The Chapman Family are to release their first single of 2013, ‘This One’s For Love/Into The Breath’, on June 3rd.
The Chapman Family are a band who are no strangers to adversity. Line-up changes, false starts and a fractured music industry might have signalled the death knell for many bands before them but this has only served to galvanise the North East 5 piece who return with their first full release since the critically acclaimed ‘Cruel Britannia’ EP in 2012.
The band are known for their aggressive, raw, in your face rock and savage punk sound but new single ‘This One’s For Love’ represents a new side to the band, inspired by the melancholy tenderness of The Cure but with an irresistibly hopeful tone. Improbable romantics they may be but this is a song of unshamed optimism and an astonishing pop sensibility that strips away all the preconcieved schmaltzy notions of a ‘love song’.
The b-side ‘Into The Breath’, is probably their most brutal track to date and acts to reassure you that they certainly haven’t lost their bite. A soaring tirade of guitars and cut-to-the-bone vocals have already made this track a legendary live prospect, its raw impact and savage punk tone a formidable and welcome assault.
The bands return to form was confirmed in January with a free download release, ‘Adult’, which was picked up by long time supporters Hew Stephens and John Kennedy.
You can see the video for new single ‘This One’s For Love’ below, its released on June 3rd.