Oceans and Chimneys

If Isaac Brock and Jeff Mangum had a child....

Oceans and Chimneys is the project of Blake Bumpus, who usually plays by himself but occasionally with friends. He takes influence from the likes of Modest Mouse and Neutral Milk Hotel, along with local bands such as Brass Bed and Givers, and has the same kind of passion on stage as they do, not afraid to shout and whisper and move along awkwardly to his own music. He sounds anything but violent, but at the heart of it, it is. Raw passion makes up the music, even in the quiet parts, the happy parts, and the loud parts. The guitar riffs are melodic and repetitive, his voice always wavering, switching up between yelling and whispering.

Currently Blake has played all around Lafayette, shaking up coffee joints and gypsies bars along the way, and his goal is simple; to play more, to reach out, and see where his passion will take him.