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Artist
The Chambermaids
12+ albums
shoegazealternativeMinnesotanoise pop
about
The Chambermaids are: Guitars/vocals: Neil Weir Bass/vocals: Martha Weir Guitars: Nate Nelson Drums: Alex Rose Siblings Neil and Martha Weir formed the band (under the name the Shut-Ins) in 2003 in Minneapolis with a drum machine. They cut five demos, and began playing shows in the Twin Cities. The demo was well received by 770 Radio K who asked the band to perform a live in-studio session. Shortly there after the band began playing with a live drummer, Colin Johnson. The three piece then began playing under the name The Chambermaids and began recording tracks which would later become their self-titled debut full-length. That record was released on CD by Modern Radio in the Fall of 2006. It has been awhile since that debut LP was released. However, the band has been plenty busy since then. During that time the band has added a second guitar player in Nate Nelson (STNNNG/Private Dancer) and a new drummer in Mickey Kahleck (ex-Shotgun Monday/Chibalo). Original drummer Colin Johnson left to focus on Vampire Hands shortly after recording on Down in the Berries. With a solid lineup and Martha back in the country after a teaching stint in Austria, The Chambermaids are poised to return as a force in the Twin Cities music community. On first listen, The Chambermaids' second album Down in the Berries, sounds like one of those lost and forgotten 70s art-punk records put out by Flying Nun or 4AD that give collectors wet dreams and keep Ebay fanatics awake at night. There's a brist
