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Discography
The Foundation, The Machine, The Ascension
3xLP / CD
The Mylene Sheath (US)
Make My Day Rec. (EU)
Stiff Slack Rec. (JAPAN)
7"
2008 Radar Recordings
LP
2008 Vega Vinyl
MCD
2006 Radar Recordings
CDLP
2004 Radar Recordings
L to R:
Orion Wainer bass
Rob Motes drums
Will Benoit guitar, voice
Biography
The members of Constants don’t try to do anything—they just are who they are. The songs on “The Foundation, the Machine, the Ascension ” sound mature. Focused. Effortless. After three raw, eager early releases the band has finally come into its own: Benoit—along with bassist Orion Wainer and drummer Rob Motes—has fine-tuned his band’s distinct energy and youthful ambition into a signature sound that is Constants and Constants alone.
Rigorous touring has been a key element to the development of the band’s sound and fanbase, often mistaken for a local band from the next city over because they tour through so frequently. “We bought a school bus, converted it to run on waste vegetable oil, and toured for almost a year straight.” Touring in support of their last release, "The Murder of Tom Fitzgerril".
Now, nearly three years since its conception, “The Foundation, the Machine, the Ascension ”, the new three part epic by Constants is finally complete. Partially recorded by Daryl Rabidoux (The Cancer Conspiracy, Irepress, Paulson) and mastered by Nick Zampiello (Torche, ISIS, Jesu), The album begins by exploring the highest highs and lowest lows of the artists involved. "I think this record is less abstract that other things we've done in the past. It's still out there and more of that will be explored with artwork and animations, but this time, it feels more personal - there are still elements of mysticism present, but the focus this time is on self-understanding, better song writing and - to keep it angular - our own definitions of reality."
- This Boston based trio has played over 400 shows since 2005 and has shared the stage at home and on tour with Russian Circles, The Appleseed Cast, The Sword, Genghis Tron, Brazil, Circle Takes The Square, The Life And Times, Maps and Atlases, Kinski, Elliott, Chin Up Chin Up, Coliseum, The Mobius Band, Go Go Go Airheart, Year Future, Caspian, Kayo Dot, Lymbyc System, and This Will Destroy You.
- The group's last album "The Murder of Tom Fitzgerril" debuted at #11 on Boston Radio Charts and was named "Album of the Month" by Decoymusic.com.
- Constants was spotlighted on CBS news (KSLA in LA) in a feature about their veggie oil fueled tour bus.
Contact
US PRESS | Derek Meier for Solid PR
US RADIO | Tom for Advanced Alternative Media
EUROPE PRESS + RADIO | Eike Schmale for Starkult Promotion
EUROPE PRESS + RADIO | (Spain) Rafas for Green UFOs
NORTH AMERICAN BOOKING | Duncan Rich for Bunce Booking
EUROPE / UK BOOKING | Jan Leupert for Manus Booking
EUROPE / UK BOOKING | (Spain) Artur for Wombat Booking
US LABEL | Joel Proper & Lindsay Palmer for The Mylene Sheath
US LABEL | Mike Repasch-Nieves for Radar Recordings
EUROPE LABEL | Jörg Timp for Make My Day Records
JAPAN LABEL | Takk for Stiffslack Records
BAND | Will Benoit
Tour History
Press Clippings
For "The Foundation, The Machine, The Ascension"
"Constants’ fusion of disparate styles is one of the most organic yet. Instead of soft-loud-soft-because-Isis-do-it, Constants work through melodies, textures and rhythms with remarkable fluency. They love delay pedals (hello, U2!). They dig proggy odd meters. They would fit equally well on Equal Vision or InsideOut. If they want to catapult out of this lowly rag into Rolling Stone, they could do it." - Decibel Magazine
"Their second album is music in the 16:9 format, widescreen epic rock. These three men have created a multiheaded hybrid that combines shoegaze, hardcore and post-rock under one roof. Progressive song structures with dark melodies that can do nothing but enter directly into the ear and get under your skin. 8/10" - Metal.de
"There is an enigmatic Post Rock-touch to these songs... marked by the polarity between dreamy verses and anthemic chorusses... hypnotic guitar sequences and headstrong rhythmical complexity. Like islands, these accessible tracks rise from a sea of emotion, which awaits and demands discovery. Parallels with Isis are certainly not entirely unreasonable. But [there is] enough creative ammunition to make this an album that should keep its appeal for a pleasantly extended time span, Constants look set to inspire others – rather than wait for the big ones to leave their footprints." - Tofaki.com
"In every second you hear the years of maturity of these post-metal mammoths, supported by hope, desire and thoughtfulness. To paraphrase a tasteless pun: Constants have what it takes to dictate the pace of this constantly changing genre. 9/10" - Demonic-nights.at
"a dark, dense atmospheric vortex." - Visions Magazine
