Chapel Club Go Back to Their Future

   Band releasing “post-album” songs before their debuts actually out

   Bookish pop dramatists Chapel Club art soon to be releasing an EP of new material that was recorded after their debut album… which isn’t even out yet itself.

   And slightly perturbing for those anticipating the album from the noir-сlad somberists, they say they’ve already “moved on” from the songs that make up the record-still not out for another two months. “The album, bar one song, is made up of material that we wrote before we even played our first gig or signed our deal,” Lewis Bowman tells us. “We recorded very quickly after we got signed, but then it didn’t come out. I thought it was great then, but six months later, I’ve moved on! But some of my favourite songs on the album haven’t been singles, so people are yet to hear the recorded versions.”

   “We recorded our album very quickly-I’ve moved on!” (LEWIS BOWMAN)

Meanwhile, the band’s “Wintering EP” will be out on 12-inch and available to buy at their show at Salford’s St. Philip’s Church on December 9, but check NME.COM in the coming weeks for an exclusive listening stream. “The 12-inch is going to be four new tracks -”Roads”, “Teliuride”, “Bodies” and “Widows” – with the new post-album sound,” Lewis explains, clearly not confused by the fact that they’ve got a “post-album” sound at their “pre-album” stage.
And this new sound? “It’s a laid-back, sparse, spacious vibe,” he explained. “It’s a lot more groove-based. That sounds awful, but it’s more soulful. “Widows” is eight minutes long, and it’s inspired by “Tusk”-era Fleetwood Mac.”

New eras before the debut even comes out? Told you Chapel Club were dramatic.

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