Chicago band This House is Creaking (THiC) have shared their new single “Something Else.” The band’s scuzzy noise pop sound gets glittering, white-hot sparks sent through it on this track. Introspection is couched within sharp, angular guitar as the track ranges from nebulous and bubbling to a splittingly intense cathartic explosion. Their inventive playfulness keeps the ear guessing and contrasts the confessional lyrics, a fittingly THiC approach to it all.
“This is a song about accepting mediocrity in the face of failure, even when you cannot figure out why it is you’ve failed, and trying to fix things that seem to have broken without understanding how they broke in the first place,” says This House is Creaking, “It’s a funny song we made with our friends Peter Schultze and Hunter Borowick from Tuff Sudz.”
This past summer, This House is Creaking released their second album, I Want To Feel At Home Here. Tracks like the hooky, scrawling “Talk To Me” illustrate their bent towards noise and careful ear for melody, while “Elden Ring” displays a tender, earth-laden end of their range. It wrestles with wondering what is happening in the world and how to find oneself within it. One thing the album makes very clear is that, while they have a highly distinct sound all their own, you can never quite predict their next sonic steps.
THiC will kick off 2026 with an opening slot for DIIV at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, IL on January 17 as part of the iconic Tomorrow Never Knows Festival’s 20th anniversary edition, and a performance at Ground Control Touring Presents: 4th Annual Abortion Access Benefit Series, on January 24 at the Empty Bottle alongside artists such as Tobacco City, Good Flying Birds, Action/Adventure, and Mass Text. The band has received stamps of approval from several indie mainstays, including support slots for Water From Your Eyes and Hotline TNT, and supporting Delaney Bailey on a Midwest tour this fall. Drawing on Miller’s roots in electronic music and Nauman’s skill as a guitarist (playing in bands such as Godly the Ruler and M.A.G.S.), the band’s mixture of sounds and inspirations is reflective of the expansive cross-pollination of the Chicago music community today. Within this thriving creative environment, This House is Creaking is becoming a scene favorite.
