Door-to-door heartbreak salesmen Nature TV peddle an elixir of jangle indie and melancholic yacht rock. Having amassed a catalogue of seven EPs – each a branch of perennial, lovelorn dream-pop folded through classy sonic interior decoration and swift compositional turns – debut album Unlucky for Some continues the theme of heartbreak in high-fidelity. Like few others, Nature TV are able to missile misery at your dopamine receptors via compositions so rich they should have trust funds. It’s an almost impossible tightrope walk that only the most agile of songwriters can sustain. The result is their cleanest and leanest collection to date. An LP that hums with meticulous attention to detail yet feels as woozy as taking downers in a hot tub. An indie-jangle party band at the height of their powers, except the party has ended and they’ve been tasked with soundtracking the clean-up. Someone passed out in a patio chair barley clutching a smartphone, cigarette butts mushed into empty cans, a door pulled off its hinges, the pool now semi-septic, rain streaming down the windows, and everyone has work in the morning.

Runner and Bobby is a three-piece indie rock trio from Chicago, Illinois. Originally meeting during auditions for a punk-rock cover band, drummer Mick Smith and Bassist Lula Burke expanded upon lead guitarist Parker Bailey’s original works to create something undeniably fun, lively, and vulnerable. Their self-titled 2024 EP integrates themes that could resonate with any situation, with Cali’s Song as the cure for apathy and Wray as the best friend you didn’t know you needed. With a summer 2025 tour on the horizon, the group is working on a new album that lends itself to the live shows they grew up watching and are honored to be playing.