A dedication to the illustrious dead as well as the illustrious living. Is there anything sadder than a puppy wearing a Plague Doctor mask? And not even a menacing version at that? On the cover of Cares, Wills, Wants, the debut LP from Chicago trio These Beasts, the plague mask has its own hangdog look as the dog wearing it hangs its head. The patch of greyish blue under the black eyehole damn near looks like tears. Cares, Wills, Wants is an album conceived of and created in Pandemic conditions with a ghostly, locked-down Chicago providing the bedrock upon which … Continue reading Album Premiere: These Beasts – Cares, Wills, Wants