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Photo by Braeden Long It's been a few months since we brought you new music from Case Oats, the band led by Chicago's Casey Gomez Walker (and features Spencer Tweedy on drums). While "Seventeen" was more of an indie rock meets alt-country track, the band's latest single, "Nora," leans more into the country and folk side of things. There are still some indie rock elements in this latest single, but it's mostly a ramblin' and twangy affair. There's just enough of an edge in "Nora" to keep it in the alt-country camp, but enough spacey effects to keep things interesting. Considering the song is about "the woman your boyfriend left you for," it's quite a fun song. Casey Gomez Walker says of her latest single: "Sometimes you find yourself in a relationship with someone who clearly loves their ex. You kid yourself, thinking it might not be true, or that they might start loving you. You stick around. But in the end they w...

Photo by Braeden Long Case Oats is a Chicago band led by Casey Gomez Walker that formed seven years ago when she met Spencer Tweedy. The band just released a new single, "Seventeen," that has one of the more familiar sounds out there. It lands somewhere between indie rock and alt-country, with plenty of flourishes of each without either truly dominating. Gomez Walker's vocals are mostly a form of speak-singing of her poetic lyrics, while the music is beautifully noisy and twangy at alternating times. I hate comparing a Chicago based band featuring Spencer Tweedy with Wilco, but "Seventeen" has a Wilco meets Rilo Kiley sound, with a little Bob Dylan thrown in. If this is your introduction to Case Oats, prepare to welcome a new musical obsession into your life. Casey Walker Gomez says of her band's new single: “When you’re seventeen years old, everything feels like the most important thing in the world, yourself included. And growing up in a small town [Eureka...