Belfast post-punk/electronic band Chalk have announced the release of Conditions II, a new EP on March 1st via Nice Swan Records.
The band who are inspired by Dublin’s post-punk band who bring their own electronic and Belfast twist, have revealed their latest single ‘Claw’ that will feature on the release on the label that has given us English Teacher, Pip Blom, Sprints and Prima Queen.
The song is built on a tense synth line and drums with dark whispered altered vocals, and is produced by Chris Ryan.
“Claw is about falling in love inside a nightmare. There’s a mixture of loss and relief that we wanted to capture. Subconscious feelings are at the crux of most of our tracks – something that we started on Conditions EP. We still feel like we’re in that universe of figuring ourselves out as people and using our sonic palette to make sense of it. There’s still a few feelings we want to explore and staying in the world of Conditions is something we’ve grown to enjoy – we don’t want to leave just yet”.
Bandleader Ross Cullen
It comes after ‘The Gate’, a song released in November.
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Chalk won the Best Live Act at NI Music Prize 2023 recently.
Chalk Live Dates
11th-16th Mar – SXSW
20th Mar – Hare & Hounds V2, Birmingham
21st Mar – Oslo, London
22nd Mar – Soup, Manchester
23rd Mar – Ritual Union, Bristol
25th Mar – Clwb lfor Bach, Cardiff
27th Mar – Green Door Store, Brighton
28th Mar – Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds
12th Apr – Limelight 2, Belfast
18th Apr – Kasbah Social Club, Limerick, Support for SPRINTS
19th Apr – Roisin Dubh, Galway, Support for SPRINTS
May 3rd – The Button Factory, Dublin, Support for SPRINTS
Chalk:
Ross Cullen (Vocals)
Benedict Goddard (Guitar, Sampler)
Luke Niblock (Drums)
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