EVERYONE HATES CHAMBERS

Seryn members, Nathan Allen and Aaron Stoner, give their honest opinion of Chambers' soon the be released debut album, 'Inner Room.' 'Inner Room' will be released June 10, 2014 through The Record Machine.

Our friends in the band Chambers are about to drop their new album Inner Room on June 10th via The Record Machine. In fact, as they gear up for the big release, they're interviewing their buddies about the new album. We asked them a couple of questions about the new album, their evolving sound - and their newest marketing campaign (which you can. 

WDDI: What was your experience writing your new album? 

Judson Valdez: Making this album was a new experience for all of us I think.  As it is our first as a band, making it really was a struggle to establish what we want to be.  Sometimes that led to arguments and fits, but overall, it really is what brought us together as a band.  There is something special and difficult about taking a bunch of pieces and ideas that are so personal, bringing them to a group of people and saying, "how about this?"  I think we all had to learn to work together in that regard.

It's kind of like writing this super passionate love letter to you high school crush, spending hours and hours struggling to get the right words in hope that she will understand and think you're super cool, and then before you give it to her, you ask your friends to read over it and tell you what they think, and then they respond, " yeah, that's pretty good but what if you did this instead?"

 

What inspired your new marketing campaign? 

As strange as it might sound, we aren't always serious and moody, even though our music may portray otherwise.  Most of our time together is either serious brooding (myself especially) or joking around and playing joke cover songs.  So when we were talking ideas to promote the album, we thought it might be fun to show our other side a little since our music is so serious. Our close circle of friends is mostly made up of musicians, artists, photographers etc. and when we all get together we spend a lot of time joking around about the things we take most seriously, kind of a release I suppose.  So when we asked our friends to go on camera and make fun of us, they were very easily won over to the idea.

 

How would you describe your new album in 140 characters or less? 

An attempt to give the best and worst parts of us to everyone else. It's a big risk, but hopefully it will be worth taking. 

 

        

THREE SONGS: APRIL

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This month's selection of songs from local bands spans the gamut form homespun-weirdo folk to outright sludge metal. Needless to say, there's probably a little something for everybody in this month's Three Songs. 

We ran across a Skagg Philips set this past Saturday evening in the basement of J and J's. You can count us as late to the game on this one, but we were blown away by not only his gentle timeless songs, but his beautiful voice and emphasis on lyrical storytelling. We could very easily start gushing here, so we'll try to get out quick. Jesus Christ, the Philips is the moniker of local skinny guy, Jordan Batson. Batson is currently at work on a new album entitled, "Vice Versa." We'll be sure to let you know when he's got a show coming up in the Den10. You can check out more of Skagg Philips on his Facebook page. 

​Chambers has been slowly leaking out tracks from their forthcoming album over the past few months. Heck, we even debuted their video our first day back. This particular song that they released at the beginning of April is the most challenging track of the bunch so far. Upon first listen, that synth pulled us out of the song. We were worried that aliens might have abducted Judson Valdez et co. during the recording process. It wasn't until about 2:50 into the song when everything kicks in at full force that we could behold the glory that was the synthesizer and then appreciate the thoughtful lyrics and instrumentation. Check out more of Chambers here. 

​And on the opposite side of the spectrum, we also have a song from Denton mainstays Terminator 2 this month. Terminator 2 is one of the more masculine and aggressive bands currently operating out of Denton. The only thing this particular song has in common with the Chambers song above it is the acquired taste aspect. If you're not familiar with much doom or sludge metal, this might not be up your alley. Terminator 2 is hot off of having been deemed as having one of the "Top 10 Most Badass Band Names" in DFW. Denton has it's fair share of metal, but only a little bit of it is worth a damn. This is. I Am God sounds as if it was recorded deep underground in a portion of the earth with tectonic plates converging, causing earthquakes on the service. Heck, the bass-lines and barks here were probably the cause of those little earthquakes DFW has been experiencing over the past year or so. While we're on the subject, make sure you see these men live if you ever get the chance. Even if you hate this, it'll be a good talking point for you in the future. Terminator 2 just released a self-titled full length on Handmade Birds. You can purchase their cassette here or stream it via Decibel Magazine for the time being. Also, they have plenty of upcoming dates on their Facebook page, and you can stream their namesake via Netflix at the moment, too. 

WEEKEND PREVIEW: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD

Here's Alec Corona with your weekend plans. We've tried to open this up to more than just music this time. If we missed something, let us know in the comments!

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  • Discipline | Rubber Gloves | Doors: 10pm | Free
    Rubber Gloves is dishing out another free show tonight. Get ready for a night of Obscure Industrial, Post Punk, Noise, No Wave, Goth Rock, and Neo Folk. If you can't catch Discipline tonight, catch them at their Two Year Anniversary Celebration on Saturday!
  • Afro Deezy Axe / Human Groove Hormone | Abbey Underground | Show: 9pm | Free 21+
  • Cody Canada | The Departed with special guest The Cadillac Black | Rocking Rodeo | Doors: 8pm | $12 plus applicable fees 18+

Friday, February 22nd:

  • “R.I.P.H.S | Liberty Christian School | Friday 7pm, Saturday 2pm & 7pm, Sunday 2pm | Adults $10
    R.I.P.H.S. is a "dance-ical" written by Liberty fine arts teacher Kirk Holland featuring music by Weezer, Beck, and the Lumineers, 
  • Samothrace / Akkolyte, Steel Bearing Hand, Terminator 2 |Rubber Gloves | $7/$9 | 9pm
    Catch Terminator 2 before they go out on tour and bring their specific brand of 90's rock to the rest of the country.

Saturday, February 23rd:

  • Listenings | Green Space Art Collective | $5
    Ronnie Jo Stufflebeam, Tony Pisculli, Rob Bosquez and Benjamin Inn are all reading this time. Expect some new work from Christopher David Taylor, Erica Cole and Daniel J. Pucul, too. The theme this month is “Love, Lust and All That Bullshit.”

  • Chambers / Pageantry / Phonolux / Sacco and Vanzetti | Hailey's Club | $1/$5 | 8pm
    We’ve covered lots of these bands in the week that we’ve been back. Them them out here and here.

Sunday, ​February 24th

  • Hares on the Mountain - Dan’s Silvearleaf | 7pm | Free
    And, as always, hit up Dan’s early Sunday evening for some always-good Americana for free, but you're already going, right?

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