Years active 2006–present | Website www.thewind.us | |
Members Chad Marshman
Nick Knechtel
Chip Knechtel Origin Long Beach, California, United States Genres Experimental rock, Indie rock, Psychedelic pop | ||
The Wind (formerly Austin James Band) is a vocally driven, indie rock band from Southern California. The group consists of Chad Marshman (guitar, piano, vocals), Kevin Jaemes (guitar, piano, vocals), and brothers Chip (drums, percussion, vocals) and Nick (bass, vocals) Knechtel. Their “sound has been likened to the Beatles” with “hints of the Beach Boys and Queen,” "60’s drug rock mixed with modern indie stylings,” and “sunny-sweet Vaudeville-style pop.”
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Their first recording, Histor (originally released under the title "Goes to Austin James Land"), is a 7-song self-produced EP. This recording received mostly positive reviews, deemed as “tak[ing] your traditional indie rock and [making] it a production.”
They have been in the studio for much of 2010, self-recording and producing their biggest project yet, a 23-song double album entitled Harum-Scarum. The release date is set for late October 2010.
Histor EP (2008)
- "A Message for You" – 0:24
- "Underwater" – 3:19
- "Modern World" – 3:48
- "Time" – 3:14
- "Crazy Cat" – 3:51
- "Blue" – 3:35
- "A Great Get Together" – 4:03
Disk 1
- "Shellwhite" – 2:51
- "Hathor" – 3:52
- "Marvel Me" – 3:05
- "Pussyfoot" – 3:01
- "Oh, Hadihu" – 3:01
- "Do Geese See God? Yes." – 0:35
- "Lucy" – 3:49
- "Come On" – 4:40
- "Clemencious" – 3:36
- "Unless, I'm a Liar" – 2:39
- "Bruise-Eyed" – 3:45
- "Hathor Reprise" – 3:28
Disk 2
- "An Astral Dance and a Shared Dream" – 2:30
- "Sunshine and Peace of Mind" – 3:38
- "All the Country Roads" – 4:12
- "I'ze Born a Rich Man" – 3:28
- "Some Place" – 4:49
- "27 Cent Blues" – 5:28
- "Distractions" – 4:50
- "This is the Modern World" – 3:30
- "I am the Same as Yesterday" – 5:07
- "Yankee Brig" – 4:32
- "Monsters" – 5:55