"Their second album brilliantly suggests a link between Isis and demandingly catchy Dredg. Powerful sound walls...[this record] needs a few spins before the listener perceives the whole thing not as an abstract work of art, but beautiful songs. And it is worth the time investment: such a mix of stunning moments in silence-and complex-intelligent epics are not often found in Post-Rock." - Uncle Sally's Magazine
"Wonderful rock-music that absolutely gets under your skin. A brillant album!" - Guitar and Bass Magazine
"It’s so hard to put a unique stamp on the post-rock genre in 2009...Constants know[that] all that’s left is to create a terrific record and not give a damn what other band it may or may not sound like. ...[This is the] charm and the strength of Constants... Power and beauty. Thick bass grooves and razor-sharp riffs. It’s not the nouns or adjectives that matter. It’s the path and the journey." - Punknews.org
for "The Murder of Tom Fitzgerril"
"The Murder of Tom Fitzgerril is one of the better discs of the year.... [Constants plays] a brand of rock that fuses space, emo, and math rock in a damn near perfect combination." - Copper Press
"... the raucous execution of Constants' hard-hitting post-rock re-energized the dipping audience vibe of the now packed venue. Head banging their way through shadowy passages of shrieking guitar riffs, the rugged ensemble displayed full mastery of their instruments. Their audioscape was a full mountain range of timbres and odd meters, translating into a heavy robust sound that had the eager crowd bopping along." -Performer Magazine
"The music casts a spell on the listener who will have a hard time trying to escape this trio’s beauty. Great melodies, fragile sounds and wonderful vocals paint a picture which, in most cases, only established greats are able to offer." -The Metal Observer
"...if you're ready to immerse yourself in something enormous, this might just be your band. This is more of an experience than a collection of tracks put together on a disc. The very next explorer in the world of large scale melody has stepped up to the pedestal." - Wrank Music
"A hard touring act, it'd be a crime if Constants never brought their epic rock to the UK; domestic labels and promoters looking to bollster their books with a really refreshing act... you should point your browser the way of the links above." - Drowned in Sound
"This group is one of Boston's best-kept secrets right now [and] 'The Murder Of Tom Fitzgerril' cements their status as one of the city's most exciting and creative rock bands." -Performer Magazine
"...this is nothing short of an epic journey in relatively uncharted musical territory." -Deafening Sound
“...odd meters, flowing lyrics layered over meandering guitar lines, Constants’ disc peaks and falls in all the right places; it’s inventive and artistic... this is a thought-provoking disc that will stick around my CD player for a while." - Under The Volcano Magazine
“...purely professional, with great production and raw talent. Whether you’re a fan of the genre or not, this album deserves a listen.” - Decoy Music
"Their music transcends rock boundaries [and ] delves into shoegazing territory... Space rock ventures like this can be boring at times but Constants shrugs that off with intriguing guitar textures and crafty songwriting." - Smother.net
"Not only is The Murder of Tom Fitzgerril good, [but] the mind retains sections of the songs and longs to hear them again, to relive that moment of elation when the listener first realizes what he has is something special." - The Underground Review
"The music is long and layered and can really suck you in. It's nothing to lose 13 minutes of your time by getting lost in the title track. Admittedly, I can't give the actual musicianship justice through my words, because I would need a serious Guitar Hero to transcribe it for me [but] it's not too deep where you feel like you need to be a music nerd to really appreciate it." - Bystander Fanzine
for "Nostalgia For the Future"
"A whole lot of reverb, pretty guitar arpeggios, and a brutally precise rhythm section doing amazing things in advanced time signatures. Extremely complicated rhythms come and go, giving way to more straightforward sections... like themes revisited in a more classical composition.” - The Noise
”We’ve long loved Pink Floyd ... so we are pleased to welcome the Boston band Constants to our space rock carousel. Layers of psychedelic guitars, long twisting instrumental passages, gentle segments giving way to thunderous ones, it’s all here.” - The Boston Globe
Photos
JPG | 2009 Press Photo #1 (by Andrea Katz)
JPG | 2009 Press Photo #2 (by Keith Pierce)
JPG | 2008 Press Photo #1 (by Andrew Weiss)
JPG | 2008 Press photo #2 by WJ Benoit)
JPG | 2008 SXSW live photo (by Andrew Weiss)
JPG | 2008 SXSW #1 (by Andrew Weiss)
JPG | 2007 Press photo #1 (by Andrew Weiss)
JPG | 2006 Press photo #1
JPG | 2006 Press photo #2
*please credit the photographer if used for editorial purposes in print or online.
Album Artwork
JPG | Caspian / Constants Split 7" (RDR-120)
JPG | The Murder of Tom Fitzgerril MCD (RDR-113) / LP (VV-002)
JPG | Nostalgia for the Future CDLP (RDR-107)