Биография

Cave States is an American indie-band, formed by Chris Grabau, Danny Kathriner, and Todd Schnitzer. The St. Louis-based band often interweaves introspective lyrics. orchestral arrangements, and experimental soundscapes. In 2013, the trio quietly released their first album, The Great Divide, to international acclaim. While Eleven Magazine (St. Louis) stated, “It’s collaboration at its finest... a seamless wave of harmonies punctuated with the squeak and chirp of fingers on strings that never venture into the darkness the bands’ name implies.” Americana UK called Divide, “an album to savor and revisit,” while other reviews likened the band’s music to The Jayhawks, Will Oldham, and Jason Molina. In 2016, the band released their second album, True Life, to more critical praise. The album marked a notable evolution of the band sound while retaining many of the same aesthetics established by the bands’ debut. No Depression praise the album as “engaging as it is inspired. It would be hard to find a better example of songwriting skills and adept elocutions all combined within the same set of songs.” Americana UK noted the album “rewards the listener over multiple spins… it’s catchy, it’s incisive, and it sounds fabulous.” In 2018 the band retreated back to Schnitzer’s Popscreen Studios to work on a new album. While the process has taken over three years, Cave States is poised to reemerge with a new collection of music.