Chicago-based postpunk trio Shellac, who play at Lincoln Hall this Sunday and Monday, have just announced details for their long-awaited new LP, Dude Incredible (no comma, "like Sir Duke or King Friday," the Touch and Go Records website explains), their first since 2007's Excellent Italian Greyhound. Fronted by legendary recording engineers and studio rats Steve Albini and Bob Weston, Shellac formed 22 years ago, and have since made incredibly minimal, rhythmic, aggressive art-punk on their terms alone.…
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