Churches is the new recording project of Caleb Nichols, the frontman of Oakland's Grand Lake, former bassist of Port O'Brien, and touring member of WATERS and Release The Sunbird. On his first single, "SAVE ME," Nichols teams up with WATERS frontman Van Pierszalowski and Rogue Wave drummer Pat Spurgeon. Oslo-based WATERS guitarist Nikolai Haukeland also plays. The result is two and a half minutes of melancholic, fuzzed-out power-pop, with obvious nods to heroes Smashing Pumpkins, Dinosaur Jr. and contemporaries such as Wye Oak.

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/churches-find-salvation/Content?oid=3089438