Pontypridd, Wales bi-lingual alt-rock trio CHROMA are pleased to reveal their new single ‘Bombs Away’ released 2nd October 2024 via Alcopop! Records.
The track is the latest to be taken from the band’s gigantic Alcopop! Records 2023 debut album Ask For Angela, recently shortlisted for the Welsh Music Prize 2024 alongside Angharad, Gruff Rhys, Skindred and more.
Commenting on the single, vocalist Katie Hall said: “Since I saw My Chemical Romance in Cardiff CIA as a 14 year old kid, I’ve always wanted to write a song for teenage girls to mosh to. Bombs Away is that song. I love going to gigs and I feel like my time getting pushed around in the pit made me fall in love with heavier music.”
“Bombs away at its core is a breakup song. It’s about that moment you begin to see the wood for the trees, with someone you’re seeing. It’s that moment you realise someone’s taken advantage of your kindness and you’re just fuming. Bombs Away is that anger and then moving on.”
Following a huge support slot with Foo Fighters earlier this summer, the trio support Newport comedy hip hop troupe Goldie Lookin Chain on their forthcoming 2024 headline dates later this year, with limited tickets remaining.
The band were also recently included in Ticketmaster’s The Sound of Cardiff showcase with Dream State, Casey, and Holding Absence amongst others.
Recorded at Giant Wafer Studios, Llanbadarn Fynydd in the heart of Wales, CHROMA’s much lauded and now WMP-shortlisted debut was produced and mixed by Steffan Pringle (Adwaith, Future of the Left, Boy Azooga) and mastered by Tom Langrish at E1 Mastering (IDLES, Fontaines D.C, DITZ) in London.
The band recently presented an episode of S4C’s returning TV series Curadur, with vocalist Katie Hall inviting some of her favourite bands and artists to join her Clwb Cysgu Cwl (Sleepover Club). Featuring performances from The Joy Formidable, Panic Shack and of course Chroma, the episode is available on catch-up via BBC iPlayer and S4C Clic.
Riding high on a run of packed shows at SXSW Festival, FOCUS Wales, and a support slot with The Mysterines, the band announced their signing to Alcopop! Records in early 2023 and were recently hand-picked to support legendary US rockers Foo Fighters at Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester alongside Courtney Barnett. They also played further shows alongside Bob Vylan and more.
The trio were recently announced as one of the latest patrons of the Music Venue Trust, and will support the work of the charity in sharing the importance of Grassroots Music Venues and their crucial role in the music industry’s ecosystem.
2024 UK Live Dates:
SOLD OUT – NORWICH – Epic Studios *
SOLD OUT – BIRMINGHAM – Hare & Hounds *
08 Oct – CARDIFF – Wales Millennium Centre (Welsh Music Prize 2024)
11 Oct – MANCHESTER – Castle Hotel, Beyond The Music
12 Oct – ABERYSTWYTH – Harleys
SOLD OUT – NOTTINGHAM – Metronome *
SOLD OUT – NEWCASTLE – The Cluny *
SOLD OUT – GLOUCESTER – Guildhall *
SOLD OUT – BRISTOL – SWX *
SOLD OUT – NARBERTH – Queens Hall *
SOLD OUT – BIRMINGHAM – Hare & Hounds *
SOLD OUT – NARBERTH – Queens Hall *
SOLD OUT – SWANSEA – Sin City *
16 Nov – LONDON – Electric Ballroom *
SOLD OUT – BIRKENHEAD – Future Yard *
SOLD OUT – NEWPORT – Corn Exchange *
SOLD OUT – NEWPORT – Corn Exchange *
* w/ Goldie Lookin Chain
