Richmond, VA jangle pop postmodernists The Melody Chamber take a trip down memory with a collection of melodic post-punk songs that will be embraced by fans of The Smiths, The La's and Echo & the Bunnymen. The band's songwriting team Dan Deckelman and Wallace Dietz bonded over a love for the lesser known, but highly influential The Monochrome Set, a band from London. Melancholy reigns supreme and even when they play it a tad faster on top of jumpy backbeat, like they do in She's Painting Zebras, the mood never becomes cheerful.
This album is a true labour of love, out of step what is popular right and not giving a fuck about that. They know that catering to the cognoscenti won't buy them mansions. And since Deckelman and Dietz are partners at Sound of Music Studios, they did not have to worry about the clock when they were recording. It gave them the opportunity to carefully balance everything, allowing each note to contribute to a multi-faceted, shapeshifting canvas of sound.
The Melody Chamber:
Dan Deckelman: guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
Wallace Dietz: vocals, rhythm guitar
Blee Child: drums
Randy Mendicino: bass
The Melody Chamber is released via HHBTM Records (vinyl, digital - US) and Too Good To Be True (vinyl, CD, digital - Europe).
- Memories of Fall
- This Train
- The Boy That Fell Into The Sun
- She's Painting Zebras
- Stop Making Sense
- Maryanne
- 1 + 1
- Pieces of the Puzzle
- Step Out Of The Shadows
- Starlight Kisses
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