Fences is the nom de plume of Chris Mansfield, a Berklee graduate with a penchant for casual pop songs and downcast lyrics. Taking his stage name from an August Wilson play, Mansfield moved to the Pacific Northwest after college and began making a name for himself in Seattle. His bittersweet music eventually caught the ear of
Sara Quin, one half of the Canadian duo
Tegan and Sara, and Mansfield soon found himself at
Quin’s studio in Vancouver, where he spent ten days recording his full-length debut, Fences. In 2014, Mansfield delivered
Fences' sophomore album,
Lesser Oceans, which included the single "Arrows," featuring
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. ~ Andrew Leahey