Listen:
“Moment”
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Listen:
Entropy
Dropbox – Spotify
They Travel at Night is what happens when a band consists of 2 people (Lou Scanlon and Chuck Howard) with a wide range of tastes who don’t want to be limited by any specific genre. When you feel just as influenced by The Beatles as Mr Bungle, what do your vocals sound like? When you listen to The White Stripes as often as Black Star, what guitar tone do you strive for? At that point, do influences even matter? You just try to make a song that you like, and no matter how it starts, it ends up going through the filter that turns it into you.
In this case, the filter took in these varying influences, and out came They Travel at Night. The intent and the result is music where the instrumentals and vocals achieve balance, handing off the spotlight from one to the other.
They Travel at Night want to be in the business of creating moments in music. That noise you weren’t expecting, that dynamic buildup, that blissful transition, that moment of discomfort before things even out again. Just like life, you might skip over these moments multiple times without paying attention. But once you do notice them, they slow everything down for a second and brings details into focus. Simply put, They Travel at Night just wants to make music that makes whatever you’re doing feel cooler.
Scanlon and Howard have both been in various bands and projects in the Detroit area going back to the early 2000’s. While they hadn’t collaborated since college, they always had a lot to discuss musically. Both can talk about bands, influences and the intricacies of songs well past the point that most people get bored. Their tastes overlap enough to be familiar, but bring enough differences to share something new, and they have always respected each other’s opinions. So finally, it was time to work on music together. Both are willing to try anything and always encourage trying something new and giving any idea a real chance. This supportive and experimental environment has unlocked new levels of creativity for both of them.
