The Belfast electronic punk duo team up with Sarah Barthel of Phantogram and Belfast producer cosign on a double single, out today, as they begin an arena tour as main support to Fontaines D.C.
Chalk release the double single ‘Heaven’ and ‘Hell’ today, Tuesday October 20th, via ALTER Music. ‘Heaven’ features Sarah Barthel of Phantogram and cosign, and the pair come with a double-feature video.
‘Heaven’ is the band’s sunniest song yet, despite the desolate searching sentiments at the heart of the song.
Benedict Goddard directed the video, which is presented as an old-school cinema double feature with an intermission between the two tracks. He says they had always wanted to make a double video for an A/B-side release, and were drawn to fallen angels and the space between heaven and hell. There is also an interactive Heaven/Hell microsite, where fans choose a path and unlock hidden content and exclusive audio and visuals.
It follows recent single ‘Get Fucked’.
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The duo of Ross Cullen and Benedict Goddard, who formed Chalk in 2022, signed to New York label ALTER Music in 2025. Their debut album Crystalpunk came out earlier this year and debuted at number one on the UK Dance Albums Chart. ‘Can’t Feel It’ also features on the EA Sports FC 27 official soundtrack.
Fontaines D.C. arena tour
Chalk are the main support, and the sole support act, on the 20-date UK and European ‘Dopamine Chamber’ arena tour by Fontaines D.C., starting in Lisbon tomorrow. It includes Paris’ Accor Arena and London’s O2. There are no Irish dates on the run.
- Wed October 21st: MEO Arena, Lisbon.
- Thu October 22nd: Movistar Arena, Madrid.
- Sat October 24th: Sant Jordi Club, Barcelona.
- Mon October 26th: Unipol Forum, Milan.
- Wed October 28th: Hangar Luka Beograd, Belgrade.
- Fri October 30th: Forum Karlin, Prague.
- Sat October 31st: Atlas Arena, Lodz.
- Mon November 2nd: Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin.
- Thu November 5th: Hovet, Stockholm.
- Fri November 6th: Spektrum, Oslo.
- Sun November 8th: Royal Arena, Copenhagen.
- Tue November 10th: Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam.
- Thu November 12th: AFAS Dome, Antwerp.
- Fri November 13th: Accor Arena, Paris.
- Fri November 20th: M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool.
- Sat November 21st: AO Arena, Manchester.
- Sun November 22nd: OVO Hydro, Glasgow.
- Tue November 24th: First Direct Arena, Leeds.
- Wed November 25th: Utilita Arena, Birmingham.
- Fri November 27th: The O2, London.
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