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Arguably the most competitive indie and punk scene in the Midwest, Chicago has brought you new bands like Fall Out Boy, Spitalfield, Rise Against and classics like Alkaline Trio, Smoking Popes, Cheap Trick and Smashing Pumpkins. Victory Records is proud to announce the release of “If You Speak Any Faster” by the Windy City’s newest and finest export, June. Like its Chicagoan predecessors, June’s sound is an enchanting mix of pop, punk, and rock, straightforward and infectious. And although a band is meant to be a collective effort, it is rare that you find a group of guys writing music based on their individual influences as opposed to what’s selling this week. The phrase “different strokes for different folks” most definitely comes in to play with June, whose members like to credit music ranging from Styx, Rush and Billy Idol to Foo Fighters and Saves The Day, to the bands they grew up with like Alkaline Trio as inspiration for their writing style. Growing up in the diverse, expans...