Chime School (Slumberland) share "Wandering Song" single/video + UK tour .. New album due 23rd August
Chime School
Share "Wandering Song" - Watch The Video Here
New Album, The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel
Due 23rd August on Slumberland Records
UK Tour Dates inc London on 29th September
Streaming Services: https://slumberlandrecs.lnk.to/wanderingsong
Album Preorder:
https://slumberlandrecs.lsnto.me/paisley-hotel
Bandleader Andy Pastalaniec says of new single, "Wandering Song”: "Musically the inspiration was 'what if East Village had written (Teenage Fanclub's) 'Sparky’s Dream,' and there's some musical nods to the former and rhythmic nods to the latter throughout."
Indeed, it's a master exhibition of melody-steeped and propulsive jangle-tastic power-pop, as timeless as it is immediate and a perfect tune for Summer 2024. Lyrically the song is about the energy we expend distracting ourselves from the crises unfolding around the world; how we tend to turn inwards when our only chance to survive them is through collective organizing." After finishing the album, Pastalaniec read Naomi Klein’s latest book, Doppelganger. Once again, he found his thoughts echoed in a formative influence—this time on his politics. “In her chapter about social media she talks about our ‘digital golems,’ and articulates some of what I was trying to get at far better than I could,” he says.
When he repeats the mantra-like lyrics “nothing’s wrong / when you’re moving too slow,” this sounds like a teachable moment for all of us. Yet Pastalaniec is patient and compassionate, welcoming everyone to change with chiming pop.
UK Tour Dates
28th September - NCI Centre, Cambridge
29th September - The Victoria, London
30th September - JT Soar, Nottingham
1st October - Fulford Arms, York
2nd October - Gullivers, Manchester w/ Autocamper
3rd October - Mono, Glasgow w/ US Highball, The Cords
4th October - Grayston Unity, Halifax
5th October - District, Liverpool
6th October - Just Dropped In, Coventry w/ Lande Hekt
7th October - The Cube, Bristol w/ Lande Hekt, Silk Cuts
Tickets: https://linktr.ee/chimeschool