For all of the hectic planning that can comprise a Coach House Sounds session—the emailing, the working around weekend and employment schedules, the driving of artists to venues so they can make their shows at the last minute—the members CHS are remarkably calm as I arrive to their headquarters on an overcast Sunday afternoon in early June for a pre-session chat and observation. It’s half-an-hour before post-punk minimalists Reds and Blue are due to show up to record their session, which will be one of three scheduled for the weekend. For a project that started in a guy’s basement, that’s a lot of activity. more ›