Primarily written in 2020 and 2021, Chicago post-punk band Stuck described their new album 'Freak Frequency' as having a lot of 'political stuff.'
Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune.Post-punk never really dies. Yes, it morphs and adapts. Yes, it rises and falters based on prevailing tastes. But for generations of musicians, including members of the local band Stuck, post-punk is here to stay. As much is evident on Stuck’s latest album, “Freak Frequency,” a rich, spindly wonder executed with near-perfect precision.
Obis, who said live shows are his favorite thing about being alive, cited the punk group Minutemen as a particularly strong point of reference.“ had this philosophy that there were gigs and flyers. The gig is the thing that matters, and the flyer is anything that gets you to the gig. And records are flyers, which is a really funny mentality to have,” Obis began. “I don’t know if I would go that far, but I think being present and mindful is important to me, just in life in general.
Some of the “political stuff” includes diving into the downward trajectory of the U.S. and the tension, paranoia and violence that has developed from it. Confused by where we’re going as a country, Obis said “Freak Frequency” as a record is less about providing a major takeaway or thesis, and more so about exploring those ideas and their manifestation culturally.
It’s serious stuff, but Stuck doesn’t want to be stereotyped like every other politically-minded rock group. “We’re not an incredibly self-serious post-punk band where we’re meant to be this kind of stoic group,” Algrim joked.
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