Chris Broach

Christopher Robert Broach (born September 5, 1976 in Madison, Wisconsin) is one of the guitarists/vocalists in the 1990s emo band Braid.[1] Broach joined Braid in 1994, recording his guitar parts on the band's first 7-inch release a week later.[2]

Chris Broach
Birth name	Christopher Robert Broach
Born	(1976-09-05) September 5, 1976 Madison, Wisconsin, US
Origin	Wheeling, Illinois, US
Genres	Emo, experimental rock, electronic rock, indie rock
Occupation(s)	Musician producer photographer founder of Lucid Records
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, keyboards, drum machine, programming, Editing Loops
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Big Wheel Rec Broken World Media Cargo/Headhunter City at Night Lucid Records Polyvinyl Records Topshelf Records
Associated acts	Chris Broach Music Braid The Firebird Band L'Spaerow The Blakhiv Life at Sea SacHead Seven Inch
Website	ChrisBroachMusic.com

Career

While a member of Braid, Broach also played in The Firebird Suite, and continued playing in what became The Firebird Band after Braid split up. He played guitar for Life at Sea on the album Is there a signal coming through?, and fronted the band L'Spaerow which put out one album on his own label, Lucid Records, which he founded in 2002.[3] Broach, along with Chris Common of These Arms Are Snakes and former Hey Mercedes guitarist Mike Schumaker, were involved in a project entitled The Blakhiv. They released their first EP on Lucid Records in 2006.[4]

In 2015, Broach raised $15,000 in a Kickstarter campaign to record a new Firebird album. The funds covered recording, mixing, producing, and mastering the record, which was produced by Will Yip.[5] Broach and Steve Znavor streamed the new record at Billboard Magazine under the name Sunset, but changed the name to SNST just prior to the digital release on April 28, 2017.[6][7]

Discography

Albums

• SacHead – Our World (Playing Field Recordings, 1993) Cassette Only
• Braid – Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five (Divot Records, 1995) – CD/Double LP
• Braid – The Age of Octeen (Mud Records, 1996) – CD/LP
• Braid – Frame & Canvas (Polyvinyl, 1998) – CD/LP
• Braid – Lucky To Be Alive (Glue Factory Records, 2000) – live CD/Double LP
• Braid – Movie Music Vol. 1, (Polyvinyl, 2000) – compilation CD/Double LP
• Braid – Movie Music Vol. 2, (Polyvinyl, 2000) – compilation CD/Double LP
• The Firebird Band – The Setting Sun and Its Satellites – (The Mintaka Conspiracy/Cargo Music/Headhunter, 2000) – CD/LP
• L' Spaerow – L'Spaerow CD – (Lucid Records, 2003) – CD
• The Firebird Band – The Firebird Suite - Archives – (Lucid Records, 2003) CD
• Life at Sea – Is There A Signal Coming Through? – (Lucid Records, 2003) – CD
• The Firebird Band – The City at Night – (Bifocal Media/Lucid Records, 2004) CD
• Braid – No Coast, (Topshelf Records, 2014) – CD/LP
• SNST - "Turn Out the Lights", (Rhyme & Reason Records (RARR), 2017) - LP [8]
• Chris Broach – "Lost Years: Volume 11" – (City at Night Records, 2018) – digital LP

Singles and EPs

• Braid – "Rainsnowmatch" 7" (Enclave /Polyvinyl, 1994) – single
• Braid – "I'm Afraid of Everything"/"Radish White Icicle"/"Now I'm Exhausted" 7" (Grand Theft Autumn, 1995) – single
• Braid – "Niagara"/"That Car Came Out of Nowhere" 7" ("Grand Theft Autumn", 1995) – single
• Braid / "Corm Split" 7" (Polyvinyl, 1997) – single
• Braid – "First Day Back"/"Hugs From Boys" 7" (Polyvinyl, 1998) – single
• "Always Something There To Remind Me" (Split 7" w/ Burning Airlines) – (DeSoto Records, 1998) single
• The Firebird Suite – "New York" 7" – (The Mintaka Conspiracy, 1998) – single
• The Firebird Project – "Feel Alright CD" – (The Mintaka Conspiracy, 1999) – EP
• Braid – "Please Driver Faster", (Polyvinyl, 1999) – single
• The Firebird Band – "The Drive" – (Cargo/Headhunter, 2001) – EP
• The Blakhiv – "Any Way She Wants It" – (Lucid Records, 2006) – EP
• Chris Broach – "Beautiful Spaces" – (City at Night Records, 2010) – digital single
• Chris Broach – "How Well You Know Me" – (City at Night Records, 2010) – digital single
• The Firebird Band – "Say Hello" – (Mind Over Matter Records, 2010) – Seven Inch EP
• The Firebird band – "Say Hello" – (City at Night Records, 2010) – digital EP
• Chris Broach – "Madison" – (City at Night Records, 2010) – digital EP
• Chris Broach – "Break It Up" – (City at Night Records, 2018) – digital single

Compilations

• Campanula Blue – "I Love Kerrazo" – guest vocals (Core For Care, 1996)
• Braid – "Trompe Le Monde" from Where Is My Mind? A Tribute To The Pixies (Glue Factory Records, 1999)
• The Firebird Band – "She Wears He-Harem" from A Tribute To Shudder To Think (2003)

VHS/DVD

• Actuality of Thought (BiFocal Media, 2001) – VHS
• Braid – Killing A Camera (Bifocal Media, 2001 VHS, 2004 DVD) – DVD

References

1. Frey, Tracy. "Biography: Braid". Allmusic. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
2. Eric Grubbs (September 30, 2008). POST: A Look at the Influence of Post-Hardcore-1985-2007. iUniverse. pp. 135–138. ISBN 0595518354.
3. Eric Grubbs (September 30, 2008). POST: A Look at the Influence of Post-Hardcore-1985-2007. iUniverse. pp. 154–155. ISBN 0595518354.
4. "My Birthday is Today. Check out my other bands you didn't know about which you should know about". Chris Broach Music. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
5. "The Firebird Band new album 2015 (www.firebirdband.com)". Kickstarter. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
6. "Sunset Premieres Will Yip-Produced Indie Rock-Meets-Electro Album 'Turn Out the Lights'". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
7. "SNST "Turn Out the Lights"". Retrieved May 30, 2017.
8. https://snstmusic.bandcamp.com/album/turn-out-the-lights-2

Sources

• Grubbs, E. (2008). Post: A look at the Influence of Post-Hardcore, 1985–2007. iUniverse. New York.

External links

• Chris Broach's label website - City at Night Records
• SNST's website
• Chris Broach Interview (2011)