Chameleons return with presumably their finest new single up to now with the blistering Saviours Are A Harmful Factor, a factor of magnificence that has all of the hallmarks of their early stuff, ethereal guitars and a storming refrain, but ramped up with new band members including their very own distinctive sound to the combination. Vox (aka M.B.) is taking the group into a brand new stratosphere with unique guitarist and artist Reg Smithies as his trusty spine into fashionable realms and protecting the dream alive for outdated Chameleons followers and new. Learn on…
“I see too many echoes of the Nineteen Thirties in what’s occurring on the earth, which I see as being extraordinarily harmful each for the nation I’ve chosen to reside in and the Western world on the whole,” says vocalist/bassist Vox (Mark Burgess) of Chameleons when speaking about his band’s model new single, ‘Saviours Are A Harmful Factor’.
Out now by way of Metropolis Data, the tune is taken from their just lately introduced and long-awaited album ‘Arctic Moon’, which is accessible for pre-order HERE. “It was the final tune to be accomplished for the album,” he continues. “I’m significantly happy with the way in which it turned out, as a result of it was our guitarist Stephen Rice who initially introduced the tough concept to the desk and all of us then collaborated on it to supply the ultimate tune.”
Capturing Chameleons’ innate aptitude for crafting beautiful guitar textures and merging them with Vox’s tight grasp of melody and wordplay, ‘Saviours Are A Harmful Factor’ harbours a darkish message in regards to the present political local weather amid its totally partaking sound. Additional imposing this theme, an accompanying video splices reside efficiency footage with kaleidoscopic pictures of conflict and its results, in addition to the propaganda surrounding it, making for a compelling assertion total.
“The lyrics got here to me fairly shortly,” Vox explains. “They mirror what has been occurring globally and the way senior officers line as much as kiss the rings of clowns who regard themselves as self-proclaimed kings quite than elected statesmen.”
Scheduled for launch on twelfth September on Metropolis Data, ‘Arctic Moon’ is the primary full-length album by Chameleons because the launch of ‘Why Name It Something?’ in 2001. “There’s an apparent maturity to the songwriting on this report, and anybody conversant in our previous work will hear that it is a constructive step ahead. Whereas we’re pleased with the band’s legacy, we actually needed to forge one thing recent whereas retaining that profound and imaginative high quality we’re recognized for. We predict that we now have managed to do this and ship a really robust report!” Vox concludes.
The band will proceed to tour extensively both facet of album launch, with dates in Spain and Portugal between Sixth-Nineteenth June adopted by a set on the Perpetually Now competition in Milton Keynes on twenty second earlier than a return to the US for headlining exhibits plus a dozen with The Psychedelic Furs commencing on twenty sixth.
An additional headlining tour of North American cities kicks off a fortnight after the discharge of ‘Arctic Moon’, plus mainland European dates in Germany and the Benelux scheduled from late October forward of a beforehand introduced UK tour in November. All live performance and ticket data might be discovered HERE.
Lengthy cited as a massively influential act, having impressed the likes of (The) Verve, Oasis, Interpol, The Killers, Editors and White Lies, Chameleons are famend for his or her transformative catalogue and intense, emotionally charged reside performances, making a legacy that extends far past their 4 studio albums up to now. Their broadly acclaimed debut, ‘Script of the Bridge’ (1983) has been cited by many as a masterpiece manner forward of its time, and was adopted by ‘What Does Something Imply? Principally!’ (1984), ‘Unusual Occasions’ (1986) and ‘Why Name It Something?’ (2001).
Their distinctive sound shortly received them an viewers with its mixture of melancholic but energetic and highly effective tunes, hypnotic, ethereal riffs and a potent, timeless lyrical model. They’re thought of one of the crucial influential guitar bands of the ‘80s and ‘90s, contributing considerably to the post-punk, shoegaze and indie scenes.
2024 noticed the discharge of two EPs that kicked off a brand new chapter for the band. ‘The place Are You?’ consisted of three new songs, whereas ‘Tomorrow Keep in mind Yesterday’ featured 5 re-recorded archive tracks. ‘Arctic Moon’ sees them propelling ahead musically whereas retaining the essence that initially made them iconic.
ARCTIC MOON
TRACKLISTING
1 The place Are You?
2 Woman Unusual
3 Feels Like The Finish Of The World
4 Free Me
5 Magnolia
6 David Bowie Takes My Hand
7 Saviours Are A Harmful Factor
CHAMELEONS
Mark Burgess (Vox) – vocals, bass
Reg Smithies – guitar
Stephen Rice – guitar
Danny Ashberry – keyboards
Todd Demma – drums
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