Chief State unveil new single “No Brakes”
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Canadian pop punk band Chief State have delivered their new single “No Brakes” today on Mutant League Records.
An accompanying music video for the song directed by First Floor Collective can be seen here. Produced by Tim Creviston (Spiritbox, Youth Fountain), the new single revolves around a scary situation on the road. Vocalist Fraser Simpson said this about the incident:
"Summer 2022 we were sailing down the interstate heading from Houston, Texas, to Austin when all of a sudden the worst thing happened - no brakes. I was driving at the time and so to not create panic, I didn't mention our predicament to the rest of the guys until I managed to grind the van to a halt with what brake fluid we had left. What happened next was a week of being stranded in Austin (s/o Rare Bloom for letting us crash) while we waited for an out of stock part to arrive to fix our van. The mechanic then said our vehicle was so rusted he wouldn't advise driving 50 yards down the street, we cancelled shows, we ran out of money, we considered flying home. The poignant lyric "Nothing ever goes our way" repeats throughout the song because honestly, nothing has ever gone our way. But here we are, back again, doing the thing we love because we're young and dumb and would like another excuse to get in a van and tour the continent. To quote another line from the song: "Nothing like a little bit of latent fear, of dying young and dumb without my loved ones near" - sign us up!"
The new single arrives as Chief State kicks off their tour across Canada as direct support for Calling All Captains. Tour dates can be seen below. Tickets are on sale to the general public right now here.
Chief State tour dates
Oct 10 – Calgary, AB – Modern Love
Oct 11 – Regina, SK – The Exchange
Oct 12 – Saskatoon, SK – Black Cat Tavern
Oct 13 – Edmonton, AB – The Buckingham
Oct 14 – Kelowna, BC – Jackknife Brewing
Oct 15 – Kelowna, BC – Jackknife Brewing
Oct 16 – Vancouver, BC – The Cobalt
Oct 17 – Nelson, BC – The Royal
Oct 18 – Fernie, BC – The Northern
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