CHROMA Share Bilingual Single “Don’t Wanna Go Out” & Announce Debut Album “Ask For Angela”

Welsh bi-lingual trio CHROMA have announced that their debut album, Ask For Angela, will be released on the 20th October via Alcopop! Records. The band are celebrating the news by revealing the video for their new AA single, Don’t Wanna Go Out, that was recorded in both English and Welsh language versions on a special AA side version. CHROMA will be appearing at Swansea’s Sin City on the 25th August at a fundraiser for their upcoming appearance at Korea’s DMZ Peace Train Festival. They will also be playing a clutch of their own UK headline shows as well as being handpicked to support the Foo Fighters at Manchester’s Old Trafford Cricket Ground on 15th June 2024.

“‘Don’t Wanna Go Out’ is a song about the perpetual motions that a person goes through when being invited to go out and see friends when you don’t really want to. That FOMO that forces you out of your living room as you don’t want to miss out on a good night, even if you’re anxious to go, a little too tired or just aren’t feeling it.” (vocalist Katie Hall)

Taking its name from the campaign of the same name launched to prevent sexual assault in the UK, the material on forthcoming debut album Ask For Angela variously reflects on the band’s collective experience growing up in the South Wales Valleys, and explores the myriad lived experiences of young women. Exploring infighting within the feminist movement, the oppression of trans rights in the UK, violence against women and other weighty but hugely important topics, the trio ultimately invite the listener to a place of safety and empowerment with their inclusive music.

“It brings us such joy to announce that our debut album Ask For Angela is finally being released to the world this October. After a few long gruelling years of waiting for the right time, at least it finally feels right that we put our first baby out for the world to see and hear. This album takes us in a direction that we as a band feel as if it affirms the sound that we’ve always wanted to create, and with thanks to Steffan Pringle and Tom E1 Mastering and Duplication, they’ve helped bring these songs to life. Ask For Angela is no longer just ours, but it’s yours, now and forever. We hope you find as much joy in this record as it was for us to create.”