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Photo by Julia Dratel Chicago's Moontype are back with a new single that is gorgeous in its simplicity. "3 Weeks" is a simple little song that dances on the edge of folk but is still plated a little too much in indie rock to go full out folky. Their previous singles have gotten them compared to Galaxie 500, so "3 Weeks" imagines if Galaxie 500 had gone Americana. It's a delicate song filled with finger picked guitars and Margaret McCarthy's captivating vocals. The song has an excited, hopeful vibe as it was written about having a new crush. Margaret McCarthy explains the new song: "I wrote this song in the midst of a big crush that was mixed with a new friendship and a new job and a new city .  I was trying to get a handle on how to move through this phase of transition while also having a feeling that was too big to really put into words. I kept waiting for the moment to come, when I would know exactly what to say and how to say it, but it never ca...

Photo by Julia Dratel Chicago's Moontype met at Oberlin College through various musical backgrounds and influences. All those influences have morphed themselves into "About You." The new song is impossibly upbeat and breezy indie pop song. It's played fast and bouncy without coming across as overtly poppy or saccharine. With its speed and two minute length, it could be a punk song if it wasn't so upbeat, light, and fun. Singer/bassist Margaret McCarthy says of the new song: " When I wrote ‘About You’ I was sitting in my apartment missing my friend who had gone abroad for the semester and thinking about all the moments that made our friendship so special .  The glue between us started to form while on tour, walking through Richmond VA for hours one night past confederate monuments and art on building walls. The friendship began as a crush but it slowly melted into something more lasting - we made a synth together, we wrote songs together - and I really just wa...