Christofer Drew's bedroom project from Joplin, Missouri grew into a shifting band with songs that stuck around.
For the early sound, 'The Waltz' still holds up. Later on, something like 'Coffee and Cigarettes' shows how the writing kept its footing through the changes.
The project started with Drew recording alone in his bedroom, putting out the 'Yippee' EP in 2007. Songs like 'The Waltz' from the 2008 album 'What Is Love?' caught on with a lo-fi folk sound that felt homemade. Even as the music got more polished over albums like 'Harmony' and 'Sunflower Seeds,' that personal songwriting voice stayed at the center.
It began as Drew's solo project in Joplin, Missouri, with early attention coming from 'What Is Love?' in 2008. The sound moved toward indie pop over later albums while the band lineup changed around him, with musicians like Taylor MacFee and Hayden Kaiser coming through. There were interruptions too, a label dispute led to a brief name change to The Summer Set around 2013, and Drew addressed personal allegations in 2015 before continuing.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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