Chanel Beads, the project of Shane Lavers, releases ‘Dust in the Wind,’ a joint effort with Isaac Eiger of Strange Ranger and Threshold. The new single is taken from his highly anticipated second album Your Day Will Come, due out on June 26 via Jagjaguwar.
Listen to ‘Dust in the Wind’ here.
Watch the video for ‘Dust in the Wind’ here.
Chanel Beads head to New Zealand for their debut (and exclusive) performance at Lōemis festival. Fresh off tour dates opening for Lorde throughout the states, Chanel Beads brings to life their indescribable debut record Your Day Will Come.
Tuesday 9 June – Meow, Wellington
Your Day Will Come further expands Chanel Beads’ sound, with more original parts and players. It was made at his small and sparsely furnished Brooklyn studio, with the speakers positioned so close to his face that he could feel air emit from every thump of the kick drum. He embraces the attitude of “if it works, leave it be,” recording into whatever microphone is around and building the song from that take. Violinist Zachary Paul has a greater presence and the gossamer voice of Maya McGrory can once again be heard across the album. Casual hangs led to contributions from friends like Tchad Cousins (Urika’s Bedroom), Mari Maurice (More Eaze), Anastasia Coope, Bella Litsa and Isaac Eiger (Threshold).
Shane Lavers was living in New York by 2022, as tracks like ‘Ef’ and ‘True Altruism’ captivated certain online circles with their androgynous vocals, uncanny artifice, and stirring intimacy. In the years since Chanel Beads’ entrancing introduction, the project has gone from playing house shows and illegal abandoned train tunnel shows, all the way up to supporting Lorde on her recent North American arena tour.
Praise for Chanel Beads
“Full of clashing instrumentation and subdued lyrics delicately packed with emotional conflict; melodic chaos that feels poised to spill over into your real life at any moment.” – Interview Magazine
“Hypnagogic, post-modern punk, stream-of-consciousness poems that feel like a yerba mate and faulty spliff on a sun-soaked day.” – V Magazine
“A deepening of Chanel Beads’ strangely hypnotic, otherworldly sound.” – Consequence
Chanel Beads
Your Day Will Come
- Drums Only
- Song for the Messenger
- The Coward Forgets His Nightmare
- Profane Break
- JBL in the Fireplace
- Tyler Richard
- Outside Your Life
- Dust in the Wind
- Silver Cup
- Opening in the Gate
- Spirit Showing
- Drunk Stupid in the Structure
- Boss
- Beaten With Sticks
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