The chairman dances

Philadelphia-based outfit The Chairman Dances have developed a distinctive amalgamation of indie rock, art pop and folk. Led by songwriter Eric Krewson, the band direct this sound into a compassionate and searching style, drawing on a range of literary and theological themes to explore political and spiritual ideas, and ask questions as pressing now as they have ever been. -Jon Doyle, Various Small Flames

Praise for The Chairman Dances

Winsome and winning indie pop songs on the latest from The Chairman Dances, where erudite lyrics are cradled by gorgeous arrangements. -Bandcamp

Art rock luminaries... this is a sparkling record - WXPN

My new favorite band... lyrically adventurous, harmonically intricate - T. Robinson, BBC

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"No Compass, No Map" appears on the album Child of My Sorrow. http://thechairmandances.com / Spotify (https://spoti.fi/2Dgk9MT) / Apple Music (https://apple.co/2GqqbMP) / Instagram (http://instagram.com/thechairmandances) More links below cut. ---- Facebook (http://facebook.com/thechairmandances) Twitter (http://twitter.com/chairmandances) Mailing list (http://eepurl.com/yyw69)
Directed by Bob Sweeney - "Acme Parking Garage" appears on The Chairman Dances' album Child of My Sorrow, out 9/7/2018: http://thechairmandances.com Spotify (https://spoti.fi/2vSPWQ3) / Apple Music (https://apple.co/2L0Pnsn) Instagram (http://instagram.com/thechairmandances) Facebook (http://facebook.com/thechairmandances) Twitter (http://twitter.com/chairmandances) Mailing list (http://eepurl.com/yyw69)
Video by Tom Contarino: https://vimeo.com/tomcontarino. "Augustine" appears on The Chairman Dances album Time Without Measure: http://store.thechairmandances.com. Website (http://thechairmandances.com) Facebook (http://facebook.com/thechairmandances) Twitter (http://twitter.com/chairmandances) Instagram (http://instagram.com/thechairmandances) Mailing list (http://eepurl.com/yyw69) SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/the-chairman-dances)
Official Music Video The Chairman Dances Dance to the Neighbor's Stereo The Death of Samuel Miller LP Grizzly Records Cinematography by Steady State Productions Directed by J. Randolph Brown
Samantha Says (EP) Record Release 5/29 @ The Rotunda, Philadelphia PA Grizzly Records Editing and Cinematography by Steady State Production.
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Highlighting our song "Margaret" today, which tells the story of a very cool and unflappable single mom-to-be who throws her own baby shower. Swipe to see lyrics. To explain my compositional process, I wanted my guitar and harpsichord part
We had such a great release show! Many thanks to everyone who came out and cheered and hailed and then booed when I suggested we'd played long enough. You're the best. Also, thanks to @ortliebsphilly, and to great friends @spellingreform and @night_
Our release show at @ortliebsphilly is 1 week away (on 3/24)! We'd love to see you there. Tickets are 2 bucks cheaper in advance--just FYI. You can get to the ticket site and Facebook event via our bio link. 📷: @racheldelsordo
@varioussmallflames reviewed our album! If you don't already know, VSF's Jon Doyle writes exceedingly well about new books and music. We’re regular readers. A link to his review of Small Comforts is in our bio.

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