Chasing Furies
Genre: Folk/Acoustic/Americana, Pop/Rock
Members: Sarah Meeker (vocals), Joshua Meeker (guitars, vocals), Rachel Meeker (vocals)
For fans of: Sixpence None the Richer, Cranberries, Jars of Clay, Sarah Maclachlan, Garbage
Label: Sparrow Records
Discography
 With Abandon (1999)
If you like this artist, try …
Luna Halo, Over the Rhine, Plumb, Sarah Masen
Biography (courtesy of Sparrow Records)
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Pushing boundaries. Challenging stereotypes. Stepping outside the comfort zone.
Every once in a while a band comes along that causes us to rethink our preconceived notions about society, youth culture and the Christian walk. A band with conviction and mission, and a message that reaches beyond the church walls. With their debut Sparrow Records release, With Abandon, Chasing Furies have clearly stepped up to that plate. Fronted by three siblings from Fort Worth, Texas. Chasing Furies challenges Christians and non-Christians alike to look past appearances and search instead for Truth.
Sarah Meeker, 22, is the group's chief songwriter and vocalist. Music, she says, is "an awesome way to be able to release different emotions. I find it hard to write or sing about things that don't have relevance to my life. It has to be things that I'm going through." Older brother Joshua, age 24, is the band's lead guitarist, and also writes and sings. Younger sister Rachel, 18, sings. Collectively, they blend the kind of tight harmonies that only siblings can create with edgy rock musicianship. The result is a sound that's both bold and melodic—think Radiohead meets Jonathan Brooke, artists that have, incidentally, strongly influenced Chasing Furies.
The three have been playing music all their lives, but the band really began to gel when Sarah discovered songwriting. "Josh had always been the writer in the family, and I had always just sang backup for him," recalls Sarah. "When I started writing, I felt silly; I had just learned to play the guitar so I could write songs, and here Josh is this phenomenal guitarist." Embarrassed to showcase her fledgling efforts before the entire family, Sarah asked younger sister Rachel to sing back-up at a local coffee house open mic night. Both were encouraged by the overwhelmingly positive response, and asked Josh to join them for a return engagement. And so Chasing Furies was born.
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