: JOSEPH SPILLER ON THE CATHARTIC CHAOS OF CARICATURE

FOCUS // EXTENDED FORECAST: PAYSON POWER OF DAYDREAM PLUS ON THE FAMITRACKER VERSION OF UPCOMING ALBUM SECOND LAST DAY OF SUMMER

FOCUS // DRIPPING COLOUR: MAEBE’S MICHAEL ASTLEY-BROWN ON THE MUSICAL MUSES AND MIND-BOGGLING TOOLS BEHIND BRAIN PAINT

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NEW MUSIC // RESILIA BALANCE SWAN CORE, MATH ROCK, AND POST-HARDCORE GOODNESS ON NEW LP BY A THREAD

NEW MUSIC // FIF BREAKS THE MOLD WITH BOLDLY EXPERIMENTAL NEW ALBUM, LOWER FORTY EIGHT

NEW MUSIC // RONNIE, DONNIE, AND JOHNNY FINALLY LET LOOSE GEORGE’S BUSH EP

REGULARS

TALES FROM THE ROAD // THE TOUR DIARIES: GREEN MILK FROM PLANET ORANGE EDITION

TALES FROM THE ROAD // THE TOUR DIARIES: CATHOLICS EDITION

Stage Kids – Recess (2020)

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EXCLUSIVE // DUMB WAITER PREMIER KILLER NEW STUDIO FOOTAGE FOR “BONES” AND ANSWER OUR BURNING QUESTIONS

EXCLUSIVE // LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELF WITH BIRTH (DEFECTS) AND THEIR NEW SINGLE “POSTCARD”

EXCLUSIVE // CLUTCH YOUR CHEST TO LUGUBRIOUS JUNIOR’S “COFFEE, STIMULANTS, AND OTHER HEART ATTACK TRIGGERS” FEATURING FAREZ SIDDIQUI

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ANNOUNCEMENTS // TOTORRO RELEASE NEW DOCUMENTARY AND IT IS SOFA KING GREAT

EXCLUSIVE // FLESH PRODUCE GET GLITCHED FOR THE WEEKEND (BUT ALSO THE FUTURE) WITH NEW VIDEO FOR “1040 RPM”

NEW MUSIC // DAZGAK! MIX POST-HARDCORE, NOISE PUNK, AND SKATING FOR NEW SINGLE + VIDEO

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FOCUS // EXTENDED FORECAST: PAYSON POWER OF DAYDREAM PLUS ON THE FAMITRACKER VERSION OF UPCOMING ALBUM SECOND LAST DAY OF SUMMER

FOCUS // DRIPPING COLOUR: MAEBE’S MICHAEL ASTLEY-BROWN ON THE MUSICAL MUSES AND MIND-BOGGLING TOOLS BEHIND BRAIN PAINT

GEAR // TOP 25 PEDALS AND PLUGINS FOR MATH ROCK IN 2025, PART THREE

GAMES

THE 2.0’s DAY MUSIC DUMP // CLEAR YOUR COOKIES WITH NEW SOUNDTRACKS FROM MOTORSLICE, WILL: FOLLOW THE LIGHT, HITMAN WORLD OF ASSASSINATION, CODE BREACH, AND MORE

FOCUS // EXTENDED FORECAST: PAYSON POWER OF DAYDREAM PLUS ON THE FAMITRACKER VERSION OF UPCOMING ALBUM SECOND LAST DAY OF SUMMER

THE 2.0’S DAY MUSIC DUMP // GET PATCHED WITH THE LATEST OST HIGHLIGHTS FROM SAROS, PRAGMATA, REPLACED, APHELION, SCREAMER, MOUSE: P.I. FOR HIRE, AND MANY MORE

WILLIAM COVERT

FOCUS // Jason Harvey and Tom Fitzgerald Talk Chicago Beginnings with Dianogah, C- Clamp, and The Most Distant Object’s New Album Volition

FOCUS // HEATHEN SPIRITUALS: EX-SWANS PERCUSSIONIST THOR HARRIS DISCUSSES HIS NEW ALBUM THOR AND FRIENDS

FOCUS // LOSING THE WAR INSIDE OUR HEADS: Weasel Walter of The Flying Luttenbachers Discusses the Band’s History, Their Brutal Prog Resurgence, and More

FOCUS // BIG EARS SETS THE BAR HIGH FOR 2025’S IMPENDING FESTIVAL SEASON

EXCLUSIVE // American Draft Celebrate 25 Years Together With New Single Premiere and Album Announcement

FOCUS // QUIETLY APPROACHING: GASTR DEL SOL RETURN WITH NEW ARCHIVAL ALBUM, A FITTING CAPSTONE FOR THE ICONIC TWO-PIECE

EXCLUSIVE // JUST HAMMERS DROP A WEIGHTY DEBUT WITH SELF-TITLED EP AND THEIR FIRST MUSIC VIDEO

THE HISTORY OF MATH ROCK PT. 4: “WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NOISE?! THE EVOLUTION OF THE MATH ROCK SOUND”

EXCLUSIVE // POSITIONER POISE THEMSELVES AS “KING OF NEW FUN” WITH THIS MIND-MELTING SUMMER MATH ROCK BANGER

EXCLUSIVE // CHILDSPEAK DIAL IN SOME MATHY PROG VIBES WITH FIRST SINGLE FROM THE BAND’S UPCOMING ALBUM, DATURA

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