Chosen by Monk
There’s nothing miserable (sic) about my latest dish of the day, as it is a high-energy slice of classic pop-tinged punk ‘n’ roll from this Chicago trio, who are walking proof that out of adversity and struggle comes positivity and renewed creative anxiety.
Frontman Joe Mizzi draws deep from the dark well of personal experience to shape the band’s new attitude, having spent the past two years navigating both intensive surgery and IVF after being diagnosed with a cystic fibrosis-related genetic disorder. However, light at the end of the tunnel has come with the fact that he and his wife are expecting their first child, and it is this sense of optimism than inflects his new music: