Chicago/L.A.’s Ryan Reidy has always been an enthusiast of the fringe, but with his new LP, ‘Fringe Body Parts,’ he’s made it the centerpiece.

Out now via Money Pyre Records, this 12-track statement is where Midwestern DIY collides head-on with garage pop. Reidy, late of Thunders and a road veteran with Margot & The Nuclear So And So’s, self-recorded this record into a magnificent, ugly beast. It trades restraint for catharsis, mixing guitar-forward art rock with the lingering anxieties of a small-town upbringing and sharp commentary on modern digital grifters. Tracks like the buzz-worthy ‘Impossible To Love’ showcase this tension perfectly: a melody you can hum filtered through a delicious wall of noise rock distortion.

This is an artist rebuilding himself through his work, evidenced by the unhinged, and strangely direct nature of the material. ‘Fringe Body Parts’ is a necessary rupture. Highly recommended for any garage fans.

“The title ‘Fringe Body Parts’ was inspired by podcasters, influencers, and any other grifter/conmen that have co-opted spaces that used to be filled with leftist/progressive/socialist leaning artists. It’s about the oppressors using the language of the oppressed to harm people. More specifically, it’s commentary on people that misrepresent their fantasies as being simultaneously part of but outside of any academic discipline. In other words, there are no fringe historians just like there are no fringe kidneys. Musically, the record is uncivilized, ugly, feral, anguished, confused – an artistic expression of the times we are in. The cover is taken from a musical performance from my brother and I on Christmas morning 1990.”