From Belfast to the PNW: Chalk’s ‘Crystalpunk’ and the Road to Easy Street
Chalk - Crystalpunk
If you caught our coverage of Chalk at Holocene a few months ago, you know we’ve been waiting for this moment. The Belfast duo didn’t just drop an album today; they dropped a manifesto. Crystalpunk is officially out, and it’s every bit the industrial, strobe-lit fever dream we hoped for.
For those of us in the Pacific Northwest, the timing couldn't be better.
The In-Store: March 23rd @ Easy Street Records
While we’re claimining them as honorary Portlanders after their last warehouse-shaking set here, our neighbors to the north are getting a special treat. Chalk will be performing an exclusive in-store set at Easy Street Records in Seattle on March 23rd. For the vinyl heads and the "I saw them when" crowd, this is the one. Seeing Ross Cullen and Benedict Goddard bring that level of intensity to the hallowed aisles of Easy Street is going to be a core memory for the Seattle scene.
Why ‘Crystalpunk’ is the Album of the Year (So Far)
The album—available now on Apple Music—is a relentless 10-track journey through Northern Irish grit and 90s rave nostalgia.
"Tongue" opens the record with a whisper-to-a-scream tension that defines the band's cinematic approach.
"I.D.C." is the "frictionless" club track of the summer, even if that club is a dark basement in SE Portland.
"Béal Feirste" is an 8-minute love letter to their hometown that feels just as relevant to the creative resilience we see every day in the PDX arts community.
Catch the Wave in Portland
With the Seattle date set for the 23rd and Treefort Music Fest in Boise just around the corner (March 25-29), the I-5 corridor is about to get very loud. Whether you’re making the pilgrimage up to West Seattle or waiting for the inevitable Portland return, now is the time to get familiar with the Crystalpunk era.
At The Davy Agency, we’re not just fans; we’re documentarians of the movement. We were there for the Holocene debut, and we’ll be there for whatever comes next.
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