"Chicago experimental electronic-pop duo Hobbyist are well suited to capture the anxiety that's been our constant companion since the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic upended the world." - Chicago Reader --- (Read review here)
"full of joy, dirt, rage and full-blooded rocknroll songs. Here’s to a happy new year and the death of capitalism!" - The Quietus --- (Read review here)
"It’s no wonder their genre is self-described “outsider rock,” as it’s pretty rare to encounter a band that can combine garage, jazz, post-rock, psych-weirdness, and electronica into a solid record." - Bust Magazine --- (Read review here)
Wie dem auch sei - dem brodelnden Gemisch von Hobbyist aus Chicago wohnt etwas Unbeschreibliches inne und genau daraus bezieht es seinen originären, kruden Reiz. - MPMBL
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Booking / Letters of Rejection: hobbyistband@gmail.com.