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PRESS FOR LOVE IS PROXIMITY

"Few would dispute that Wiggins has tremendous songwriting capabilities...
his choice of instruments is impressively varied and at times....
There is much to love about this album...."

- Adam Costa of D.O.A.

"Not many bands can pull off a song about skinny-dipping and have it sound charming instead of creepy, but Essex Chanel is schooled in all kinds of charm, filtered through frontman Travis Lee Wiggins’ vision..."

- AV Chicago

Essex Chanel Band of the Week
Travis answered some questions from What To Wear During an Orange Alert's Jason Behrends! Check it out!

Love is Proximity CD of the Month
"Essex Channel captures both a sense of dense orchestration and the intimate sound of bedroom recordings...Wiggins keeps every track fresh and moving...."

- The Deli Chicago

"a sublime collection of songs full of bouncy melodies and charming instrumentation...an irresistible piece of indie pop...."

- Taylor, Music For Ants

"A -...the end result is sugary sweet, inside and out."

- Rachel Helm, Redefine Magazine

"The songs take an honest look at love, both the good and the bad aspects of it....."

- C.W.Ross, IndieMusicStop.com & C.W.'s Place

"...takes a similarly sweet, melodic approach, sometimes simple and straightforward ...sometimes lush and full of instrumentation..."

- Frank Krolicki, Examiner.com & Windy City Rock

"...one can’t help but want to know what Essex Chanel is going to come up with next."

- Heather Fuhrer, Noise Addicts

"We first heard Essex Chanel's 2009 album, Love is Proximity, last fall, and they immediately went up on our radar."

-Indie Rock Cafe

PRESS FOR DANCING AT WEDDINGS & more

"To say that Essex Chanel is prolific is doing the one-man band an injustice."

- Kristina Francisco for the Chicago RedEye.


"Blissfully, his music is the type that makes the term "danceable" more than just an insufferable journalistic fad."

- Don Bartlett & Staff, Chicago Innerview (via Limewire.com)



"Cool band. Cool Show. I’ll be sure to catch Mr. Wiggins again."

- thedeadhub.com

"I’ve never been to a wedding with a band or DJ playing anything like this, but Essex Chanel might just get me on the dance floor."

- Jennifer Patton of Delusions of Adequacy.

"Wiggins was an energetic and affable frontman, songs were quite danceable (as promised) with memorable refrains, and the assembled backing band played the material admirably..."

- Sid Sower of TooMuchRock.com


"Let's face it: Wedding dances can outright suck. Luckily, in the new album Dancing at Weddings, Essex Chanel brings the wedding dance to your living room -- albeit without the embarrassingly drunk uncle attempting to do the Worm on the dance floor."

- Kara Luger of Gaper's Block

"What Chanel lacks in conventionality – he compensates for with fearless invention...He doesn’t seem to have anything coming between him and his recording machines."

- Paul of Score! Magazine.

"Dancing at Weddings is a nice release that’s slightly off the beaten musical path, and that fact only adds to its charm. Expand your musical horizons and give it a listen."

- C.W. Ross, of The CD Reviewer


"Essex Chanel - Check this guy out - He's got a cool vibe..."

- Daniel J Harris of The Soupy Gato Show, Episode 133