There’s something inexpressibly exhilarating and satisfying about being in a car full of your friends, driving with the windows down, and a long road stretched ahead of you. We all know road trips aren’t complete without the perfect tunes — something to bop your head along to while soaking up the beauty of being young and alive. The perfect band to jam to in these types of unforgettable moments is none other than CHASE ATLANTIC. With all three on vocals and guitar, as well as some individual flair on the drums, bass, and saxophone, Christian Anthony, Mitchel Cave, and Clinton Cave make for quite the talented trio. And yes, Mitchel and Clinton are brothers. The two said they both share a very similar mind frame when it comes to making music which makes for an easy process, although they do admit, “we annoy each other all the time!” The boys stated that they have been making music collectively for a few years, but around the beginning of 2014 decided that they wanted to become a band with a more defined and unique style. This is how ‘Chase Atlantic’ was born. Being an Australian band in the Indian and Pacific Ocean, you might be wondering where the name Chase Atlantic came from. In short, there is no direct meaning behind it. “We thought it would be better to associate the music to a name which had no meaning so that when people heard the name they would associate it to the music only.” Definitely a cool idea. Chase Atlantic says they have “a massive amount of musical influence taken from a vast multitude of different genres and styles of music.” They are especially inspired by music from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s, and “live to build upon those ideas with modern techniques and sound choices.” A big name they’d love to work with in the future is The Neighbourhood, solely because they appreciate their “forward thinking sound” and demonstrate all the elements Chase Atlantic loves about music. In songwriting, melodies and lyrics are sometimes like the chicken and the egg— which came first? Being a very production based band, Christian, Mitchel, and Clinton like to build their songs from the bottom up. They create a full instrumental before adding vocals for the top line. There’s nothing like music with a rad beat and lyrics that are real and relatable, and this combination is exactly what Chase Atlantic likes to put out. Nearly all of their songs are based on real life experiences. Their song “Roxanne” is actually about a girl named Roxanne that the boys knew.
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