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 Springfields; 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 fit 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 first record was a bit manic. I was trying to stuff so many years of influences 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."
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Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO
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Featured Upcoming Vinyl
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New Eves The New Eve Is Rising (Light Pink)
Transgressive
August 1, 2025 -
Niall Horan Heartbreak Weather (5 Year Anniversary; Baby Blue)
Capitol
August 15, 2025 -
Feeder Comfort In Sound 2025 (Transparent Blue Curacao)
Bmg
September 12, 2025 -
Tanita Tikaram LIAR Love Isn't A Right
Cooking Vinyl
October 10, 2025 -
Kingfishr Halcyon
Atlantic
August 22, 2025 -
Nourished by Time The Passionate Ones
Xl Recordings
August 22, 2025 -
Polica Dreams Go
Memphis Industries
October 17, 2025 -
Richard Ashcroft Lovin' You
RPA/Richard Ashcroft
October 3, 2025 -
White Lies Night Light
Pias America
November 7, 2025 -
Nailed to Obscurity Generation Of The Void (Clear, Light Rose & Black Marbled) [2xLP]
Nuclear Blast
September 5, 2025 -
Thin Lizzy Acoustic Sessions
Mercury
August 1, 2025 -
Wavves Spun (Yellow)
Many Hats Dist
August 1, 2025 -
The Shame Cutthroat (Orange)
Dead Oceans
September 5, 2025 -
Shaki Tavi Minor Slip
Felte Records
August 15, 2025