OTTAWA DUO CHEMICAL CLUB (MEMBERS OF FANCLUBWALLET) PALE BLUE EP OUT TODAY VIA ARTS & CRAFTS
LISTEN / SHARE “PALE BLUE” HERE
BUY / STREAM PALE BLUE EP HERE
“their excellent new singles "Every Morning Is a Chance," "Spring" and "Hell in a Heatwave" blossom with chiming guitars, boppy drum machines and aching melodies, gesturing towards recent bedroom pop trends while sounding completely timeless.” Exclaim!
“With its vibrant melody highlighted by the gauzy guitar and the fantastically bouncing drum line, the song is the perfect soundtrack for a drive along rugged coastlines and open roads. …the song we turn to if we want something to help us forget about our problems and look forward to the weekend.” The Revue on “Hell in a Heatwave”
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Today, Ottawa duo Chemical Club are celebrating the release of their new EP Pale Blue, out today via Arts & Crafts, by sharing the title track. "Pale Blue" is a definitive Chemical Club song: Fun, upbeat hook-laden indie rock that lets the listener know, despite the pressures of the world, you can still have a good time.
The new wave-indebted track encourages beauty in a moment, even when the world feels like it’s falling apart: 'When the parts that make it worth it / Start losing to the times we’re in'. About the song, the band shares, "Overcoming existential dread and anxiety by trying to appreciate what you have and what’s around you without being drawn in by a sea of negativity. The feeling of sitting out lakeside on a sunny day with your friends but not being able to enjoy the moment, instead being sucked into a thought loop of life’s uncontrollable aspects. After a whole day of conquering this feeling, the cloud of negativity and anxiety can be lifted, and all that’s left is a sense of presence and satisfaction with your surroundings and company."
LISTEN / SHARE “PALE BLUE” HERE
BUY / STREAM PALE BLUE EP HERE
Chemical Club is the project of Eric Graham (he/him) and Michael Watson (they/them). Graham and Watson perform tight, catchy indie pop songs, perfect for road trips or coming of age soundtracks, that deftly weave naturalistic lyrics with reflections on love, death, insecurity, and growth. Having grown up around the corner from each other, the pair didn’t truly connect until their teen years when they began playing together in garage bands. In 2019, they formed Chemical Club and have since released a series of homespun, self-released singles and EPs that’ve earned them a passionate following over the course of the pandemic.
WATCH / SHARE “HURT HAPPENS” HERE
WATCH / SHARE “HELL IN A HEAT WAVE” HERE
WATCH / SHARE “SPRING” HERE
PALE BLUE EP TRACKLIST
01 Pale Blue
02 Hell In A Heatwave
03 Every Morning Is A Chance
04 Hurt Happens
05 Spring