For five weeks, James Mitchell, Aaron Chapman and John Bowers lived in a cabin in the woods.

And then, at the end of it, they made an album.

We were just immersed in it,” Mitchell said. “It was really great. We were all pretty excited to just focus on that.”

The Oregon coast was gloomy, but also beautiful, Mitchell said — a feeling that seeped into the sound.

Nurses, a trio begun in Portland, Ore., made its last album in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. That group commitment informs much else about the band. Courtesy Nurses

“I think the songs ended up with a dark tone to them,” he said. “I can hear both the jovial and the grim side.”

Though the album is new, Nurses is not, having formed almost four years ago after Chapman and Bowers stayed with Mitchell in Portland, Ore. and discovered their similar interests and talent in music.

“They lived at my house for a month,” said Mitchell, the band’s drummer. “That was maybe 2008.”

But Chapman and Bowers share a longer past.

“John and I have been playing since junior high,” said Chapman, who is the vocalist and guitarist.

When the band formed, the members came up with the name, “Nurses,” which is more literary than medical.

“I think it came from a line from a poem,” Chapman said. “We were mainly attracted to the name because it didn’t conjure up a genre. Musically, to us, it seemed like a blank slate. It can take on its own life.”

The band has been touring since September — but most recently, Nurses started a new tour with The Mountain Goats.

“We just started touring with them three days ago in Austin,” Mitchell said. “They’re real nice guys. We’re all pretty stoked to be touring with people like that.”

Europe was another recent destination of the band’s adventures.

“People treat music differently,” Mitchell said. “It was really warm and welcoming. The warmth of the people who work in the business is really great.”

The hospitality that venues showed to the band and the short drives across the countries made the challenges it faced easier to endure.

Chapman dreamed of having dinner with a family in Italy. His dream became a reality.

When the band played at a certain venue, a mother who lived above the venue cooked dinner for the band, Chapman said.

“It’s a pretty fortunate thing we get to do this for work,” he said.

While they toured in Europe, the band members took on many responsibilities — because, although it has a label, the band did not have a tour manager.

Regardless, like the album, they pulled off the tour — together.

“We were on our own,” Mitchell said. “We drove ourselves. It ended up being a task, but it was pretty fun. I had to relearn stick shift in Berlin.”

This past autumn, the band produced its latest album, “Dracula.”

NURSES

When: 8 p.m.

Where: 40 Watt

Cost: $16 in advance