Guitar Rock still has something relevant and fresh to say!
Lancaster, PA’s The Deconstructionists are excited to release their new single “Your Own Song” on March 10th! This is the first single from the forthcoming album that is planned for release later in 2025. While we are currently working on finishing the album and are not touring, we hope to be playing live shows again soon. This single is released in the hopes of creating some buzz for the future album. We would be thrilled if you would consider giving “Your Own Song” a spin.
Band Bio:
While on stage a few years back, the M.C. incorrectly introduced the band. “Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for… The Destructionists!”
He couldn't have been more incorrect. While destruction and deconstruction both involve breaking things apart, the motive and end result are entirely different. With destruction the goal is simply to take apart- to destroy. Deconstruction involves purpose; to see how and why something is. It requires care. And the end goal is to use some or all of the existing pieces and to put them back together in a different way- to try to make them more beautiful. It is ultimately a process filled with the hope of finding something better than ‘what is'.
This is the songwriting vision of The Deconstructionists’ Chris Kauffman. As lead for the band, and occasional solo performer, Chris’ goal is to use sound to connect with people on a human level. He does this by sharing his own journey and search for beauty and truth. For him (as an Enneagram 5) this comes from first recognizing his own biases and beliefs, and then by tearing them apart to see if they can really stand up to questioning. And then the final phase involves putting them back together in a way that is more purposeful and lovely. Religion, politics, and societal norms are all fodder for deconstruction in this search for truth.
This process is deftly chronicled in much of the music of the band. The Lancaster, Pa based writer is joined by band-mates Joe Stauffer (guitar, vocals), Joel Meck (bass), and Dan Carpenter (drums). The team has played together in one form or another in the northeast US for over a decade. Fiercely independent, they write and produce all of their own original material at their studio/practice space in Strasburg, Pa. They have released 2 studio albums, one EP and various singles to date.