Fences (band)
Encyclopedia
Fences is a 4-piece indie rock
band from Seattle, Washington.
. In 2009, his EP was discovered via MySpace by Sara Quin of the popular Canadian indie band Tegan & Sara, who ended up producing, recording, and adding vocals to his debut album. The debut album made the SPIN Magazine year-end list of "Albums You May Have Missed" in 2010.
In late 2010/early 2011, Fences toured supporting Against Me!
. Their next tour will begin in July 2011 with Hellogoodbye
. The band has collaborated with other Seattle-based musicians, such as Macklemore, Mansions, and Sabzi.
Christopher is supportive of the LGBT
community and is friends with several out musicians.. He owns a dog named Sadie, a Pomeranian, who makes a "guest appearance" in his debut music video for the single "Girls with Accents".
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band from Seattle, Washington.
History
Fences is the creation of singer/songwriter Christopher Mansfield, Seattle native and graduate of Berklee College of MusicBerklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
. In 2009, his EP was discovered via MySpace by Sara Quin of the popular Canadian indie band Tegan & Sara, who ended up producing, recording, and adding vocals to his debut album. The debut album made the SPIN Magazine year-end list of "Albums You May Have Missed" in 2010.
In late 2010/early 2011, Fences toured supporting Against Me!
Against Me!
Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida and relocated to Gainesville, Florida in 1999. Their first full-length album, released on No Idea Records in 2002, was Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose. They have released music on Misanthrope Records, Crasshole Records,...
. Their next tour will begin in July 2011 with Hellogoodbye
Hellogoodbye
Hellogoodbye is a power pop band that was formed in Huntington Beach, California in 2001 by singer Forrest Kline. They were signed to Drive-Thru Records and released their first full-length album Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! in 2006, in addition to their previously released EP Hellogoodbye...
. The band has collaborated with other Seattle-based musicians, such as Macklemore, Mansions, and Sabzi.
Personal Life
Christopher Mansfield has openly mentioned his sobriety on his blog and Twitter account. In an interview with a Seattle publication, he discusses the time he spent in rehab, saying "I also came to terms with the fact I cannot drink like other people. I know I put a lot about it in the music of Fences and have an image of being that kind of person. The "drunk tortured artist." It is total bullshit! In reality, I was blowing any chances I may have of ever touring or recording a real record or meeting any goals short or long.". According to his Twitter account, he has been sober for nearly a year as of April 2011.Christopher is supportive of the LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
community and is friends with several out musicians.. He owns a dog named Sadie, a Pomeranian, who makes a "guest appearance" in his debut music video for the single "Girls with Accents".
Members
- Christopher Mansfield - Guitars/Vocals
- Jonathan Warman - Electric Guitar/Keys
- Terry Mattson - Bass Guitar/Keys
- Sean T. Lane - Drums/Percussion