CHET FAKER – SELLS OUT The Village Underground in 24 hours, venue upgraded to Koko on 29th April

Debut LP ‘Built On Glass’, out April 2014 on Future Classic & Opulent

– Watch the video for first single ‘Talk is Cheap’ – 150,000 views in 48 hours

After appearing at this March’s SXSW Festival, Chet Faker heads out on tour across Europe in April. Having sold out London’s 700-capacity Village Underground in just 24 hours, he will now headline Koko on 29^th April.

‘Built on Glass’ is the highly anticipated follow up to Chet Faker’s Gold-selling debut EP ‘Thinking in Textures’.  It will be released by Australian tastemaker labels Future Classic and Opulent and available for pre-order on iTunes now (link). The self- produced new album, recorded by Chet himself over a two-year period, melds his effortless RnB vocals and pop melodies with a youth spent making house, disco and intricate beats.

First cut ‘Talk is Cheap’ is available now (link). The compelling video for the stunning single has amassed over 150,000 views in just 48 hours. Check it out here:

Says Chet of the record:
“I recorded the album at my home studio. I rent a small converted cooling room in the heritage listed North Melbourne meat market. Honesty is a big part of the record. I recorded with easily affordable equipment, the budget was tiny.  It’s the first time I’ve ever worked on a full-length and I felt like hi-fidelity wasn’t something to strive for working in a room on my own.  Lyrically, I wanted to explore how my life directly affected my music – that’s the glass, I guess.’
Chet has had a dream run since the release of ‘Thinking in Textures’ in 2012: sell-out shows across Australia, the US, UK and Europe; festival slots including the Laneway Festival, Splendour, Falls and Field Day; extensive media support the world over (including Radio 1’s Zane Lowe and Huw Stephens, Pitchfork, Prefix Mag and Filter); deals with influential labels Downtown Records (US), PIAS and Chess Club (UK); and a series of heralded collaborations with Say Lou Lou, Kilo Kish and Flume.
Back home, Chet Faker was nominated for five 2012 Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) Awards, winning for Best Independent Single/EP and Breakthrough Independent Artist. He was also nominated for two Rolling Stone Awards for Best New Talent and Best Independent Release, winning Best Independent Release. His Flume collab, single ‘Drop the Game’ and Lockjaw EP, was certified Gold within weeks of its release and polled at #5 in the 2013 Hottest 100.
After appearing at this March’s SXSW Festival, Chet Faker heads out on tour across Europe in April.

UK DATES:
20^th Apr – Dublin – Button Factory
23^rd Apr – Glasgow – Broadcast
24^th Apr – Manchester – Soup Kitchen
25^th Apr – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club
27^th Apr – Brighton – The Haunt
28^th Apr – Bristol – Colston 2
29^th Apr – London – Koko

Photo Credit: Lisa Frieling