Issue #2956 · Aug 27 - Sep 2, 2026
The Unstable Molecule by Isotope 217

The Unstable Molecule

Isotope 217
1997 · Chicago, Illinois
Nu Jazz

Members of Tortoise and the Chicago post-rock scene playing jazz that refuses to sit still — that's the setup, and it works because nobody here is precious about genre. 'Beneath the Undertow' stretches out with electric piano and drums that keep threatening to fall apart without ever doing it. Thrill Jockey put this out at exactly the right label for exactly the right city. Loose but never sloppy.

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