Ignited by vocalist/guitarist Rebecca Valeriano-Flores' commanding presence, Chicago's Negative Scanner cranks out fierce post-punk that updates the wit and outrage of the Wipers and the Fall. The band's immediate, irreverent bursts of vitriol -- exemplified by 2018's Nose Picker -- brightened the darkening mood of the late 2010s.
The band formed in 2012, soon after Valeriano-Flores and drummer Tom Cassling's previous group Tyler Jon Tyler disbanded. With guitarist Matt Revers and bassist Nick Beaudoin completing the lineup, the band quickly made a name for itself with fiery ...