Janus 4-14

Janus 4-14 is an Indie Pop/Rock band from Mount Airy, NC. Janus 4-14 consist of Chad Barnard (songwriter, rhythm guitar, vocals), Shane Mauck (lead guitar, background vocals), and Brett Beardsley (drummer, background vocals). Formed in 2009, the band have released an EP and two albums, consisting of what Jack Rabid from Big Takeover Magazine refered to as "coffee 'n' uppers vigor" fusing both punk and new wave together.
The band was never supposed to be a band. Songwriter Chad Barnard was so painfully shy that when he would perform his songs for friends, they would have to go into a room, close the door, and turn off the lights, while he would perform his songs with a breathy whisper of a voice. With some encouragement, he decided to get some friends together and perform one show, just to say that he did it. Fourteen years, an EP, and two albums later, Janus 4-14 are still at it.
Through an unlikely collision of influences: 90s lo-fi indie rock (Chad), Hendrix and Zeppelin (Shane), and all things Rush (Brett), Janus 4-14 have come through with a sound that's hard to put in a tidy little box.
Looking to expand their sound from their previous two full-lengths and wanting an old-school producer experience, Janus 4-14 sent producer John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., The Hold Steady, Horsegirl) their 50-song backlog, sought his advice on arrangement and song structure, and got him to pick his favorites, to be released in a series of six-song EPs.