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Wilmette Delivers ‘Guitar Hero’-Inspired Pop Punk Nostalgia with “Circa ’99” Music Video

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Wilmette Delivers ‘Guitar Hero’-Inspired Pop Punk Nostalgia with “Circa ’99” Music Video

Chicago five-piece Wilmette gives us a glimpse of the good old days with the music video for their new single, “Circa ‘99”. If you loved playing Guitar Hero back in the day like we all did, then you’ll know exactly what we mean as soon as you load up their new video on YouTube, linked below. Watch: Wilmette - "Circa '99" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjghZD9MZeI Video directed by Alex Zarek. Wilmette vocalist Aaron Hailey had this to share about their new song: "Everyone loves a bit of cliché nostalgia, which is why we wrote 'Circa '99’. But, the funny part is, most of the band was born in ‘97, so we were really only 3." Turns out, the members of Wilmette were nostalgic from a young age… a very young age… What's up next for Wilmette? If you’re looking for more musi...

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