Liam Kazar

Liam Kazar grew up in Chicago and first came to attention as a teenager in Kids These Days, the hip-hop, jazz and rock group whose lineup also included Vic Mensa, Nico Segal and Macie Stewart. He later spent years as a sideman, including time in Jeff Tweedy's touring band.

His debut solo album, Due North, came out on the Woodsist label. It leans on groove and warm, unhurried arrangements, with Kazar's vocals sitting closer to classic soul and 1970s pop than to the indie rock of his peers.