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Photo by Shannon Marks Some songs just grab you immediately, and you know you're going to love it from the first note. "Too Much Sunlight," the latest from Chicago's Plum, is one of those songs. It's the song that fits Plum's sound perfectly. It's a dance-friendly post-punk sound that merges bands like Gang of Four and The B-52's. It's a fun song with a slightly dark side (but still a lot of fun). "Too Much Sunlight" is slightly off-kilter, so while it's dance-friendly, it's awkwardly dance-friendly. That happens to be one of our favorite styles, so we're fully on board with "Too Much Sunlight." Plus, it ends in a wonderfully discordant guitar freak out, and you can rarely go wrong with those. You can listen to "Too Much Sunlight" below. Bodies In Motion is due out August 21, and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp . For more on Plum, check out the band on Instagram . Bodies In Motion by Plum

Photo by Shannon Marks Chicago's Plum are a post-punk band that are more along the lines of The B-52's than the darker, noisier side of the genre. Their latest single, "Bodies in Motion," is a quirky and fun song that's a little too oddball to be any form of pop music. It demands that the listener dance, and you're going to want to comply. The song is still noisy, but it's pleasant and fun noisy instead of abrasive and aggressive noisy. It feels like classic songs from bands like Talking Heads and Gang of Four without sounding like it's four decades old. Plum take that classic sound and update it for 2026. "Bodies in Motion" keeps getting more and more fun with every listen. Vocalist/guitarist Jeff Kelly says of his band's latest single: "The lyrics stem from a dream I had; I woke up in the middle of the night and immediately expanded it into a short story. The idea is that a frequency starts being broadcast from every electronic dev...