Colony House

The music of Colony House—an indie rock band made up of brothers Will and Caleb Chapman, as well as Scott Mills and Parke Cottrell—is playfully self-described as “landlocked surf rock.” Their personal genre designation is as much inspired by their hometown of Franklin, Tenn., as their new album The Cannonballers is:  within 11 tracks, the band delves into where they come from and how a place, and its memories, have made them.

The Cannonballers signifies the carefree times of childhood past, with its beautiful naivete, while simultaneously encapsulating an alter ego—a character speeding down the open road, racing the clock in their rearview. The band is often caught in the duality of the reckless and the innocent. The album is an apt addition to the band’s catalog, staying true to what Colony House does best and expanding on what their fans have gravitated to for the past decade: hope and light in the midst of it all. No frills, no gimmicks. Just heart-level rock and roll music.

Their three previous studio collections take listeners on a journey through stories of loss, grief, and heartbreak while welcoming them into the hope that comes on the other side. Their song “Silhouettes” was the #1 most-played track on Sirius XM’s Alt Nation for four months straight, and the surf-rock hit “You Know It” went viral on Tik Tok, amassing 100 million streams across all platforms to date after being featured as the soundtrack to Samsung Mobile’s nationwide ad campaign.

Their full-length feature film, “Everybody’s Looking For Some Light,” was an official selection at the Nashville and Knoxville Film Festival. The project debuted at a two-day drive-in event where 2,000 people (in over 600 cars) showed up to watch the film and see Colony House perform.

The band has performed their songs for worldwide audiences with two appearances on both Late Night with Seth Meyers and CONAN, as well as The Today Show, VH1’s “Morning Buzz,” and MTV Live. They have also been part of several festival lineups, including Shaky Knees, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Firefly, WonderBus, and Lollapalooza.