Chicago's Disappears (fronted by Brian Case, currently of The Ponys and formerly of 90 Day Men) are an excellent new band that rock all sorts of swirling guitar reverb. The resulting music sounds as if it's transported straight from those hazy basement club nights when little Lou Reed and crew played for their illegally blissed-out pals.

These four rock out quite nicely, especially when their decibels inch extremely close to straight-up noise. Yet, even with minimal pop melodies buried beneath all the raucous effects, the prevailing mood Disappears sets is one of darkness. Something sinful is going on here. Maybe echoes have always felt evil. It's kind of the same feeling that Crystal Stilts gives. The misuc is something like shoegaze-noise-goth, but that just sounds dumb. Disappears has recently played shows with Deerhunter, Department of Eagles and Times New Viking. Give them a try. Be careful though. Caring is creepy.