A veteran of the New York music scene, Chancius honed his
live performance skills playing to crowds in the New York City subway system
where he first started selling homemade demos. Fans of his music began to
recognize him on the street as the subway musician with the striking vocals and
memorable song lyrics. It was at this point that Chancius lent his vocals and
song writing skills to the electro-rock outfit Automatic Duo. During his tenure
as front man, Chancius toured towns and cities up and down the east coast. His
soon to be released LP Bando is an 11 song an album that tells a tale of
self-discovery and the meaning of being human in the 21st century.
Throughout the album,
the echoing influences of David Bowie, The Killers and Flaming Lips can be heard weaved into
Chancius' original songs. The single “A Piece of You Wherever I Go” is a catchy
upbeat tune filled with dreamy guitar harmonies alongside mid-century battle
styled drumming patterns. The track's lighthearted lyrics call to mind the
everyday things that we tend to take for granted.
Bando is an
alternative rock concept album (a sci-fi opera if you will) centered around a
character who in the process of cheating death, discovers what it means to
survive beyond. The album's examination of what humanity means allowed Chancius
to step out of his comfort zone when it came to writing and recording all the
material. Instead of solely relying on his guitar to bring his songs to life,
he decided to bring in his guitar as an accent piece after he had laid down
multiple instrumental parts. “I wanted there to be some kind of
continuity," says Chancius, “which meant looking at the story that I
wanted to tell as a whole and then deciding what pieces needed to be fleshed
out and in what order did they work the best in”.
Chancius’ album Bando
will be available September 23rd.
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