Spring is just around the corner – but this is Chicago. Anything can happen. It has <\/em>snowed in April here (cue Prince). Luckily, neither the lingering chill in the air nor the ongoing pandemic can stop the city\u2019s creative pulse. There are dozens of releases from exciting, rising musicians set to bloom later with the season – until then, these songs (some of which you might’ve missed in the last year) have been keeping us warm and dancing while the rest of winter melts away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demetruest – \u201cBlouse Undone\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In under two minutes, singer\/rapper Demetruest (a.k.a Demetruis Spidle) delivers a tightly-woven rap allegory over a fierce loop of abstract beats on “Blouse Undone.” Tracking the end of day, when hardworking folks can undo a button or two and find some after-hours relief amid life’s challenges, their lyrical repetition echoes the monotony of the every day while leaving space to celebrate surviving it. Each of the songs on their EP Direction<\/a><\/em> tells a story of identity, but this one’s catchiness sticks with you.<\/p>\n\n\n