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Our first single from the new album is here! Streaming on all your streamplaces! #TheCellPhones #NO

#thecellphones #no

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Me every fucking time I take a selfie

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AHHHHHHHHHHHH :) #thestruggleisreal

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Rihanna was shoooook!

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PLEASE SHE SNATCHED IT BACK SO QUICK

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Give them the mic back tbh

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Oh he was READY. Good thing she was already bowing down.

I was in a 42-woman dance piece called Spanx You Very Much, and after the first screaming audience, I knew we had done/danced/said something amazing, and I needed to make some art as a gift, in the form of magnets. This piece gave me something I've been struggling to find again for a while: love and pride in my body. Body and I have been at odds for a long time, and of course I could be treating her better (and I'm trying!) but this piece gave us neutral ground where we could just dance it out and not worry about what rolls might be showing. And the pictures/video floored me. 'we look THAT GOOD??' So much love to my Spanx gurls. Thanks for filling this still-new year with so much love/talent/underwear.

Minimalist Motown metal. Or maybe post-punk pop. It's difficult to affix a label to The Cell Phones - while they have created a singular sound in their six years of playing together, they defy categorization. Maybe if E.S.G. reformed to collaborate with Napalm Death, you'd have an approximation of what The Cell Phones are doing. But the simplest way to describe their sound is LOUD. The music’s foundation comes from bassist Ryan Szeszycki, who runs an acoustic-electric through heavily distorted guitar and bass cabs, switching between and combining them to create novel textures that range from abrasive fuzzy leads to crushingly heavy chords. His omnipresent, propulsive and surprisingly lyrical counter-melodies are the glue between Lindsey Charles' classic pop vocals and drummer Justin Purcell's technical rhythms. Besides the massive walls of distortion, Justin's drumming is where the Cell Phones are at their most metal; his beats are polyrhythmic and precise, and punctuated on occasion with blast beats - speedy bursts of rhythm originating in virtuoso jazz drumming that were picked up by grindcore bands in the 80s to maximize their sonic impact. The element of the trio that makes the band truly unique, however, is the vocals. Completely forgoing the growling extended techniques of other bands of comparable heaviness, Lindsey's powerfully melodic singing is practically a master class in pop; as indebted to doo-wop as it is to contemporary indie rock. Her well-crafted hooks work to draw listeners into the band’s uncompromising sound, providing an oasis amidst her bandmates’ chaos. This improbable combination tempers the heavy whirlwind of their music, making it more fun and danceable.

Check out our amazing interview and recordings with Chicago Singles Club! Excited for the fun ahead!! --L.

#The Cell Phones #chicago music #punk #grindcore #chicago singles club

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a beautiful nightmare

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when u decide to ship something ironically just for kicks but then...

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@Staff delete this

slychandeliers

Reblogging this for future Valentines.

Playing in the office we post-it bombed YEARS AGO because they'll probably tear it all down. #weeksoftoil #bestofficeprankever

#bestofficeprankever #weeksoftoil

To answer @allofthejuice, Cardinal is doing some remodeling and it's giving me great photo ops. #bullseye

#bullseye

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This forever.

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i found this picture of leonardo dicaprio

so i just

im sorry.

#leonardo dicaprio #ocsar #gif madness

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Musicals know what’s up.

#west side story #so much fuchsia

We play the Empty Bottle this Wednesday!! Already dreaming up my makeup and stealing from Diane Lane's closet, as usual. The boys are...uh, they won't know what shirt they're wearing until 3 seconds before they put one on. Space Blood and Paper Mice are playing too, do yourself a Wednesday Favor and get some. Here's the event on FB!

#The Cell Phones #paper mice #space blood #diane lane

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Ryan and Lindsey. 2014.

I believe these fine people are getting married - as I type this! Anyway, that’s a pretty good Kirk Cameron poster recreation, if I do say so myself. Congratulations, you crazy kids!

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I love these pictures!