FACS

Continuing a legacy of Chicago experimental indie rock, Facs transform post-punk and post-rock into an exploratory, cathartic sound all their own. Formed from the ashes of the like-minded outfit Disappears, the band stripped their music down to its starkest rhythmic foundations on 2018's debut Negative Houses, then added more experimentation and melody on albums such as 2020's Void Moments, where they combined shoegaze, jazz, and dub influences with strikingly spectral results. Facs' evolution continued on 2023's Still Life in Decay and 2025's Wish Defense, both of which channeled the band's heaviness into songs with haunting emotional impact.