# Bands You’ve Gotta Hear – Ivy Dye

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2014/08/7-bands-youve-gotta-hear-vol-iv-ivy-dye/
- Published: 2014-08-02T21:36:30-04:00
- Author: Max Hammer

#### Ivy Dye Drop Their Second EP

**Ivy Dye** is a **Chicago** band formed in 2011 by **Chris Adams**, the head songwriter.
His best friends, who happened to be the musicians he played with regularly, were
going off to college, so he needed a new outlet. Thus, Ivy Dye was born. Blending
elements of ’90s alternative and a love for ’80s reverb, Adams has whipped up some
songs that are accessible to many. The band’s first EP, _Lyme Times_, dropped in
2012, is followed up by a second EP, _Continuations_. The band is currently playing
and promoting the current EP release in the Chicago area. The band’s major musical
influences include Nirvana, Tokyo Police Club, Passion Pit, Vampire Weekend, Totally
Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, and The Joy Formidable.

  “Repetition” – **Ivy Dye** from _Continuations_ – Jan. 19th

  “Battle Trance” – **Ivy Dye** from _Continuations_

_“Indie Rock is the freedom to pursue what you want. No sound is off limits and 
experimentation is openly invited, because if it weren’t then there simply would
be no element of wonder in the genre. It exists as an open outlet for creativity.”_–
The band’s answer to the ‘what is indie rock’ question on the submission form.

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