The three musicians of this post-punk trio—who rehearse variously in New York and Chicago—describe themselves as "best friends"; their laconic yet sincere lyrics and unpretentious, melodic sound appeal to a wide audience, not just their own generation. For their second album, *Phonetics On and On*, Nora Cheng, Penelope Lowenstein, and Gigi Reece enlisted the wonderful Cate Le Bon as producer—an artist whom many major queer singer-songwriters (such as Courtney Barnett, Deerhunter, and John Grant) have also entrusted with their work.