The Changes
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Her, You and I
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Chicago's big-buzz band The Changes started the summer off huge with a slot as the only unsigned band booked at Lollapalooza, and though playing in the afternoon on the hottest day of the summer, they impressed the crowd with slick glee. A recent residency at Schubas saw the band play to four sold-out rooms and gave it the opportunity to work out new songs in front of a crowd before it ventures off to finish its first official full-length. The band, still officially unsigned in the States but reportedly considering several offers, lucked out with opening gigs for major players like Stephen Malkmus earlier in the year and Stellastarr* last week. The sound--reminiscent of The Smiths but not quite as, let's say, pure--shows both the heart-on-sleeve approach that will attract half the scene and the danceable bounce that will attract the other.