It’s not easy for people with strange, sometimes puzzling minds
to control the sounds in their heads and mold them into meaning
through music. Noah Champ has one of those elusive minds: neither here
nor there, but somewhere in between, constantly building upon the expanse
that are his thoughts. His music, signed “field trip,” is about as close as we’ll
get to understanding the complexities of those thoughts. Unlike many,
Champ has been able to materialize the sonic hallucinations at the core
of his person, and has etched them onto tape for us to indulge in.
Music journalists and 15 year olds on blogs can lose sleep over whether
field trip is psych-rock or neo-psych, or how much or how little it is
influenced by boom-bap or glam-rock. The only thing you need to know about
field trip is that it’s pure, unadulterated rock and roll that makes you feel
good when it’s supposed to make you feel good, and makes you fe...
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It’s not easy for people with strange, sometimes puzzling minds
to control the sounds in their heads and mold them into meaning
through music. Noah Champ has one of those elusive minds: neither here
nor there, but somewhere in between, constantly building upon the expanse
that are his thoughts. His music, signed “field trip,” is about as close as we’ll
get to understanding the complexities of those thoughts. Unlike many,
Champ has been able to materialize the sonic hallucinations at the core
of his person, and has etched them onto tape for us to indulge in.
Music journalists and 15 year olds on blogs can lose sleep over whether
field trip is psych-rock or neo-psych, or how much or how little it is
influenced by boom-bap or glam-rock. The only thing you need to know about
field trip is that it’s pure, unadulterated rock and roll that makes you feel
good when it’s supposed to make you feel good, and makes you feel
awful when it’s supposed to make you feel awful.
Since releasing their debut EP through Invertebrate in March 2015, the band has been featured in Stereogum, Buzzfeed, The Fader, Earmilk, BrooklynVegan, as well as an appearance on the web series BalconyTV performing their latest single "never." In the past few months the band has shared the stage with Cloud Nothings, Sunflower Bean, Ricky Eat Acid, and are embarking on their first North American tour this spring which includes an appearance at the South By Southwest Music Festival. The band plans to release their debut album in the fall of 2016.
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