Chasing Furies
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Chasing Furies was a Christian band from Fort Worth, Texas
, USA. The band consisted of three siblings, with Sarah MacIntosh performing lead vocals and playing guitars, Rachel Meeker playing the piano and doing backing vocals, and Joshua Meeker playing lead guitars (often switching lead vocals with Sarah in some songs). Despite its brief active period, the band received good airplay with their single "Thicker" becoming the eighth most requested song of 1999 on the ChristianRock.net
online radio broadcasting. Their first album was featured on the Top Ten of 1999 albums sharing the ninth position with Wilco
's Summerteeth
on the specialized Christian music online magazine The Phantom TollBooth
and was nominated for the 2000 Dove Awards in the category of Best Modern Rock/Alternative album.
, released in 1999 via Sparrow Records
, received positive criticism.
The band had a short life, ending just after the promotional touring for their album. In recent interviews, Sarah claims that there was no special reason for the premature demise. Right after the band ended, Sarah began touring with Michael W. Smith
as an acoustic guitar player and background vocalist. She also married Jonathan MacIntosh, Luna Halo
's ex-guitarist.
Sarah MacIntosh now performs as a solo Christian artist.
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
, USA. The band consisted of three siblings, with Sarah MacIntosh performing lead vocals and playing guitars, Rachel Meeker playing the piano and doing backing vocals, and Joshua Meeker playing lead guitars (often switching lead vocals with Sarah in some songs). Despite its brief active period, the band received good airplay with their single "Thicker" becoming the eighth most requested song of 1999 on the ChristianRock.net
ChristianRock.Net
ChristianRock.Net is an internet only Christian rock radio station based in Springfield, Missouri, United States. It started in 1998, and is one of four 24/7 Christian rock stations in the country ....
online radio broadcasting. Their first album was featured on the Top Ten of 1999 albums sharing the ninth position with Wilco
Wilco
Wilco is an American alternative rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup has changed frequently, with only singer Jeff Tweedy and bassist John...
's Summerteeth
Summerteeth
Summerteeth is the third studio album by Chicago alternative rock band Wilco. Released through Reprise Records on March 9, 1999, the album was heavily influenced lyrically by twentieth century literature, as well as singer Jeff Tweedy's marital problems. Unlike previous albums, Summerteeth was...
on the specialized Christian music online magazine The Phantom TollBooth
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth is a children's adventure novel and modern fairy tale published in 1961, written by Norton Juster and illustrated by Jules Feiffer. It tells the story of a bored young boy named Milo who unexpectedly receives a magic tollbooth one afternoon and, having nothing better to do,...
and was nominated for the 2000 Dove Awards in the category of Best Modern Rock/Alternative album.
Biography
The band's first album, With AbandonWith Abandon
With Abandon is the first album recorded by Chasing Furies, released in 1999. The song Thicker was the first single, and it originated a video directed by the award-winner filmmaker Brandon Dickerson.-Reception:...
, released in 1999 via Sparrow Records
Sparrow Records
-Background:Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then A&R director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by EMI in 1992, it is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group, and has been named by Billboard Magazine as "America's Best Christian Music Record Label"...
, received positive criticism.
The band had a short life, ending just after the promotional touring for their album. In recent interviews, Sarah claims that there was no special reason for the premature demise. Right after the band ended, Sarah began touring with Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith
Michael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...
as an acoustic guitar player and background vocalist. She also married Jonathan MacIntosh, Luna Halo
Luna Halo
Luna Halo is a rock band formed in 1999 by Nathan Barlowe and Jonny MacIntosh, as a replacement for their former band, Reality Check, which was well-known for its hip-hop and rock blend, its dancers, and its trumpet player.-History:...
's ex-guitarist.
Sarah MacIntosh now performs as a solo Christian artist.
Compilations contributions
- Listen: Louder (1999) "Your Faithfulness"
- Happy Christmas (album) vol.1 (1998) "O Come Emmanuel"