The legacy of The Chameleons dates all the way back to 1981 when the band were discovered by the legendary BBC Radio host John Peel. Following their debut single ‘In Shreds’ for Epic Records in 1982,  the band released three seminal albums: the widely acclaimed ‘Script of the Bridge’ (1983), cited by many sources to be a masterpiece way ahead of its time, its follow up ‘What Does Anything Mean?  Basically!’ (1984) and for the US based Geffen Records ‘Strange Times’ (1986). Their unique sound  quickly captivated the public through their very own mix of melancholic, yet energetic and powerful tunes, hypnotic ethereal riffs and the potent, timeless lyrical style. The Chameleons are considered to be  one of the most influential guitar bands of the 80s and 90s, contributing substantially to the post-punk,  shoegaze and indie scenes and are often regarded as one of the most underrated bands ever to emerge  from the city of Manchester England.  
The Chameleons disbanded in 1987 only to re-emerge in 2000 with the independently released, ‘Why  Call It Anything’ and toured widely across Europe and the United States. However following the tragic  death of their drummer, John Lever, and the departure of another founding member guitarist, Dave  Fielding, the group disbanded once more. The Chameleons reformed in 2021 with surviving founders  and principle writers: guitarist Reg Smithies and bassist, vocalist & lyricist Mark Burgess, joined by  guitarist Stephen Rice, Danny Ashberry on keyboards and on drums Todd Demma.  
Over the decades the popularity and reputation of the band continued to grow leading them to share the  stage with the likes of U2, Killing Joke, Bauhaus, Simple Minds, Talk Talk, The Cure amongst others. The  Chameleons regard themselves primarily as a 'live band', which has earned the fan's loyalty and respect  
for decades with ther effortlessly intense and emotionally-charged performances. They have been  touring extensively in the EU, UK, US and as far abroad as Australia, South America and China.  
The Chameleons are excited to announce the release of their first new single in over a decade: ‘Where  Are You’ coming out on May 24th on Metropolis Records in conjunction with ‘Strange Times  Entertainment. 
"We are thrilled to be working on our brand new album titled ‘Arctic Moon’ coming out later this year.  We' ve been working extremely hard and we're really proud of the results so far. We all feel it's the best  work we've done so far. Fans might have the chance to hear some of the new songs on the upcoming  tour in the United States, Europe, Australia and South America."
 

Identical twins Daniel and Danny Chavis  originally hail from Raleigh/ Chapel Hill, North Carolina programmer Hayato Nakao, originally from Japan, hooked up with the Chavis brothers while living in New York. Along with Drummer Dale Miller, Micah Gaugh Keyboardist/Saxophone, Bassist Alex Cox and guitarist Martin Newman make up the current line up.

Lifting their band’s name from a Ray Bradbury science fiction story, their own life stories have also been quite fantastic. After signing to Capitol Records in 1989, The Veldt were soon in the studio with dream-gaze guru Robin Guthrie working on their initial recordings, playing American concert halls with Cocteau Twins and The Jesus and Mary Chain, and recording ‘Marigolds’ with Lincoln Fong (Moose). Not long after, they would record their classic ‘Afrodisiac’ (1994), produced by Ray Shulman (The Sundays, Bjork, Sugarcubes) and released via Mercury Records.

They have also collaborated with TV On The Radio, Mos Def and Lady Miss Kier (Deee-Lite), and shared the stage with The Pixies, Throwing Muses, Echo & The Bunnymen, Cocteau Twins, Manic Street Preachers, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Oasis, Chuck D, Living Colour,
and Schooly D.

This past year has also been pretty monumental, with highlights including sold-out tours with Phantogram and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, a European tour, two separate Canadian tours, appearance at some of North America’s and Europe’s hottest psych fests, a spotlight feature on Time Warner Cable TV and being named as east coast support for Modern English. Performing since they were children, the Chavis brothers’ musical roots lead back to the church and southern juke-joints, and listening to music that included gospel, Motown and Pink Floyd. The Veldt formed in the late 80’s in Raleigh amongst the royalty of the legendary North Carolina music scene, including bands such as Superchunk, Archers of Loaf, The Connells, Dillon Fence, The dBs, Squirrel Nut Zippers, and Ryan Adams. Pitchfork recently included their album ‘Afrodisiac’ in the top 50 shoegaze albums ever released. Their sound also inspired future generations of alternative artists, including TV On the Radio.

This latest EP sees the band returning to their roots, albeit with plenty of distortion, programmed beats and pedal effects. They’ve also involved A.R.Kane, who produced ‘And It’s You’. Borrowing the title ‘The Shocking Fuzz of Your Electric Fur’ from an E.E. Cummings poem, this EP includes five tracks with a raging sound influenced equally by the emotional soul of Marvin Gaye, free jazz warriors Sun Ra and Pharaoh Sanders, various Drake hip-hop tracks, long-term musical kin Cocteau Twins, and their own fertile electric imagination.

The dark and danceable sounds of Scary Pierre echo post-punk waves oozing of Gang of Four and early 80’s Talking Heads (think ‘Girlfriend is Better').

The current lineup features veterans of the local San Diego music scene including vocalist Lucina MG (Madly, Black Hondo, Sin Sin 77), guitarist Alia Jiyawook (Hot Nerds), bassist Mike Delgado (Moving Units) and drummer Charlie Brownell (The Nephews, Buzzkill Romantics, The Chasers, and many, many others….).  

Fierce and frenetic vocals are at times melancholy whispers hovering over deep disco beats and disjointed synth-tinged guitar tones that will make the hair on the back of your neck sear. Nap time is over–wake up!