Right now, everybody is in a whirl about Chew Lips’ imminent debut single “Solo”, to be released on Kitsune on March 23. And for good reason – it is the kind of chest-swelling, fist-pumping, heart-breaking music they don’t make any more, 3 minutes of gloriously triumphal, beautifully wistful pop majesty, spurred on by frontwoman Tigs’ magnificently skyscraping voice and a chorus of “we don’t want to wait, there’s no time, no time” which looks set to be the defining catch cry of audiences for the summer.
Live, they’re a force to be reckoned with as well, with the band electrifying punters at both their own shows and as supports to the likes of Vivian Girls and Telepathe. And, come April, we’ll be able to see them in action once more, as they go on tour around the UK with those angel-faced heroes of guitar rock, The Virgins, with hotly-tipped psychedelic magicians Amazing Baby joining them from April 18. Sleek electro anthems from London meets down and dirty rock and roll and swirling bliss rock from Brooklyn – a marriage made in pop heaven, if ever there was one.
Live, they’re a force to be reckoned with as well, with the band electrifying punters at both their own shows and as supports to the likes of Vivian Girls and Telepathe. And, come April, we’ll be able to see them in action once more, as they go on tour around the UK with those angel-faced heroes of guitar rock, The Virgins, with hotly-tipped psychedelic magicians Amazing Baby joining them from April 18. Sleek electro anthems from London meets down and dirty rock and roll and swirling bliss rock from Brooklyn – a marriage made in pop heaven, if ever there was one.
Tour Dates:
April
14 – Digital, Brighton
15 – Thekla, Bristol
16 – Ruby Lounge, Manchester
17 – Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh
18 – King Tuts, Glasgow
20 – Cluny, Newcastle
21 – Rainbow, Birmingham
22 – Cockpit, Leeds
23 – Heaven, London
April
14 – Digital, Brighton
15 – Thekla, Bristol
16 – Ruby Lounge, Manchester
17 – Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh
18 – King Tuts, Glasgow
20 – Cluny, Newcastle
21 – Rainbow, Birmingham
22 – Cockpit, Leeds
23 – Heaven, London
“One of the most magnificent debuts we’ll hear all year. Watch this space” – The Fly
“Luscious, female- fronted, New Order- tinged, electro-indie-pop joy” – NME
“A high quality debut…it wouldn’t be surprising if Chew Lips quickly strode to the front of their army of electronically-inclined contemporaries” – Artrocker
“It confirms what many have suspected…that 2009 is going to be a big year – for this band at least” – Arena
CHEW LiPS on MySpace Music
“Luscious, female- fronted, New Order- tinged, electro-indie-pop joy” – NME
“A high quality debut…it wouldn’t be surprising if Chew Lips quickly strode to the front of their army of electronically-inclined contemporaries” – Artrocker
“It confirms what many have suspected…that 2009 is going to be a big year – for this band at least” – Arena
CHEW LiPS on MySpace Music
