Serving up a refreshed spin on their melancholic alt-rock sound, Riverhouse features driving, distorted guitars and deeply personal lyrics, diving into themes of grief and heartbreak. Vocalist KT Hall commented:
"It’s been great getting back in the studio again. With the new stuff we've really tried to challenge ourselves as songwriters. A lot of the lyrics in the new songs are very personal to myself; exploring grief, heartbreak and navigating the scary world from deindustrialised South Wales.
"Riverhouse is a particularly meaningful song for me. It’s about grieving the loss of my close friend Sara. I remember at the time it happened, a friend introduced me to the 5/7 stages of grief (give it a Google, it really helped me when I was struggling). Riverhouse explores the anger stage, the stage accepting the information that your loved one has gone. I was truly raging at the world at the time.
"The song is also about how much I love my close group of friends. It’s about reaching out for help when you’re struggling with the tough stuff life throws at you. Making these songs has been a wonderful experience and we’re so excited to share them with the world."
Arriving two years on from the bi-lingual South Wales trio's Welsh Music Prize-nominated debut album, 'Ask For Angela', the song marks the first taste of a forthcoming project, details of which have not yet been confirmed. The single also recently appeared on '116: Ten Years Later', a huge 76-track charity compilation curated by UK artist Stephen Lee Clarke, aka WRONGPOP, and released exclusively on Bandcamp for just one month.
"It’s been a whirlwind few years since we released our long awaited debut album and the response was far more than we could have ever imagined!" said drummer Zac Mather. "We’ve been incredibly fortunate to have been able to take those songs to stages all over the world and get the chance to get back into the studio and record what we believe is the best possible follow up."
Chroma will support PINS at shows in Edinburgh and Glasgow later this month, before joining Bilk on their grassroots venue tour in October. Tickets are on sale now.
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