Christines

Christines is a cathartic response to the routine and spectacle of the city. It’s the physical sense of void getting off the last transfer of a three-train daily transit, not recalling a particular step of the whole trip—the result of an acquired subconscious meditation traversing you through subway line and city grid. It’s the routine that fuels the spectacle of the city, and the response to the realization that this spectacle, in turn, dictates the routine. It’s the soundtrack and drone to this repetition—a carefully selected set of records with a sound and drive that propels and envelops the senses. It’s the wall of sound, intertwining melodies, and the rhythm that always seem to lock with your footsteps, tempting you to just keep drifting, wandering the grid. The group is comprised of the collaborative efforts of Andrew Burr, Matthew Yu, Jordan Parker, and Cory Race. Andrew formerly fronted the Austin, Texas band Woven Bones before moving to New York, and Cory was formerly the drummer for Troubleman Unlimited’s Kent, Ohio-based The Party of Helicopters. The genesis of the band was fed from a love of the more raw immediacy of records like My Bloody Valentine’s Isn’t Anything and Feed Me with Your Kiss EPs, as well as Unwound’s swirling guitar work on Leaves Turn Inside You and Repetition. A heavy dosage of Master of Reality to Sabotage era Sabbath, Guided by Voices, and an obsessive love of 13th Floor Elevators' Bull of the Woods also helped form the mold. Heavy highs and lows, the tingling hairs on the ends of guitar fuzz, intricate guitar leads, and a driving rhythm section are the core elements that define Christines' approach. A band of Andrew, Matthew, Cory, and Jordan—christines.nyc@gmail.com