Popty Ping had been keeping an eye on CHROMA for a bit. People had said good things about them playing for the Young Promoters Network at Swn, and then they’d developed via the Forte Project.

Both tracks have been engineered, recorded, mixed, produced and mastered by the patient and ever encouraging Charlie Francis (REM, Future of the Left, Manic Street Preachers) at Musicbox in Cardiff, the sessions were funded by a Launchpad Fund grant to help develop the band further.

Charlie tipped off Jarrett about the recordings in the pub. Matt reckoned they were a no brainer. It seemed just the thing for us, a Welsh band who weren’t another male 5 piece, who didn’t sound like Gorky’s, and didnt even have a six string guitar. Just something totally different.

Phone calls were made, a night of beers in Roath’s Albany hotel with Zac and Katie followed and a single deal was agreed in Wrexham Central after their Focus Wales 2018 appearance.

The band sit somewhere between the vocal power of the Gossip and the lo fi angle of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the drive of Le Tigre and the grunge of the Breeders. Theres no lead guitar, just Zac’s drums and Bev’s lead bass. As for Katie, well you’re best off watching them live just to see why.