Baxter Teal, Lead Vocals/Guitar
Aron Robinson, Drum… Read Full Bio ↴Deepfield is:
Baxter Teal, Lead Vocals/Guitar
Aron Robinson, Drums
Sean von Tersch, Lead Guitar
PJ Farley, Bass/Vocals
Deepfield was formed in Charleston, SC, after Teal, Lee, King and ex-guitarist Eric Bass became weary of the music scene that surrounded them. Only after shopping a 3 song demo the band found themselves playing a showcase in New York, where they were promptly signed by industry legend Bill McGathy to his new label, In De Goot Recordings. After several months of development, with the writing of some 70+ demos, the band was then sent to Memphis, TN, to record with producers Skidd Mills and Paul Ebersol (Three Doors Down, Saliva, Third Day). After brief stints on the road with a few different bass players, the band decided on Columbia’s Dawson Huss, who offers the missing piece to Deepfield's live act with skill and vocals that live up to the musicianship the founders established in Memphis.
The band's name is a reference to the Hubble Deep Field, an image of a small region in the constellation Ursa Major, based on the results of a series of observations by the Hubble Space Telescope. It covers an area 144 arcseconds across, equivalent in angular size to a tennis ball at a distance of 100 metres.
Deepfield have picked a small point in the murky planescape of often-watered-down, overly-safe music, and tried to inform the thirsty public of the diversity of sound possible within modern rock music. Says Teal, "We didn't write our record to revolutionize the mainstream, but to make an impact, to be a catalyst." Their sound is not pre-cognitively singular, but definitely rock, influenced by metal, punk, and progressive: guitar and melody driven with a lot of riffage. The songs on "Archetypes and Repetitions," their debut release on In De Goot Recordings, are varied, dynamic, and diverse.
Their songs, vocal and guitar led, each present a different musical idea. These ideas are explored from "Get It" (the first radio single) a guitar driven piece, to songs whose melodies you will want to belt out at shows, like "Into the Flood," to songs like “Wayside” whose lyrics you will explore in the isolation of your headphones. Within the tapestry, the band is able to show elements of smart-pop mentality with songs like “Fall Apart”, potentially yielding a crossover smash and tapping in to a much larger market than their hard-rock sensibility would ever allow. All of this while maintaining the edge of the rest of the record, and showing furthermore that they are set on not being “pidgeon-holed” in one particular genre. The music is sonically full with tasteful parts, and intricate harmonies. Solid hooks are woven together by brilliant bridges within the song structure, creating an album ready to light a fire under radio.
Deepfield's live show is a high-energy response to the influences each individual brings to the group. Teal, intelligent, always offering his opinion and challenging everyone around him to think, brings it onstage, but if you are watching this defiant frontman carefully, he will show you his vulnerability. Lee, Teal's antithesis, normally reserved and introspective, let's loose behind his Bonham-style kit, bringing a driving energy with solid, smart drum parts. King, often sarcastic and rarely serious, is never more serious in his obsession with perfect tone, perfect parts, and perfect sonic ambience. Huss, the newcomer, complements Teal vocally, and Lee/King with his solid bass work and onstage energy.
The Silence
Deepfield Lyrics
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to turn your back on us forever
And yeah that would be unfair
Is this what you wanted
The silence so deviling it hurts
If you ever listened
Then you would hear it for yourself
Was it something that we did
To give us light and never guide us
To which direction we should go
And we need a miracle
Something biblical
So come down and take it out on us
Is this what you wanted
The silence so deviling it hurts
If you ever listened
Then you would hear it for yourself
Is this what you wanted
The silence so deviling it hurts
If you ever listened
Then you would hear it for yourself
And nothing says you love us quite like judgment
And nothing says you hear our cries quite like silence
I've see enough of this in a lifetime
To know that I can make a difference
Then I guess I'll make a point
And I will repent
When the snake has bitten through my skin
And the poison has set in
Is this what you wanted
The silence so deviling it hurts
If you ever listened
Then you would hear it for yourself
Is this what you wanted
The silence so deviling it hurts
If you ever listened
Then you would hear it for yourself
Hear it for yourself
Hear it for yourself
The lyrics of Deepfield's song, The Silence, seem to be questioning why the subject of the song has turned their back on the singer and those around them. The opening lines ask if something was done to cause this rift, and whether it is fair to abandon them forever. The chorus repeats the question, wondering if the silence they are meeting is what has been wanted. The use of the word "deviling" suggests a pain that is deeper than just being ignored, so there is a plea for the subject to hear what the singer and their friends are trying to say.
The use of religious imagery in the lyrics add to the intended weight of the song. Describing the desired result as something "biblical" that would require intervention from above, suggests that the situation is dire and beyond human capabilities. The last stanza can be interpreted as a promise to make things right, through repentance, when it feels like it is too late. There seems to be an acknowledgment of a powerlessness that comes with waiting for a response to the questions. It is only by understanding that waiting for an external source to fix one's problems is not always the answer that the singer can make a difference.
Line by Line Meaning
Was it something that we did
Did we do something to cause you to turn your back on us?
to turn your back on us forever
To completely cut ties with us forever?
And yeah that would be unfair
Admitting that such an action would be unjust.
Is this what you wanted
Is this the outcome you desired?
The silence so deviling it hurts
The silence can be tormenting to the point of pain.
If you ever listened
If you ever truly paid attention.
Then you would hear it for yourself
You would hear the silence and understand its impact for yourself.
To give us light and never guide us
Giving us hope but never showing us the way forward.
To which direction we should go
To what path or direction should we follow.
And we need a miracle
We require something extraordinary to happen.
Something biblical
Something of legendary or epic proportions.
So come down and take it out on us
Take your frustrations out on us. We will accept any retribution.
And nothing says you love us quite like judgment
Your actions show that you care about us as you judge us.
And nothing says you hear our cries quite like silence
Your lack of response despite our pleas indicates that you are aware of our problems.
I've seen enough of this in a lifetime
I have witnessed this behavior far too many times in my life.
To know that I can make a difference
To believe that I have the power to change things.
Then I guess I'll make a point
So I will make a statement or take action.
And I will repent
I will ask for forgiveness and try to make amends.
When the snake has bitten through my skin
When I am in trouble or danger.
And the poison has set in
When the harm has already been done.
Hear it for yourself
Listen to the silence and understand its impact for yourself.
Hear it for yourself
Listen to the silence and understand its impact for yourself.
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Written by: KING
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