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chokecherry, Ripe Fruit Rots and Falls

When I finally caught SF’s buzziest band, chokecherry, live and in person back in June, while taking in those rich, velvety atmospheric moments from their previous release, the Messy Star EP. Great name, BTW. Immediately, I got it. Sped-up goth, ’90s counterculture grunge with alt-rock fuzz?

Rad. Bet.

Now, the notorious outfit of Izzie Clark and E. Scarlett Levinson, who met on a dating app, is back with their first album, Ripe Fruit Rots and Falls. This single, “Porcelain Warrior,” is a vibey wave of big-sounding production. Chris Coady, know

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