RELEASED SONGS
SINGLE - Released 21st March
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'Nightmare' is the third single by Chase the Wild
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Nightmare dives deep into the emotional chaos of a crumbling relationship, where love and uncertainty collide. It captures the turmoil of sensing your partner’s unhappiness while still feeling their lingering attachment. Nightmare explores the agony of taking a break— teetering between hope and heartbreak and wrestling with doubt
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SINGLE - Released 11th October
SLIDE AWAY
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'Slide Away' is the second single by Chase the Wild, following up from the success of 'Communication'.
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Slide Away is an upbeat, groovy indie rock banger packed with energy. It draws inspiration from the coastal Australian indie rock scene, influenced by bands like Ocean Alley and Sticky Fingers. With a funky, alternative, dreamlike groove, the track explores the emotional conflict of being stuck in a situationship, knowing you should move on yet always sliding back
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SINGLE - Released 29th March
COMMUNICATION
Communication marks Chase The Wild's release debut. An indie rock classic with catchy hooks and riffs that keep the energy high.
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When asked about how the energy from their performances would be reflected in a recording, it was made clear that no intricate detail was spared. “It's the biggest multitrack recording I've ever done… I think it's like 124 channels, which is mental, to me at least… The energy is definitely there” Ben explains as he goes on to discuss the “26 vocals in there that are all doing tiny little things that you probably can’t hear, but without them the energy’s gone”. “You can hear everything if you dial in, but it’s still this wall of sound” contributes Freddie. When in the studio, Chase The Wild’s tracks evolve from its original idea into something that “feels way better, and sounds better” as Ben puts it, with Freddie adding “[when playing live] we put in elements from the studio version and we also take out elements in the studio version that we were doing live before. Once we’ve recorded them, they flow better”.
‘Communication’ was first brought in by keys player Oscar. “It was very jazzy at first” Ted reveals, adding “we built our parts around the original idea and put our own spins on it”. The band nods as Oscar continues “it’s been refined over the months”. The writing process for this band is always a journey, and highly collaborative. “There's just so many ideas… trying to fit everyone's ideas into a song can be quite difficult” Oscar points out. Each member is aware of their uncommon larger set up for their genre, but Ben reassures “we are quite a good band in terms of making room for each other, we really think about that when we are writing”. Matt agrees “we will try different things, for example, sometimes I’ll suggest to Oscar [that he take a part instead of me]”. Ben continues, praising Oscar's versatility; “he’s a completely different instrument to all of us, he can do a bit of everything. I think that [definitely translates well] into what we are doing” further asserting the importance of each member and the high regard they hold each other in.
