Even those of us with the strongest of cerebrums can’t resist the brain-melting jams of VAYA, three-­piece experimental pop band out of Chicago. Jeff Kelley, Kevin Claxton, and Eric Ridder are the creative minds behind the outfit. Coming to you out of Logan Square, their music is genre-­bending and unique, melding rhythms, riffs, and technical agility to create weirdly accessible songs. Ever since I saw Dirty Projectors at Pitchfork, I’ve had a bit of a music-crush on them, and it […]