VIA PRESS RELEASE | Dunedin’s finest, The Chills, follow their acclaimed seventh studio album Scatterbrain with a special US tour exclusive 7″ “Scatterbrain-Storms: Outtakes.” Released digitally on 27th September for the world to hear, this special EP features three brand new tracks “The Dragon with the Sapphire Eyes,” “No One Knows Better Than Me,” and “Nowhere,” A 7″ will then be exclusively available to fans at shows on their upcoming US tour with Jane Weaver who will be bringing her full live experience with her band to the US for the very first time.
“We felt these were too good not to be released and were actually the first three songs we wrote for Scatterbrain before its lyrical tone and musical direction became established. It was important to us to offer fans something special on the tour.”
—Martin Phillipps
A thought provoking and evocative stock take from a man who has lived through good times and bad. But now, the world is a different place and optimism is in short supply. Viewed from the perspective of a man understanding his age and indeed his own mortality, Scatterbrain is underpinned, as ever, with catchy melodies and an incisive turn of phrase; it takes a mature look at matters arising with a side order of perspective.
Scatterbrain is a life passing before your ears as uncertainty increases and fake news rumbles on; during which aliens invade, Phillipps scales the walls beyond abandon as he probes the minutiae of worlds within worlds and the hourglass fills. Scatterbrain is a landmark album from one of the great modern song writers, it’s pure pop music for the new normal and we can’t wait to see how it ends.
Recorded at Port Chalmers Recordings Services, “Scatterbrain-Storms: Outtakes” was produced by Tom Healy with assistance from Tom Bell. The Chills are Martin Phillipps, Oli Wilson, Erica Scally, Callum Hampton, and Todd Knudson.
