Chime School - The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel [Winter Sky Blue Vinyl, [w/ download card]]

Cat. no: LPSLR287C
Format: LP Winter Sky Blue Vinyl, [w/ download card]
Barcode: 749846128713
Release Date: 13 Sep 2024
Genre: Indie

Guided by San Francisco musician Andy Pastalaniec, Chime School pays homage to the formative jangle of The Byrds by way of early Primal Scream and The Springfelds; the production and pop sensibility of Biff Bang Pow! and The Razorcuts; and the spirit of great singles labels like Creation, Postcard and Sarah - Although it would have ft with any of those labels, Chime School found a natural home with Bay Area indie stalwart Slumberland Records, releasing a self-titled debut in 2021, and a follow-up 7" single in 2023, to broad acclaim

The anticipated follow-up LP "The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel" is as stellar as we could have hoped for -- deeper, richer and evolved in every way. While still joyfully packed with janglepop gems, "Paisley Hotel" takes a turn toward the winsome melancholy of groups like East Village, The Go-Betweens, and The Loft, and represents a leap forward in production, composition and arrangement. "The frst record was a bit manic. I was trying to stuff so many years of infuences into thirty brisk minutes. With 'Paisley Hotel' I chose a more condensed palette, and I feel I'm getting closer to the sonic vision I had from the beginning."

LP Winter Sky Blue Vinyl, [w/ download card] Tracks: The End / Why Don't You Come Out Tonight? / Give Your Heart Away / Another Way Home / Words You Say / Wandering Song / Say Hello / Desperate Days / (I Hate) the Summer Sun / Negative Monday / Points of Light