Make Believe

Formed in 2003, Make Believe are yet another reshuffling of players from the '90s Chicago emo/indie rock scene (<a href="spotify:artist:6U9PwS3WsiKBVewf7wtwIZ">Joan of Arc</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3JhEcBWSCPXkRMt1VK14i4">Cap'n Jazz</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:57sqenSxpn1IL2G0im58dj">Owls</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1IyRkVrxtBtRhxG6VuRpaU">Ghosts and Vodka</a>, etc.), this time featuring guitarist Sam Zurick, bassist Bobby Burg, and cousins Nate Kinsella on drums and <a href="spotify:artist:30e3CYz24vlVZzdnegJHsg">Tim Kinsella</a> on vocals. The experimental indie punk sounds of Make Believe first appeared in spring 2004 on a five-song self-titled EP issued through Flameshovel. The band's chaotic yet exhilarating musical presence was well-received, and the quartet followed up that fall with The Pink 7". Make Believe's hard-rocking full-length debut, Shock of Being, appeared in October 2005 to a positive response, as their volatile live show was taken on the road with bands like <a href="spotify:artist:7MDjyeL85p0NwMIpu96o1l">the Good Life</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1n861RIk6CTAWncgHR9UHg">Hella</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:0z8SSepzt4lAxLDiKryVO6">the Paper Chase</a> to further spread the love within the indie rock constituency. A summer 2006 run with <a href="spotify:artist:1sylmUjlKYsLA49YtkNHW3">Cursive</a> led up to Make Believe's return that fall with their sophomore effort, Of Course. ~ Corey Apar, Rovi