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“Intoner” is a 4-piece noise-rock group based in Chicago, IL, made up of Matthew Boyd
(guitar/vocals), Cormick Costello (bass/vocals), Caradoc Crandall (guitar/vocals), and James
Matthews (drums).
“Have you met Intoner?” I think so! I thought so…
Intoner’s self-aware, self-assured, self-titled debut EP is the band at their best: playful and
sincere, somber and sardonic, inventive and familiar. With each member’s distinct sensibilities
on full display, they blend their instantly recognizable noise-rock sound with elements of
shoegaze, punk, and indie-rock. The genre-bending record keeps listeners on their toes with its
unrelenting originality and specificity, balancing dreamlike vocals, catchy drumlicks, piercing
guitar riffs, and profoundly witty lyrics. From beginning to end, Intoner packs a punch: a punch
in the face of tortured artists’ pretentiousness, a punch in the face of tired tropes, a punch in the
face of anyone who thought they had Intoner pinned down. Despite the group being a fixture of
Chicago’s DIY scene, their formidable –yet somehow still humble– new record proves to
listeners that we really haven’t met Intoner quite yet.
(guitar/vocals), Cormick Costello (bass/vocals), Caradoc Crandall (guitar/vocals), and James
Matthews (drums).
“Have you met Intoner?” I think so! I thought so…
Intoner’s self-aware, self-assured, self-titled debut EP is the band at their best: playful and
sincere, somber and sardonic, inventive and familiar. With each member’s distinct sensibilities
on full display, they blend their instantly recognizable noise-rock sound with elements of
shoegaze, punk, and indie-rock. The genre-bending record keeps listeners on their toes with its
unrelenting originality and specificity, balancing dreamlike vocals, catchy drumlicks, piercing
guitar riffs, and profoundly witty lyrics. From beginning to end, Intoner packs a punch: a punch
in the face of tortured artists’ pretentiousness, a punch in the face of tired tropes, a punch in the
face of anyone who thought they had Intoner pinned down. Despite the group being a fixture of
Chicago’s DIY scene, their formidable –yet somehow still humble– new record proves to
listeners that we really haven’t met Intoner quite yet.
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