Chavez is one of those bands that you 'kind of' have to dig around about in the confines of the internet to really find out about. It's ironic that one can make such claims when it is already an immense step up to what might have been an impossible search in the past when they were still around.
The reason I bring this up is because the sound that Chavez have is particularly timeless, it's not obviously 90's post-hardcore and it's not really too modern sounding to be considered a recent release either. I always see this as a blessing because it allows much of the song's context to be focused on in a more specific manner; it allows for a unique listening experience because it literally 'sounds' unique.
But to cut the inane attempt at describing, I'm just going to say that Chavez knew how to really balance their sound between moods as they allow for a certain amount of tension to build up unknowingly to just throw you off a little when the song itself actually 'quietly' explodes.
'Wakeman's Air' is a great example of this skill and really lends itself to several moods (it opens with a heavy riff, goes into a rather bleak verse, has a noisy bridge and morphs into an uplifting chorus, goddamn!) that are only exemplified by that timeless feel and their almost post-hardcore/metal hybrid sound. A real treat of balance and attention to arrangement that makes for repeated listens.
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