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Photo by Chloe Best Just as we thought we couldn't get more excited about Stef Chura's new album and she goes and releases "Sweet Sweet Midnight." This new song brings collaborator Will Toledo of Car Seat Headrest into the spotlight as he takes a couple of verses and some harmonies. "Sweet Sweet Midnight" continues the 90's rock feel of the previously released songs off Midnight , but it's less harder rock and more Liz Phair meets Beck.  Chura says of the song :  "The chorus and guitar riff are something I had been playing with for a while after a close friend of mine died. We built the song off of the chorus keeping the theme of death, light and dreaming. While we were in the studio Will had a dream about Taylor Swift singing a song called 'Jordi' and that became the muse of the songs verses. One of my favorite moments from making this record was when we recorded the yelling section of this song. Will just got on the mic at rand...

We were huge fans of Stef Chura's 2017 album Messes , so we're pretty excited that she's already back with a new song. "Degrees" was originally planned to be included on Messes , but didn't quite make the cut. She ended up pairing up and collaborating with Will Toledo of Car Seat Headrest, and that helped revive the song which will now be issued as a 7".  "Degrees" is an absolute epic. It starts off relatively mellow, firmly in the territory of alt-singer/songwriter. After about a minute it breaks out into a much heavier (and noisier) rock song, and then just goes loud/quiet/loud for the remainder of the song, building into this brilliant anthem. Toledo and Chura and also collaborating on her second album. If "Degrees" is any indication, that is now one of our most anticipated albums. You can listen to "Degrees" below. It will be available as a 7" on Record Store Day, April 21st, via Saddle Creek. For more on Stef ...