The Chills | Photo by Alex Lovell-Smith
New Zealand indie-pop legends The Chills will return this spring with their seventh studio album, the 10-track Scatterbrain that is preceded by the recently released track “You’re Immortal” and the brand-single “Monolith” — which you can hear below.
The album will be released by Fire Records on CD and on vinyl in sky blue and deep sea marble pressings on May 14. Bandcamp, though, shows the digital release coming a bit earlier, on April 25.
The new record will be Martin Phillipps and Co.’s first first since 2018’s Snow Bound.
Hear the new song “Monolith” and see the full tracklist below:
The Chills, Scatterbrain
1. “Monolith”
2. “Hourglass”
3. “Destiny”
4. “Caught In My Eye”
5. “You’re Immortal”
6. “Little Alien”
7. “Safe And Sound”
8. “Worlds Within Worlds”
9. “Scatterbrain”
10. “Walls Beyond Abandon”
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- The Chills debut new song ‘You’re Immortal’ with full album expected to follow in 2021The Chills’ ‘Submarine Bells’ and ‘Soft Bomb’ remastered and reissued on vinyl
- Watch: The Chills play ‘Pink Frost’ and more in on-air set for Seattle’s KEXP
- Listen: The Chills’ Martin Phillipps talks to Rockin’ the Suburbs podcast in 3-part interview
- The Chills to embark on first U.S. tour since 1996 ahead of SXSW next spring
- Watch: The Chills premiere video for ‘Complex’ off upcoming album ‘Snow Bound’
- The Chills to release new album ‘Snow Bound’ in September — hear 2 new songs now
Monolith sounds like they wrote a 14 minute prog-rock piece, then edited it down to only the refrain and looped it. Kinda makes me want the other eleven minutes of naval gazing instrumentals and ethereal warbling that feels missing.
Monolith is embarrassingly terrible.
Love it!!!! They are still doing great despite idiots like CDH’s opinion
It’s one sentence repeated over and over again. Song is shit, as is your opinion.
These guys are more productive now than they ever were during their initial run.