The Chess Hotel is the third full-length album from American rock band The Elms.
[1] The album was co-produced by The Elms and David Bianco and marked a stylistic shift in the band's sound towards a heavier, sparse blues-infused sound.
Reviews of the album were favorable, and critics likened the album's sound to The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and The White Stripes.
[2][3] The Chess Hotel was recorded in Franklin, Tennessee at Dark Horse Studios.
The album was mixed at Scream Studios in Los Angeles, California.