10 Change Myself

09 I Wish I Could

08 Lost

07 Black Water

06 Fire

05 Shake Loose

04 Walls

03 Time

02 It's All Behind Me

01 Somewhere Across The Ocean

Remember You Used to Love Me

War Jacket is a southern gothic quartet from Birmingham, Alabama. 

Founded by baritone ukulelist Caleb Chancey in 2010, the band has evolved through its early music, from a stripped-down, solo EP to soulful incantations with cellist Lori Cheng, electric guitar player Joel Madison Blount, and percussionist Alex Hinson. 

The quartet's communal sound taps into the sense of place you get in such a city as Birmingham – a haunted past, fatigued and tattering, a steely movement from day to day – but War Jacket’s songs don’t buckle under the black-blue themes. They are warm, tender, and resonant, nostalgic battle cries that balance out the somber. 

And if there’s a collective longing in War Jacket’s textured music, it’s undoubtedly for home. “When I was a kid, I’d crawl into bed at night, and I’d always wait for my dad to start playing his piano,” says Chancey. “For me music has always been a kind of a soundtrack for dreaming.” 

In April, 2014, War Jacket began tracking their upcoming full length. Produced by Brian T. Murphy (Sandra McCracken, The Lone Bellow, Greg Holden, Thad Cockrell) the sophomore LP is set to debut in Fall 2015. 

Caleb Chancey - Vocalist / Baritone Uke

Lori Cheng - Cello

Joel Madison Blount - Guitar

Alex Hinson - Percussion / Drums

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