Remastered by Steve Albini and Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering. Big Black was started by Steve Albini in 1982 while he was living in Evanston, Illinois, and attending Northwestern University. After recruiting Jeff Pezzati (Naked Raygun) to help out on bas
The first full length album from Naked Raygun in over 30 years! The band has so much history with WAX TRAX! Chicago. Whether it is singer Jeff Pezzati’s sister being the first official employee of the label, or his brother, Marco working the counter in th
Naked Raygun were an extraordinary staple in the Chicago music scene - beginning in the early 80's and continuing until their quiet demise in the early 90's, showing the world that punk rockers could play and be really good at it.
Beginning in the early 80's and continuing until their quiet demise in the early 90's, their music showed the world that punk rockers could play and be really good at it.
Their anthemic style incorporated politics in a uniquely accessible way, melding pop and hardcore into one cohesive sound, that would later be dubbed, "The Chicago Sound".