Late Again

**Late Again** is an indie rock duo-turned-collective fronted by siblings Riley and Morgan Hayes, serving up wistful guitar-driven tunes steeped in millennial anxiety and hopeful introspection. Since emerging from Chicago's DIY scene in 2019, their sound—a cozy blend of emo vulnerability and sun-drenched indie pop—has resonated with fans clinging to cassettes and Bandcamp deep-dives. Riley’s conversational lyrics (see the self-forgiveness anthem *Easy On Myself* or the claustrophobic *Migraine Fever Dream*) feel like texts from your most relatable friend, while their ever-rotating cast of collaborators keeps their live shows unpredictable and warmly scrappy.

Between cottagecore daydreams (*A House on the Beach*) and existential spirals (*Everything, Nothing*), Late Again’s 2020s output feels like a generational mood ring. They’ve stayed stubbornly indie, self-releasing EPs and full-lengths (including 2021’s *Flood*) that soundtrack everything from late-night drives to post-breakup couch fort builds. Whether you’re screaming *Ick?* at a basement show or crying to *Caterpillars* in your headphones, their music insists you’re not “late” to figuring life out—you’re right on time.