2010 solo release from the Lawrence Arms' Chris McCaughan AKA Sundowner.. We Chase the Waves, the follow-up record to Four One Five Two released in 2007, is a 10 song collection and McCaughan's most impressive body of work to date. It showcases not only what we've already come to expect from him but much more; it is both cohesive and diverse, revealing an evolution in his songwriting and sound. McCaughan penned the album and Neil Hennessy of the Lawrence Arms and Smoking Popes engineered and played the bass. We Chase the Waves was recorded in Chicago and produced by McCaughan and Hennessy over the course of eight months.
When I picked this album up out of my box of reviews this month I had mixed emotions. The band name and album artwork didn't leave much hope, but the ...
Chris Fallon - 03/Sep/2010
There's a lingering cloud of misguided hope bouncing around on We Chase the Waves, the sophomore full-length from Sundowner, solo project of Chris McC...
Dave C. - 24/Aug/2010
2010 has been a busy year for members of The Lawrence Arms. They are currently in the midst of working on their first new full length in four years, B...
Jelone - 17/Aug/2010
The Lawrence Arms’ last release, Buttsweat and Tears, was a tease. Yeah, it was good, but it was just a seven-inch. Now the group’s members are again ...
Ben Patashnik - 13/Aug/2010
That Chris McCaughan can write heartsore lullabies and miniature anthems almost at will isn’t in question; after all, even before becoming Sundowner i...
Matt Schild - 15/Jul/2010
Sometimes you have to wonder if The Lawrence Arms' Chris McCaughan isn't just tired of playing punk rock all the time when he picks up the acoustic an...