Matchess (aka Whitney Johnson) has released the first single, "Almost Gone (Excerpt)", from her forthcoming album, Sonescent, which is due out on February 25th via Drag City.

For this album Johnson enlisted a few of Chicago's best musicians including Haley Fohr (aka Circuit Des Yeux), Tim Kinsella, Rob Frye, Ike Floor, Kalina Malyszko, and Brian J. Sulpizio.

You can catch Matchess at Empty Bottle on November 30th with Olivia Block.

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Matchess has a new track, “The Mystic Ship by Antonin Artaud" on the recently released Lillerne Tapes #100 compilation. Matches is the experimental synth pop of Whitney Johnson, and her latest album, Sacracorpa, was released on July 27th via Trouble In Mind.

Lillerne Tapes released this cassette, their 100th, last week and the compilation features bands and musicians that have helped shaped the local label over the last ten years. This includes contributions from Brett Naucke, Forest Management, Opheliaxz and many more.

Matchess will be participating in the improvised musical round robin event along with Makaya McCraven, Ben Lamar-Gay, Jeff Parker, Circuit Des Yuiz, and more at Thalia Hall on August 30th.

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Matchess is the adventurous recordings of Whitney Johnson. She has released the first single, “Of Freedom”, from her forthcoming third album, Sacracorpa. This album was recorded part in an earth ship outside Abiquiú, New Mexico and combines Ace Tone organ, cola, drum machine, field recordings, magnetic tape, and Whitney’s voice. You can preorder the album today, along side the previously mentioned Negative Scanner LP, from Trouble In Mind.

You can catch Matchess at Hideout on May 19th with Mike Donovan and The Funs.