Quarters of Change

Anchored by a mutual predisposition for unpredictability, Quarters of Change fuse together a

signature hybrid of nineties-style alternative hooks, crunchy space rock soundscapes, and strutting

seventies grooves. After piling up millions of streams, selling out shows, and inciting critical

applause, the New York City quartet — Ben Acker [guitar, bass, synths], Attila Anrather [drums],

Jasper Harris [guitars, bass, synths], and Ben Roter [vocals, guitar] — craft a rich exhibition of

emotion on their aptly titled 2023 second full-length offering, Portraits [300 Entertainment].

“The album is made up of individualized fragments that provide different perspectives and create

their own little vignettes,” says Roter. “I think of each fragment as a portrait, reflecting a separate

emotion or moment. Overall, it explores themes of addiction, isolation, and exploration. At the time,

I was definitely writing about the present. By discussing what was happening in our lives, we’re

giving you honest everyday circumstances to latch onto.”

The group have always bottled the urgency of life-in-motion by writing and recording in a room

together face-to-face. They quietly broke through with a series of independent EPs and the fan

favorite “Kiwi,” which cracked 10 million-plus streams and counting. In 2022, the guys picked up the

pace on their full-length debut, Into The Rift, boasting “T Love,” “Jaded,” and “Dead.” They hit the

road with Bad Suns and impressively sold out their first-ever US headline tour. Earning tastemaker

praise, The Aquarian hailed them as “reviving alt rock,” and Sheesh professed, “Quarters of Change

has mastered the New York rock resurgence in a way that is resonating with even the best of the

best.” Not to mention, they enamored notable fans such as Joe Jonas, Lewis Capaldi, Chad Smith,

and Fred Durst, to name a few.

Nevertheless, the musicians opted to shake up the creative process. Decamping to a house in

Woodstock, NY for two weeks during early 2023, they collectively established the foundation for

what would become the LP.