New music: Filligar - Knock Yourself Out

Words // Scott Pingeton

If you're a regular reader of Visible Voice, you know that most of the music I gravitate towards includes elements of folk, garage rock and soul.  Filligar incorporates all three into their sound, so it's no surprise that the young Chicago band is high on my list of artists to keep an eye on.  2010's The Nerve is a solid introduction, but nothing grabs me as much as "Knock Yourself Out", the band's new single.  The song quickly finds a groove that pulses with latent energy before exploding in a barrage of guitar and pounding E Street piano.  The song races to a frenzied climax leaving the listener breathlessly groping for the "Repeat" button.  The B-side owes more than a little to classic rock-via-Titus Andronicus, but it's another good listen.  Check them both out here...