Photo credit: Frank Correa
Chastity Belt are tried-and-true legends of the Seattle scene. For more than a decade, the band has created scrappy, clever noise pop, frequently laced with homages to the Pacific Northwest. The act’s latest single, “l-90 bridge” presents reflective lyrics about growing older amidst local change rest atop a nostalgic, dreamy instrumental. The song is outwardly breezy, but underlined by pensive sincerity—quintessential Chastity Belt. It’s accompanied by a hazy video shot on drummer Gretchen Grimm’s camcorder, captured as they biked around Seattle at dusk. “I-90 Bridge” arrives ahead of the album Live Laugh Love, which is out March 29, 2024 via Suicide Squeeze Records. The band are also set to tour the UK later this year with shows in Brighton, Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester, Bristol & London.
On the new video, guitarist and vocalist Lydia Lund said “‘I-90 Bridge’ is the fictionalised account of real times in Seattle. When I wrote the chords and melody, the song felt like a classic chastity belt song which deserved classic chastity belt lyrics addressing growing pains and self reflection in Seattle. Gretch took an old camcorder out on her bike one recent winter evening to document the summer night ride referred to in the song – capturing flashing headlights and reflective waves.”
Live Laugh Love tracklist:
1. Hollow
2. Funny
3. Clumsy
4. It’s Cool
5. Kool-Aid
6. Chemtrails
7. Blue
8. Tethered
9. I-90 Bridge
10. Laugh
11. Like That
Tour dates:
April 4 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
April 5 – Dallas, TX @ Deep Ellum Arts
April 6 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
April 8 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
April 9 – Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole
April 10 – San Diego, CA @ Quartyard
April 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram
April 13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
April 16 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
April 17 – Vancouver, BC @ Fox Theater
April 18 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
April 19 – Olympia, WA @ Capitol Theater
May 3 – Asheville, NC @ Eulogy
May 4 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
May 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
May 7 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
May 8 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
May 9 – Albany, NY @ Lark Hall
May 10 – Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall
May 11 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
May 12 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
May 29 – Vienna, AT @ Arena
May 30 – Leipzig, DE @ Conne Island
May 31 – Berlin, DE @ Frannz
June 3 – Cologne, DE @ Bumann & Sohn
June 4 – Luxembourg, LUX @ Rotondes
June 5 – Paris, FR @ La Fleche D’Or
June 6 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique
June 7 – Hilvarenbeek, NL @ Best Kept Secret Festival
June 8 – Brighton, UK @ The Hope & Ruin
June 9 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
June 11 – Glasgow, UK @ Room 2
June 12 – Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute
June 13 – Bristol, UK @ Strange Brew
June 14 – London, UK @ Village Underground
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