Chicago was on a roll in 2013, as the venerable band capped off the year with the release of the song “Crazy Happy.”

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Chicago was known for songs of striking political commentary, before a turn toward romantic balladry. Some long-waited new music changes that.

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Jason Scheff joined Chicago just after Peter Cetera left, back in the mid-’80s. Still, even today, he’s considered the new guy.

Written by Robert Lamm and America’s Gerry Beckley, “Something’s Coming, I Know” hints of Lamm’s ‘Subtlety and Passion.’