Chester French

Chester French was an American indie pop band consisting of lead vocalist and songwriter David-Andrew 'D.A.' Wallach, and multi-instrumentalist Maxwell Drummey. They met as college students at Harvard University, naming their band after sculptor Daniel Chester French, who designed the statue at the Lincoln Memorial, the John Harvard statue, as well as the Minuteman statue at the Lexington/Concord battlegrounds in Massachusetts.

Milwaukee-raised Wallach and Boston native Drummey formed the band with three other classmates, playing various campus functions, and ultimately moved in a direction influenced by classic British Northern Soul. Wallach handled most of the vocals, while Drummey performed much of the composition with instruments, supplemented with an occasional special guest.