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Krill reunite in Chicago with first new track in a decade
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Krill, the indie rock trio formerly based in Boston, have reunited in Chicago with an updated lineup and released "Commemorative Plaque," their first new song in a decade. The band now comprises singer-bassist Jonah Furman, drummer Ian Becker and new guitarist Andrew Clinkman, joined on the track by violinist Macie Stewart and saxophonist Will Greene. The release marks a notable comeback for a group that disbanded years ago, and signals renewed activity with the prospect of further new material to follow.
Furman described the song as an ode to Aretha Franklin's 1970 hit "Call Me" and as a reflection on moving back to Chicago after years away, calling it a companion piece to their earlier song "Oppressor". Formed in 2010, Krill released three albums during their original five-year run before splitting up after relocating to New York, closing that chapter with a self-titled EP in 2016. Furman and Becker went on to form a related project, Knot, with fellow original member Aaron Ratoff and Joe DeManuelle-Hall in 2020, whose self-titled LP has since been retroactively recognised as a Krill record; in 2022 the band also reissued their debut album, Alam No Hris, for its tenth anniversary.
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In short
- Krill reunite in Chicago, release first new song in ten years
- New lineup features Jonah Furman, Ian Becker and Andrew Clinkman
- Song reflects on Furman's move back home to Chicago
How this story developed
- 4 months ago Krill, the Boston-formed indie rock trio, announced their reunion in Chicago with a retooled lineup and released "Commemorative Plaque," their first new song in a decade, described by singer-bassist Jonah Furman as a tribute to Aretha Franklin's "Call Me" and a meditation on his return to Chicago after the band's earlier split, hiatus and quiet 2020 and 2022 archival activity.
Explained simply
Krill are an indie rock three-piece who originally formed in Boston in 2010, built up a small but devoted following over five years, and released three albums before splitting up when its members moved to New York. That breakup was followed by a farewell EP in 2016, and since then the band has existed mostly as a memory for fans, aside from a related side project called Knot and a tenth-anniversary reissue of their debut album.
The band has now come back together in Chicago with a changed line-up, keeping founding members Jonah Furman and Ian Becker but bringing in a new guitarist and extra musicians on violin and saxophone. This reunion matters because it ends a decade-long silence from a group many assumed was permanently finished, and because it comes with an actual new song rather than just a reissue or one-off gig.
The reunion is notable to longtime listeners partly because of what preceded it: the shifting line-up, the side project that was later folded back into the band's official history, and the anniversary reissue all suggest a gradual, deliberate return rather than a sudden decision.
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Originally published by Pitchfork as “Krill Return With First New Song in 10 Years”.