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Break As We Fall release EP
Evan Churchill discusses formulation of one of Corvallis' prominent acts
Craig Bidiman
Issue date: 5/9/08 Section: Diversions
Break As We Fall is a solid band. Solid in the way that if you pick up their EP at Bombs Away Café today, you will hear how natural they sound as a band. Inspired by jazz, '90s rock and ska, they just work. The best way to describe the sound of the band's self-titled EP is to imagine if Jason Mraz and Maroon 5 had a child that started a ska band, mixed with a healthy dose of awesome.
Evan Churchill (guitar/trumpet/vocals), Dan Grossen (guitar), Alec Kretchun (bass/vocals), Alex Moffat (Drums) and Tim Karplus (keys/vocals) want people to enjoy listening to their music as much as they enjoy playing it.
"We want the listeners to get the message of our songs," Churchill said, "a lot of our songs are about believing in yourself, following your dreams, doing what you love and the stereotypes women face due to public image and pressure. It's about overcoming those stereotypes."
Break As We Fall plays because its members love music, living up to the messages of their songs.
"I read in an interview online that there are two kinds of people in this world: musicians and businessmen," Churchill said. "Musicians create whether they get paid or not. Businessmen create only if they are getting paid. I will create no matter what."
Churchill started the band with Kretchun in February 2004 while both were in the band Sweater Club. Sweater Club broke up in 2006.
"[Break As We Fall] started as a side project, next to the Sweater Club," Churchill said.
"I picked up the guitar, and I always loved singing. Writing songs was an outlet. We started playing at coffee shop gigs, and eventually we became a rock band, because that's where our music was going."
The band has pretty lofty goals, and Churchill plans to take Break As We Fall as far as it can go.
"I graduated in '06 and I've been working a day job for two years, and I realize more and more that music makes me happy," he said. "My goal is to make a living in the music industry."
Evan Churchill (guitar/trumpet/vocals), Dan Grossen (guitar), Alec Kretchun (bass/vocals), Alex Moffat (Drums) and Tim Karplus (keys/vocals) want people to enjoy listening to their music as much as they enjoy playing it.
"We want the listeners to get the message of our songs," Churchill said, "a lot of our songs are about believing in yourself, following your dreams, doing what you love and the stereotypes women face due to public image and pressure. It's about overcoming those stereotypes."
Break As We Fall plays because its members love music, living up to the messages of their songs.
"I read in an interview online that there are two kinds of people in this world: musicians and businessmen," Churchill said. "Musicians create whether they get paid or not. Businessmen create only if they are getting paid. I will create no matter what."
Churchill started the band with Kretchun in February 2004 while both were in the band Sweater Club. Sweater Club broke up in 2006.
"[Break As We Fall] started as a side project, next to the Sweater Club," Churchill said.
"I picked up the guitar, and I always loved singing. Writing songs was an outlet. We started playing at coffee shop gigs, and eventually we became a rock band, because that's where our music was going."
The band has pretty lofty goals, and Churchill plans to take Break As We Fall as far as it can go.
"I graduated in '06 and I've been working a day job for two years, and I realize more and more that music makes me happy," he said. "My goal is to make a living in the music industry."
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