London band Chemtrails release debut album
PNKSLM presents:
Chemtrails – Calf of the Sacred Cow
Out now via PNKSLM Recordings on vinyl and digitally
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“With glimmering sheens and echoing distortion, the group are turning things up to 11 with their most addictive collection of songs yet.” – The Line of Best Fit
Punk Slime Recordings are proud to present Calf of the Sacred Cow, the long-awaited debut album from London’s Chemtrails, the project of Mia Lust and Laura Orlova. Calf of the Sacred Cow is out now via PNKSLM Recordings on limited edition vinyl and digitally and follows their two acclaimed previous EPs Love in Toxic Wasteland and Headless Pin Up Girl which received praise from the likes of KEXP, Stereogum, The Line of Best Fit, GoldFlakePaint and more.
About Chemtrails
Punk Slime Recordings are proud to present the debut album from London based Chemtrails. Founded and fronted by romantic and musical partners Mia Lust and Laura Orlova, they make catchy, fuzzy, lo-fi pop music, somewhere between The Pixies, Black Lips and Blondie, with lyrics that are surreal yet earnestly meaningful.
Chemtrails made their debut in September 2016 with the single “Aeons” on Stockholm label PNKSLM Recordings and have since released two Eps. The first, Love in Toxic Wasteland, tells stories of savagery and spirituality in a post-apocalyptic world, with melodic songs built out of raw, heavy guitars and dreamy, reverb-soaked Farfisa organ. The second EP, Headless Pin Up Girl, has a more pop-forward feel to it, with Mia Lust’s lyrics getting deeply personal as she openly reflects on her place in the world as a transgender woman.
The band’s debut album, Calf of the Sacred Cow, is out now via PNKSLM Recordings, and like all of Chemtrails’ output so far it was recorded and produced in Lust and Orlova’s living room. The album sees the band exploring wider territory and includes some their most unusual psychedelic power-pop songs yet, as well as their heaviest, most aggressive garage rock numbers.
Calf of the Sacred Cow is out now on limited edition vinyl and digitally.
Calf of the Sacred Cow
1. A Killer or a Punchline
2. A Beautiful Cog in the Monolithic Death Machine
3. Wishbone
4. Tendrils
5. Lizard Empire
6. Watch Evil Grow
7. Usual Freaks
8. Milked
9. Dead Air
10. Ghosts of My Dead Cats
11. Overgrown
Press for Chemtrails
”A stunning debut album and affirmative proof that you certainly don’t need Mark Ronson at all to make something profoundly beautiful.” – The VMPE (9/10)
”Intelligent, politicised take on indie pop” – NARC
“the band’s most wholesome work to-date.” – GoldFlakePaint
“It’s a neat introduction – the vocals veer from scream to sigh, while the guitars have a crunch as light as October leaves. Entrancing yet also oddly unsettling, you can check it out below.” – Clash
”They pull off the balance effortlessly, resulting in a delicious garage-pop blend.” – DIY
“Over breezy harmonies and chilled out guitar parts, Lust’s lyrics highlight the dichotomy between being told you can be anything you want and yet still feeling confined and misunderstood by friends, all of which served to broadly describe Lust’s eventual decision to come out as transgender and begin transitioning.” – Stereogum
“the most immediate and downright lovable song Chemtrails have put out to date” – The 405 on “A Killer Or A Punchline”
”A hidden grotto of up-heaved farmer’s barn, full of long tan straw bails, which gives meaning to a life of open land, and memories.” – ComeHereFloyd
“Powering through words of confusion and dismay with an forceful elation, “Deranged” is a storm of resolution purpose crafted for cutting loose and fancy free.” – The Line of Best Fit
“brimming with post-apocalyptic themes not unlike the current U.S. political climate” – The Le Sigh
“the end of the world has never sounded so good” – The Line of Best Fit
“produces the kind of buzz that levitates above your skin, and transports you out of your headspace, even if for just a few minutes” – The Grey Estates
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