Today, Chanel Beads — the project of New York-based musician Shane Lavers — unveils the new single / video “Unifying Thought” from his anticipated debut album, Your Day Will Come, out today via Jagjaguwar.
Your Day Will Come marks Lavers’ arrival as a new force in experimental music. Throughout the album, Lavers captures the many contradictions of modern existence and the strange infiniteness of the digital world. Though he incorporates the scrappy sonics of post-punk, the gripping sentimentality of pop tunes, and the spectral artifice of electronic music, he blurs lines through unconventional song structures that build into transcendental climaxes. Throughout, Lavers weaves in contributions from singer-songwriter Maya McGrory and multi-instrumentalist Zachary Paul, who offer their own layers of feeling that add to the huge emotionality of the album.
Today’s single, “Unifying Thought,” showcases Chanel Beads singular use of clunky acoustic guitar, cinematic strings, and vocal harmonies as Laver sings “Focus on the love in your heart / I had a unifying thought / But I missed / Like the seasons that we lost.” The accompanying video, directed by Harleigh Shaw, showcases a day in the life of a young boy as he bikes his way through New York City.
Watch the Video for “Unifying Thought”
Following their sold out record release show in New York City, Chanel Beads will open for Mount Kimbie on their May North American tour. Named one of Rolling Stone’s Best of SXSW, Chanel Beads’ live show is not to be missed — a full list of dates is below and tickets are on sale now.
Listen/Purchase Your Day Will Come
Chanel Beads Tour Dates
Wed. May 1 – Queens, NY @ TV Eye – Record Release Show [SOLD OUT]
Fri. May 17 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *
Sat. May 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre *
Tue. May 21 – Denver, CO @ Perplexiplex *
Thu. May 23 – Austin, TX @ Parish *
Sat. May 25 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *
Tue. May 28 – Toronto, ON @ Axis *
Wed. May 29 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall *
* = supporting Mount Kimbie
Keep your mind open.
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