“Eclectic sounds flourish in Chicago’s genre-busting music scenes. Just look at Cordoba. This jazz-fusion, r&b influenced sextet is as a progressive socially as it is musically... Songs about disinvestment, police violence and gentrification may not seem like a natural fit for summer music fans, but the group’s strong ability for combining the political with the musical are sure to win over even casual listeners.”
“Jazz is the perfect vehicle to convey revolutionary sentiments and ideas for protest. Cordoba takes that ideal and releases Break the Locks Off Everything New, a jazz fusion calling for major societal changes.”
Factory - single
“Today, Cordoba released their newest single, 'Factory'. It is a song about the anxiety spawned from the constant drive toward productivity and the way capitalist ideas seep into our bodies and minds... a situation where creativity and life are stifled because of our need to relentlessly produce for the sake of commerce.”
Diluvian - single
“Diluvian” is the first single off of our debut LP, Specter. Like much of the record, it’s apocalyptic. The dueling lead vocals of Cordoba lead singers Brianna Tong and Eric Novak lament the inability of our structures and movements to deal with the impending catastrophes of the 21st century. The lyrics paint pictures of floods and confrontation. The band rides the wave of the song as the primary groove develops, disappears, and reemerges. This song features Zach Bain-Selbo on keys and Eric Novak on sax. Zach also mixed the song.
Remixes By Blue Dreams
https://cordoba.bandcamp.com/
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Outcry//Dream 4:200:00/4:20
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Ghosts II 5:010:00/5:01
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0:00/4:24
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Diluvian 3:440:00/3:44
Shut It Down Video
Performances
Empty Bottle (Chicago)
Hungry Brain (Chicago)
Schuba's (Chicago)
The Whistler (Chicago)
Subterranean (Chicago)
Beat Kitchen (Chicago)
Do Division Fest (Chicago)
Pilsen Fest (Chicago)
Cole's (Chicago)
Reggie's (Chicago)

DZ Fest (Hickory Hills, IL)
Urban Artifact (Cincinnati)
EL Lenador (St. louis)
Nightshop (Bloomington, IL)
Phat Bites (Nashville)
Bremen Cafe (Milwaukee)
Pimento Jamaican Kitchen (Minneapolis, Minnesota
P.A.R.C. (Michigan City, Ind)
Taste of Michigan City (Michigan City, Ind)