Introducing: Chase The Wild

Meet Chase The Wild, the six-piece indie rock band fusing the groove of Australian surf-rock with the grit of early Arctic Monkeys. With their infectious basslines and psychedelic riffs, they've quickly become a force on the Bath and Bristol music scene, lighting up stages like Komedia, Mr Wolfs, and Burdall’s Yard. Since forming at Bath Spa University, they’ve already claimed a Battle of the Bands victory and landed a festival slot at Solara—all within six months!
Weird fishes - Radiohead (by Ben Cornelius)
This song in particular but also the whole album of IN RAINBOWS by Radiohead and specifically its production style was a big inspiration for me when mixing slide away. The clean but creative guitar tones with the busy sections, but leaving room for every instrument in the stereo field played a massive part in making sure that each section of the song was defined but transitioned smoothly from section to section. I especially drew inspiration at the end chorus of slide away from the backing vocals on ‘weird fishes’. Having this massive harmony in the background while the lead vocal was powering through was such a beautiful idea .
Tombstone - Ocean Alley (by Ben Cornelius)
As a guitarist I admire the ability to play something so simple but it be so effective. Just the simplicity makes the contrasting sections flow from verse to pre chorus to chorus sound super clean and incredibly satisfying. I hear this especially in Tombstone as the bass line is a lot like Slide Away. This groovy back beat that drives the song forward as the guitars take on the back seat in the mix, only coming forward for the chorus. Ocean Alley has been a massive inspiration for us in terms of their overall vibe and performance. Their laid back but energetic songs with groovy basslines and massive vocal performances from Baden have been a key part of shaping our unique sound.
What’s Faded - Sticky Fingers (by Oscar Downing)
When I first heard this song I instantly admired the prominence of the keys, and how they fit in an indie rock scenario. There are many moments of flourish in the keys, but not to a point where it becomes too much, which I loved. I took heavy inspiration from this song for the bridge of Slide Away, and I always have Sticky Fingers in the back of my mind when writing a keys part for any of our songs. It's always an interesting challenge to create a part that compliments the song, and can sit in its own space without overcrowding the mix, especially when we have such a full sound already.
Cool and Calm - Sticky Fingers, & Sunday - hard life (by Freddie Morgado)
Slide away is about being in a situation where you’re always brought back to one person, and knowing you need to stop. Finding ways to deal with this and getting frustrated when it doesn’t work, which is a very real experience for myself
The vocal inspiration comes from a mixture of Dylan frost (lead singer from Sticky Fingers), and hard life (formerly known as easy life).
Fast paced lyrics in the verse contrast the chorus’s longer, more vibey vocals. In my head the bridge is almost a slow descent into madness, with it finally all getting too much and needing to take your anger out somehow, hence the more aggressive vocals.
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