Artist Info: Why Make Clocks

WHY MAKE CLOCKS was formed in 1998 by songwriter Dan Hutchison and multi-instrumentalist Brian Wiksell as a duo. After building a vast catalog of over 70 demos, Why Make Clocks self-released a 4-song 7" vinyl EP called The Transient Swivel.

After expanding to a full band Why Make Clocks self-released a self-titled CD-R EP. The first Why Make Clocks LP, Fifteen Feet and Twenty Degrees, was released on Rubric Records in 2002, and set a tone of downbeat americana-tinged music with lush instrumentation. [read more...]