Angular punk trio Chandos were formed in late 2010 by drummer Julian Moore, singer/guitarist Dan Coulson, and bassist Sean Tracy. The bandmembers grew up playing music in the D.I.Y. scenes of Boston and New Hampshire, and quickly developed a sound that took cues from the energy of local punk and some of the tense, shambling approach of ragged '90s indie rock heroes like Polvo, Sebadoh, and Dinosaur Jr. The trio went through a series of name changes for the first several years, playing out and self-releasing a few EPs under various monikers such as Big Shot Weekend, Monday, and Chandeliers. In 2014 they settled on Chandos as a permanent name and released their debut full-length, Rats in Your Bed, in 2015. ~ Fred Thomas