Chris Cresswell

About

I can easily frame my feelings about becoming a part of the One Week family in a very “how did I get here?!” sort of way. After spending much time playing in a punk rock band, a few years ago a different sound started coming out of me. Different kinds of songs, and a different approach to writing lyrics, which really called for a different project altogether. I was excited about this new wing of songwriting, but I was admittedly hesitant about releasing a full-fledged album in support of these ideas, plainly out of nervousness. That is, until Joey Cape approached me about One Week Records . Joey and I spent a lot of time together when The Flatliners toured alongside Lagwagon in 2012. Being in that position was quite thrilling, as I’ve always looked up to Joey in many ways. When I was initially getting into punk rock music as a kid, it really was Lagwagon that opened my eyes to how important melody and lyrics are to all kids of music. Looking back, I think I was searching for something in punk rock that would blow the roof off of the other styles of music I had heard. Something that was just fast, void of bullshit, and didn’t leave you with much time to think. Of course, I found that in a million bands, in and outside of punk rock, but there was something about Joey’s lyrics and melodies that proved that that was indeed what I was in search of. A way to play raw, powerful punk rock music, and be smart and clever about it. Immediately after an acoustic set I played in July 2013, opening for Scorpios, Joey approached me saying something along the lines of “Dude, we have to talk after Scorpios’ set. It’s really important.” I agreed to chat, not fully realizing that I would have to wait and wonder what we were going to talk about for their entire 2 hour long set. The anticipation was killing me, but in the end an opportunity unfolded before me that I could never turn down. “Come out to San Francisco and make a record with me” were the words I heard from a musical hero of