Hyperglyph
| Hyperglyph | ||||
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| Released | August 15, 2025 | |||
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| Studio | International Anthem (Chicago) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:51 | |||
| Label | International Anthem | |||
| Chicago Underground Duo chronology | ||||
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Hyperglyph is a studio album by Chicago Underground Duo, an American duo of Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor. It was released on August 15, 2025, through International Anthem Recording Company. It received universal acclaim from critics.
Background
Chicago Underground Duo consists of American musicians Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor. Hyperglyph is the duo's first album since Locus (2014). It was released on August 15, 2025, through International Anthem Recording Company. A music video was released for the album's title track.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Mojo | |
| Uncut | 7/10 |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Hyperglyph received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 from 5 critic scores.
Andy Cowan of Mojo wrote, "With tense atmospherics pulsing just below the surface, an electric chemistry courses through the line-blurring electro-acoustic hybrids of Hyperglyph." Hank Shteamer of The New York Times stated, "they reassert their folk-rooted futurism, setting free-form trumpet-drums duets alongside pulsing electroacoustic grooves and blissful thumb-piano interludes, imbuing it all with surreal wonder." Thom Jurek of AllMusic commented that "This set reveals their mature, fully developed musical language expanded by sonic and harmonic invention."
Accolades
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| AllMusic | Favorite Jazz Albums | — |
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| The New York Times | Best Jazz Albums of 2025 | 8 |
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| The Quietus | The Quietus Albums of the Year 2025 | 42 |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor, except "Plymouth" and "Hemiunu" by Taylor.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Click Song" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Hyperglyph" | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Rhythm Cloth" | 1:14 |
| 4. | "Contents of Your Heavenly Body" | 2:40 |
| 5. | "The Gathering" | 7:06 |
| 6. | "Plymouth" | 1:42 |
| 7. | "Hemiunu" | 5:08 |
| 8. | "Egyptian Suite / Part 1: The Architect" | 3:42 |
| 9. | "Egyptian Suite / Part 2: Triangulation of Light" | 5:19 |
| 10. | "Egyptian Suite / Part 3: Architectronics of Time" | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Succulent Amber" | 3:26 |
| Total length: | 41:51 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Rob Mazurek – trumpet, piccolo trumpet, RMI electric piano, modular synthesizer, sampler, voice, flute, bell
- Chad Taylor – drum kit, percussion, mbira, kalimba
- Dave Vettraino – engineering, mixing
- Scott McNiece – sequencing
- David Allen – mastering
- Mikel Patrick Avery – front cover photography
- Alejandro Ayala – back cover photography
- Aaron Lowell Denton – design
Charts
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Album Downloads (Official Charts) | 59 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Hyperglyph | Chicago Underground Duo". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on September 22, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
- ↑ Sumner, Dave (September 5, 2025). "The Best Jazz on Bandcamp, August 2025". Bandcamp Daily. Archived from the original on September 14, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Hyperglyph by Chicago Underground Duo". Metacritic. Archived from the original on October 7, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
- ↑ Freeman, Phil (August 20, 2025). "Chicago Underground Duo Return, Having Never Really Left". Stereogum. Archived from the original on August 20, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Chicago Underground Duo". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
- ↑ "14 New Songs Out Today". BrooklynVegan. July 1, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
- ↑ International Anthem (September 17, 2025). "Chicago Underground Duo - "Hyperglyph" (video by Rob Mazurek)". YouTube. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
- 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Hyperglyph - Chicago Underground Duo". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
- 1 2 Cowan, Andy (October 2025). "Mojo Filter". Mojo. No. 383. p. 89.
- ↑ Pattison, Louis (September 2025). "New Albums". Uncut. No. 342. p. 29.
- 1 2 Shteamer, Hank (December 5, 2025). "Best Jazz Albums of 2025". The New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Favorite Jazz Albums | AllMusic 2025 in Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
- ↑ "The Quietus Albums of the Year 2025 (In Association with Norman Records) (page 3 of 5)". The Quietus. December 1, 2025. Archived from the original on December 8, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
- ↑ Chicago Underground Duo (2025). Hyperglyph (CD liner notes). International Anthem Recording Company.
- ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart on 22/8/2025 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
Further reading
- Margaasak, Peter (August 14, 2025). "Architectonics of Time: Hyperglyph by Chicago Underground Duo". The Quietus. Archived from the original on August 23, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
External links
- Hyperglyph at Discogs (list of releases)