The Skies Are Shifting is a post-hardcore band centered in the Chicago area that blends styles across the genre with elements of math rock and progressive post hardcore. The band name signifies the ever changing nature of the world and those in it due to the passage of time, for better or worse. This is also reflected in the various songwriting styles as each song pulls the listener through a shifting, multi-layered soundscape of sonic palletes like lush cleans and blistering distortions, that will be sure to thrill any lover of the genre.

When We Was Kids is a progressive rock band based out of Cicero, IL Their sound incorporates progressive and experimental stylings over post-hardcore base

The band established the roots of Sawbuck through house shows with other post-hardcore sounds. These were intimate events that often came to capacity through invite-only and privatized methods of concealing the address. Nevertheless, this gritty scene made music accessible. But then, is that not the point of DIY?   But since their backyard show and small festival days in 2018, the band has changed. Now a five-piece with two guitarists and a drastic, more heavy change in sound. The difference is no spur-of-the-moment decision. While post-hardcore and math-rock bands such as the Fall of Troy, Animals as Leaders, and The Dillinger Escape Plan. The broken rhythm and randomized cacophony are still prevalent in the newer material. The heavy guitar drops are more to elevate the Cathartic elements of the songs drawn from influences like the Chariot, Every Time I Die, and Vulvodynia.   Sawbuck plans on continuously changing and challenging its sound while maintaining that availability to its listeners as a DIY band. 

a happy heavy mathrock band from chicago

Midwest-Indie Mathrock band. We’re all about Sadboi vibes, late night drives, and extra large fries