Chew to Release Horses on Friday; Title-Track Video Posted
When it comes to stuff I’m posting about, I usually have a pretty good idea if something will go over or not. Not so much here. I think Chew‘s “Horses” is a pretty interesting eight-minute run combining three or four different genres minimum that is able to pull itself off simply by doing so. The swagger in the now-this-happens of it, if not necessarily in a showiness for the track itself. It’s the title-track of their third album, and the record is out this Friday, March 11, through reliable purveyors Stolen Body Records, who you always know are up to some fascinating shenanigans, and yeah, I’ve got a certain amount of trust in their taste — not everything is a fit all the time, but none of it is boring — but I also feel like what I’m hearing in “Horses” backs that up.
Maybe you’ll dig it too. Maybe you won’t. Music like this isn’t intended for a universal audience, though I don’t think they’d argue if everybody caught on all at once. Vinyl preorders start next month.
UK and European tour dates, as well as album background and of course the aforementioned video all follow here, courtesy of the PR wire:
CHEW – HORSES (NEW SINGLE)
We are delighted to announce the third album from Atlanta psych experimenters CHEW. Check out out the video for the new single Horses.
BAND: CHEW
TITLE: Horses
CAT NUMBER: SBR094
RELEASE DATE: March 11th
We are delighted to announce the third album from Atlanta psych experimenters CHEW. Horses is another leap into the unknown. Another trip through the weird. A wonderfully crafted instrumental album that takes elements of psych, break beat, prog, electronica and much much more. Delve into the world of CHEW.
Chew explain the process of their third album.
Through multiple sessions, the skeleton of HORSES was crafted. Bone by bone by experimental noise freak-out shut-ins. For days at a time, we would lock ourselves in our rehearsal space with no pre-arranged music and tried to incorporate more synthesisers and electronics to establish an atmosphere. Riffs and patterns formed until they resembled songs, eventually polished to purity in live sets until taking their final alchemical shape.
In the summer of 2021, we started production and HORSES was the dream sequence pulled from our heads. Recording dreams is highly experimental and often times resembles the warm, nostalgic warble of the unstable VHS format. We did all we could to salvage the integrity of the original dreams, but we did lose a lot in the process.
In an attempt to refurbish the dream state, we imported more delicious synth, incorporated electronic drums and breaks, and added extreme new flavour with the addition of our friend and multi-instrumentalist Morgan Soltes. Having completed the triptych of 3D EP, A Fine Accoutrement, and Darque Tan, HORSES rides in a new direction for CHEW defining an upcoming era of style and creativity.
Track List
1. Kisouma
2. Horses
3. Holy Fountain
4. If You Are Sensitive To Simulators, Close Your Eyes And The Feeling Will Pass
5. Palo Santo
6. Pseudocide
7. All Operators Will Be On Site
8. Rosette Pattern
9. The Mall
CHEW pushes the boundaries of psychedelic electronic and post-rock with a combination of articulated and monstrously heavy rhythm section work, sample-based analog leads, and discorded psychedelic guitar. What at first seems like a strange mix of concepts quickly pulls you in and immerses you in a controlled chaos of the most melodic kind.
CHEW is
Sarah Wilson: Drums, Electronic Drums, Percussion Brett Reagan: Guitars, Electronics, Sound Manipulation Morgan Soltes: Bass, Synth, Effects
We are doing this one a little different than normal. The album comes out next Friday! The vinyl pre order goes live April 8th and will be very special and very limited. With current wait times as they are we felt this to be the best way to present the album. Especially as the band head out on their postponed EU tour in May/June. Dates below.
TOUR DATES
Escape From USA Tour (May/June 2022)
19.05.22 – IT – FANO – CIRCOLO ARCI ARTIGIANA
20.05.22 – IT- SAVONA – RAINDOGS
21.05.22 – IT – VERONA – FINE DI MONDO
22.05.22 – IT – BOLOGNA – FREAKOUT
23.05.22 – SL – ILIRSKA BISTRICA – MKNZ
24.05.22 – AU – SALZBURG – ROCKHOUSE BAR
25.05.22 – CZ – PRAGA – CROSS CLUB
26.05.22 – DE – MANNHEIM – ALTER
27.05.22 – CH – FRIBOURG – LA COUTELLERIE
28.05.22 – CH – CHAUX DE FONDS – CENTRAF TROPIC
29.05.22 – FR – GRANDFONTAINE (Strasbourg) – BRASSERIE DU FRAMONT
31.05.22 – FR – ROUEN – Le 3 Pièces Muzik’Club
01.06.22 – BE – GAND – MUZIEK CENTRUM KINKY STAR
02.06.22 – UK – LONDON – The Victoria, Dalston
03.06.22 – UK – CHELMSFORD – HOT BOX LIVE
04.06.22 – UK – HASTINGS – THE PIPER
05.06.22 – UK – BRISTOL – THE LANES
06.06.22 – FR – BRUXELLES – CHAFF
07.06.22 – FR – ALENCON – Chapêlmêle
08.06.22 – FR – Angoulême – Le Point CaRré
09.06.22 – FR – PARIS – SUPERSONIC
10.06.22 – FR – NANCY – LE ROYAL
11.06.22 – FR – LYON – LE FARMER
12.06.22 – IT – SOLIERA (MO) – NOWHERE
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Written, Produced and Mixed by: CHEW
Engineered by: Morgan Soltes
Recorded at: Grandma’s Casket at Ember City, West End, Atlanta, Georgia.
Mastered By: Benjamin Price
Published by: Church of the Abundant Cheeseburger (ASCAP)
Video by: Riley Morgan
CHEW is
Brett Reagan – guitar/electronics
Sarah Wilson – drums/percussion
Morgan Soltes – bass/synth bass
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