Mansions

Louisville, Kentucky native Christopher Browder may look unassuming enough, but he’s a man who’s both prone to embracing what’s in front of him and running with it, and an artist who’s not afraid to look over his shoulder for inspiration. His heartfelt second album, Dig Up The Dead, released under the moniker Mansions, is unflinching in its honesty, and intense in its ability to engage and emote in equal measure. Recorded in the various houses and apartments Browder found himself in, all across the Southeast, over a six-month period, this deeply personal album acts as a candid and compelling look into one man’s psyche, in the midst of change and nostalgia. And while previous touring-mates joined him on some tracks, Browder completed the lion’s share of recording alone. It’s an impressive follow-up to March 2009’s critically acclaimed New Best Friends (Doghouse Records) and last spring’s well-received B-sides compilation. 

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Mansions live shows are as unique and all-inclusive as Browder’s music - playing, as he does, with a touring band made up of a variety of both friends and strangers; a collaborative endeavor he’s previously showed off while on tour with the likes of Get Up Kids and David Bazan. On record, Mansions is Christopher Browder. Live, Andrew MacGregor plays guitar, Salvatore Cassato plays drums, and Ryan Davis plays bass. The band is based in Louisville, Kentucky or Winston-Salem, North Carolina, depending on who you ask. They like time travel, coffee, punctuality, and whiskey sours, and they think music should be dirty, rough, and sincere, with little to no concern for being cool or polished. A performance shouldn't be judged by the slickness of its transitions or how many times the frontman asked the crowd to scream, but rather by the feeling involved.