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Sick Day is a Chicago-based indie rock outfit, led by singer/songwriter Olivia Wallace. Wallace debuted the project with a pair of EPs in 2020 and 2021, followed by their 2022 album, Love is a State of Mind. The band has grown to include guitarist Ryan Donlin, bassist Kaity Szymborski, and cellist Chaepter, filling out their sound with infectious indie hooks to match Wallace’s plaintive songwriting.

Later this month, Brooklyn indie rock quartet Wetsuit are set to debut their first full-length album, Sugar, I’m Tired, arriving August 17th via Substitute Scene Records. Formed by singer/songwriter and guitarist Allison Becker, the band has its origins as a quarantine bedroom project but has since expanded in size and scope, with Becker joined by guitarist Anders Nils, bassist Paul DeSilva, and drummer Stephen Cadieux.