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Chalk: A Relentless and Genre-Busting Band from Belfast

By Lawrence Peryer | Spotlight On
March 30, 2024
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Today, the Spotlight shines On the Belfast, Ireland, band Chalk.

Chalk is Ross Cullen on vocals, Ben Goddard on guitar, and Luke Niblock on drums. They cook up a pretty stunning racket with a unique sound that is nonetheless recognizable in its post-punk, dance, and industrial lineages. If that makes sense to you, you will love Chalk. If it does not, give them a listen. Chances are you will dig what they do.

This is the second of two episodes I recorded on-site, in my hotel room/recording studio, at the SXSW Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas.

The recording took place two days after Chalk pulled out of SXSW to protest the festival's commercial alignment with the US Army and multiple weapons manufacturers, one of at least ten Irish artists to do so.

The trio trio talk about their quick rise, how film school informs their DIY ethos, and their explosive new EP, Conditions II (Nice Swan Recordings).

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