Nick Campbell and the Bluefields

Claremont, California is where we call home. When the band started to take shape, it was the musical roots in Claremont that brought everybody together. Nick had started fostering the idea of playing music again for more than just smitten girls and family members. It wasn’t long before the other four were involved, and the attempt to make the sum of the experience stand for far more than just its individual parts began to take shape.

Now, if ever there were to be a pretty groovy combination of styles and sounds, Nick Campbell and the Bluefields do a pretty decent job of walking whatever line it is that needs to be walked. If you were to hear us on a classic rock, country or indie radio station and not think twice about it, then we’ll be able to sleep all the more soundly at night. I’m sure there will be a few more styles thrown in by the end of this whole thing. I also don’t know if you’re allowed to acknowledge self-awareness when you’re trying to describe your band to people that may be interested, but I think Nick has done an awesome job of writing catchy, accessible songs, and without compromising any real artistic or musical integrity. It’s genuine music. It’s what translates to such a fun live show, and why we’re able to feed off so much energy from the audience. So far, there hasn’t been any pretense or tomfoolery. The music isn’t exactly modern art, but only in the sense that it builds off of experiences that most people can relate to. You’re not going to need to do math to figure out what time-signature the song is in, and you’re not going to feel small or stupid because you’re not quite sure what the hell a porcupine who goes to space is supposed to represent. The goal of our music is to bring whoever is listening together, for however long or short, and to share in the common collective of that joy. You can be sentimental and call it love. You can be cynical and call it escapist. It will be whatever you want it to be, but it will certainly aim to leave more positive energy than to take anything away.