It’s hard to get more Illinois than a Poster Children 7-inch produced by Steve Albini. The punk outfit was just getting started when they released Thinner-Stronger / Pointed Stick in 1990, with only one distributed demo and full-length LP to their name. While they haven’t released a record since 2004’s No More Songs About Sleep and Fire, the band is still active on the live circuit. Bandmates Rick Valentin and Rose Marshack, who are married, also host a podcast called Radio Zero.

-Dusty Henry, courtesy of KEXP