I've been a fan of Ice Age Records for nearly as long as I've lived in Chicago—the local DIY label has released music by defunct postpunk trio Cloud Mouth and a handful of fourth-wave-emo outfits, including CSTVT and the World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die. So when Ice Age honcho Kris Di Benedetto hit me up to tell me about an album he's getting ready to release I was eager to listen to it.…
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