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ABOVE: Kansas City's Clairaudists pose for a group photo. Over the past two years, the band has recorded two albums and played numerous local shows. BELOW: Clairaudients performs at the Jackpot Music Hall and Saloon on Jan. 4.
Clairaudients prepares for festivals, new albums
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TIM DODDERIDGE
tdodderidge@kansan.com
With two full-length albums set to release this summer, Kansas City's Clairaudiens is poised to take the region - and the music world - by storm.
"Kansas City's music scene is growing exponentially and the sky's the limit. We hope to play a role in this town's climb to the top," said Clairaudiens drummer Blaire Geenens.
Clairaudients — guitarist and vocalist Patrick Robinson, guitarist and percussionist Jordan Thomson, guitarist Brandon Gardner, bassist Eric Fain, and drummer Blair Geenens — are most accurately described as a blend of rock, blues, indie, and experimental, but their sound is most comparable to modern rock and punk bands that range from Brand New to Deftones. For the past two years, they've been playing shows and making music in the local scene.
"The songs on this record were not really created to differ from our past material. They were simply a result of hopefully apparent progression and maturity," Robinson said.
"Cliaraudients" is the supposed power to hear things outside the range of normal perception." With this new name, the band hopes to fully represent their goals as a musical entity. While the word is merely a metaphor, the group uses to represent their limitless journey as a band.
With the band's atmospheric, emotional and dense sound, the lyrics for these two albums were arranged to
"Our goal is to heighten the collective consciousness of the group both in the room with us and in the car listening when we make music together." Jordan Thomson said. "That is, to take a journey sonically and emotionally with a listener in order to instill a sense of unity, humanity, and cathartic vulnerability. We truly believe ourselves to be on the same path as anyone else attempting to understand and react to this human experience in the most positive way they can."
At the forefront of Clairaudients' musical journey are their first full-length studio albums, which are due out sometime within the next few months. The upcoming albums, titled "I'm A Loud Mouth, You're A Puppet" and "He Is Darkness, She Is Light," were recently recorded in Massive Sound Studios. While they are separate releases, the albums are meant to complement one another. According to Fain, they "have intertwined lyrical themes that resolve and balance each other out"
But while the band wanted to start fresh with a new name, with the new albums, they wanted to keep their sound at its roots.
parallel this vibe. According to Robinson, the songwriting was mainly influenced by internal conflicts.
"Many of the common themes in the record have to do with more existential dealings, and less about break-ups or heartbreak or something like that. Every song is either very ambiguous and more observation-based, or it could be very personal and cryptic. Hopefully it isn't too terribly hard to distinguish, but I suppose it's entirely for the listener to decide. A song isn't really entirely yours once you have created and exposed," Robinson said.
Since all of the band members come from different backgrounds, the members of
"Our goal is to heighten the collective consciousness of the group both in the room with us and in the car listening when we make music together."
JORDAN THOMSON
Clairraudiens guitarist/percussionist
Cliaraudients don't consider themselves to have any central influences. Rather, they think they have a large group of tiny ones. Such intangible and personal influences have helped craft Cliaraudiens' current sound, and according to Fain, their songs are a collective representation of all five band members.
"We put time in making songs that we genuinely enjoy playing. Patrick and Jordan mainly handle bringing full songs to the table, but they are always shaped into a collective thing once all of us have had our say in it," Fain said.
While the band's recent foray into studio work is a huge accomplishment for them, their live show is one that will always remain the heartiest, most powerful, and most immersive thing that the band has to offer.
"Our live show is an emotionally charged experience for each member of the band, and I'd hope for the listeners as well. We really enjoy what we do, and we strive to portray that while we are performing. From the softest of songs to the more driven, aggressive tunes, we
are perpetually trying to relay what we are feeling through our instruments and motions," Geenens said.
Over the past year, Clairaudians has played over a dozen shows in the Lawrence and Kansas City area, and they've been able to flourish in a local scene characterized by a wide variety of genres, styles, and people. More than anything, the band sees the opportunities that this scene has to offer.
"Through the Midwest Music Foundation, to Homegrown Buzz, we are bombarded with opportunities. The music scene is pretty tightly knit. From the samba-like feel of local band Making Movies to the folksy tunes of She's a Keeper, we've never felt any friction booking shows with the different acts in town." Geenens said.
According to Robinson, there is "much to gain from reaching out to all areas of music and pulling in as much material as possible."
"There are bands and musicians every single place you go. It is a resource that will never expire." Robinson said. "You may not like it, but why not at least give it a chance? There is nothing to lose, and there's something intangible but profound to gain if it pulls you in and appeals to you the way other bands do."
The band has its eyes on the future. But while the members are attempting to expand to other cities and increase their overall exposure, they want to make sure to take things one step at a time.
We just bought a van a few weeks ago and we're gearing up for SXSW and Middle of the Map Fest. We want to spend the few months after that going out on weekend stints and making friends in cities like Chicago, St. Louis and Minneapolis. We're going to do things smart — start small, pay our dues, and try and make a name for ourselves one city at a time," Fain said.
"I'm A Loudmouth, You're a Puppet" will be available in May. "He Is Darkness, She Is Light" will be available this summer.
Catch the band at the Uptown Arts Bar in Kansas City, Mo. on March 8 and at the Czar Bar in Kansas City, Mo. on March 29.
Edited by Brian Sisk