Stuck is a post-punk group from Chicago comprised of Greg Obis (vocals, guitar), David Algrim (bass), and Tim Green (drums). The trio’s latest full-length Optimizer is their second release for Exploding in Sound and third album overall. The feeling of being unable to stop a machine hurtling toward danger by its own momentum pervades across the whole record. Optimizer reports live from the front lines of a society on the decline, where every attempt toward self-improvement only locks you into a more efficient downward spiral.

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