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by Ethers

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Empty Hours 03:27
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Rip Off 02:54
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Emily 02:23
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Patient Life 02:27
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Something 02:49

about

Calling Chicago band Ethers a “supergroup” might be hyperbole to
many outside the Chicago music scene, but for those who have been
keeping score in the past few years, a pedigree of bands like Heavy
Times, Outer Minds, Radar Eyes and The Runnies seems like a dream
team. After the dissolution of his band Heavy Times, guitarist &
songwriter Bo Hansen joined forces with husband & wife musical/life
partners Russell Calderwood & Mary McKane & drummer Matt Rolin
to concoct what would become Ethers’ eponymous debut album.

A self-described “bad time band”, Ethers’ debut consists of twelve
songs of ragged, soulful rock and roll; heavy on hooks, with stark
arrangements and sticky melodies that hang with an unexpected
resonance. Instant earworms like opener “Empty Hours”, “Rip Off” and “Modern Dating” recall bands like soulful punks Royal Headache or Asheville troubadours Reigning Sound, while third quarter-album high point “Temporary Exiles” rages with nervous energy like a long-lost Feelies “Crazy Rhythms” outtake. Tunes like “Carry What You Kill” and album closer “Something” are soaked in melancholy, but peppered with cynicism and charm. The band oozes a world-weariness, but the tunes yearn with a hopeful ache for better days ahead. Recorded in the raw, with very little audio adornment by Chicago engineer Dave Vettraino & mastered by Melbourne legend Mikey Young (Total Control, Eddy Current Suppression Ring), the spartan production allows the songs to be the main focus.

credits

released August 24, 2018

Ethers are:
Bo Hansen: guitar, vocals
Mary McKane: organ, vocals
Russ Calderwood: bass
Matthew Rolin: drums

Recorded & mixed by Dave Vettraino
Mastered by Mikey Young
Cover layout and design by Bill Connors

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Ethers Chicago, Illinois

5/9/23 @ Sleeping Village

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