Neil Weir - guitars/vox Martha Weir - bass/vox Nate Nelson - guitars Mickey Kahleck - drums
Previous Members: Colin Johnson - drums Greg Schaal - drums Rhythm Master - beats
Influences
• 1 in CMJ weekly chart for KUOM-Radio K in Minneapolis and 49 of top
albums of 2006
• Park was included in the latimes.com downloads feature.
• 1 in CMJ weekly chart for WMBR in Cambridge MA and 2 of Top albums of
2006
“Sleeper feels like someone is running a zipper along your spine . . . in a
good way” (Punkplanet)
“The Chambermaids have created a fun, enjoyable throwback perfect for all
punkers convinced that they just don’t make records like they used to.”
(Playback stl)
Sounds Like
Check out the archive of The Chambermaids' live performance on Radio K on August 28, 2009. We played five songs, including a new untitled track. Our live set starts at around the 32:00 minute mark: Chambermaids Perform Live on Radio K
Siblings Neil and Martha Weir formed the band (under the name the Shut-Ins) in 2003 in Minneapolis with a drum machine. They cut five demos, and began playing shows in the Twin Cities. The demo was well received by 770 Radio K who asked the band to perform a live in-studio session. Shortly there after the band began playing with a live drummer, Colin Johnson. The three piece then began playing under the name The Chambermaids and began recording tracks which would later become their self-titled debut full-length. That record was released on CD by Modern Radio in the Fall of 2006.
It has been awhile since that debut LP was released. However, the band has been plenty busy since then. During that time the band has added a second guitar player in Nate Nelson (STNNNG/Private Dancer) and a new drummer in Mickey Kahleck (ex-Shotgun Monday/Chibalo). Original drummer Colin Johnson left to focus on Vampire Hands shortly after recording on Down in the Berries. With a solid lineup and Martha back in the country after a teaching stint in Austria, The Chambermaids are poised to return as a force in the Twin Cities music community.
On first listen, The Chambermaids' second album Down in the Berries, sounds like one of those lost and forgotten 70s art-punk records put out by Flying Nun or 4AD that give collectors wet dreams and keep Ebay fanatics awake at night. There's a bristling intensity to the seven tracks on the Twin Cities-based four piece's latest effort that recalls the quiet menace of British post-punk stalwarts Wire or shoegaze innovators My Bloody Valentine. But this is no throwback record. Certainly, the core sibling duo of Neil (vocals/guitar) and Martha Weir (vocals/bass), alongside guitarist Nate Nelson and drummer Mickey Kahleck, knows their music history. They also know how to make it. Neil has recorded some of the most exciting bands playing today, at his studio, The Old Blackberry Way, Cannon Falls' famed Pachyderm Studio and the University of Minnesota's Radio K. He's worked with local favorites like Vampire Hands, Gospel Gossip and Daughters of the Sun. And he's worked with national acts like The Breeders, A Place to Bury Strangers, and Jay Reatard. This careful approach to both the technical and aesthetic aspects of rock'n roll is subtly evident in each track on the album. The Chambermaids themselves have shared the stage with the likes of Grant Hart, Tapes 'n Tapes, and Calvin Johnson.
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Yo Friend! Bouch from Dante's Lounge here. I wanted to let you know that we just posted two songs from our new album entitled "TRANSPARENT SCARS" on our music player. When ya get a chance, give these trax a spin and check out the new merch on our website at www.danteslounge.com Let us know what ya think. Hope to cya at some shows this summer.
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