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Despite being a distinctly indie proposition, Chicago’s Retirement Party possesses the kind of melodic chops that hint at a youth basted in 90s MTV pop punk. The melodies may be heartfelt, but the lyrics are razor-sharp and disarmingly candid, and math-pop guitar melodies weave in and out of crunching power chords. Which is all a way of us saying; you’re going to have a great time.

Rising from the fiercely DIY Philadelphia underground, Carly Cosgrove graft achingly vulnerable lyrics atop a bed of mathy rhythms, intricate guitar work and a penchant for indie-rock cool meets emo authenticity. Their debut album, 2022’s See You In Chemistry, was the sound of figuring life out in real-time, tracing personal growth through anxiety, depression, and self-actualization – heavy subjects for a band originally formed as a low-stress side-project stopgap in 2018.

And remember: London is a long way for self-funded US rock and roll bands to travel for a show, so you never know when or if it might happen again. Make sure you’re there when it does.