Get ready to dive headfirst into CHEW’s wonderfully warped world: Atlanta’s glitch-hop duo dropped their brand-new single Horseheads (ft. CTRO & Day Tripper)—your first taste of ‘Found Footage,’ their fourth full-length due this fall via CorpoRAT Records.
How it came together
Longtime pals turned sonic collaborators, Bresh and CTRO go way back to middle-school Oakland house shows. Years of beat-swapping and remix experiments finally bubbled up into five fresh tracks—and Horseheads rose to the top. Meanwhile, Day Tripper (aka Sarah’s lifelong Atlanta show-buddy from his band The Difference Machine) couldn’t resist adding his signature vinyl scratches and vocal flips to the outro. The result? A glitchy, groove-soaked collision of past and present friendships that feels like a tight-knit jam session with your favourite underground heroes.
CHEW’s journey so far
Since forming in early 2016, Bresh and Sarah Wilson have been on a globe-trotting quest, mashing samplers, analog synths and live drums into a feral blend of hip-hop, noise rock, ambient and industrial. They’ve self-released three critically adored albums, toured North America and Europe, and even pulled off guerrilla sets at SXSW and Bonnaroo. Their gear may have recently vanished after a Copenhagen show (yep—a heist!), but their drive stayed intact—and if you’ve got a soft spot for adventurous art-noise, you can help the cause here: https://gofund.me/4720c9d3.
‘Found Footage’: What’s next?
Signing to CorpoRAT means CHEW’s vinyl stops being a pricey import and starts hitting your turntable stateside. ‘Found Footage’ promises occult-tinged boom-bap, soaring piano epics, spectral textures and guitar riffs so ripped from an alternate dimension you’ll swear you’re tripping. Bresh calls out improvisation and psychedelia as the secret sauce—“not just acid trips,” he laughs, “but free-form creativity, no limits, just that slimy CHEW gel.”
New York’s own Jamey McDaniel has been in the lab with them, sculpting these soundscapes into their most cohesive—and mind-bending—form yet. You’ve already met Flesh, with its breathy vocals, Moog swells and alien-autopsy video that somehow feels equal parts Lynchian nightmare and campy cult short. Up next, expect deep-dive compositions, glitchy electronics, live-show anthems like Sunshine finally getting their studio debut, and more surprises lurking beneath the surface.
Live chaos, no safety net
Onstage, Bresh and Sarah trigger every beat, visual and strobe flash in real time—no backing tracks, no click. Think of it as a high-wire dance with samplers in one hand and synth bass in the other, all while Sarah’s drum kit doubles as a light and projection rig. They rehearse like mad scientists so the live experience feels urgent and unpredictable, just the way they—and their fans—love it.
Why you’ll care
If you already dig Battles, METZ, Black Moth Super Rainbow or Guerilla Toss, CHEW’s melting-pot mayhem is right up your alley. They’ve spent nearly a decade refining this sound on the road (one wild European show even featured a costumed chicken in the front row), building a devoted following that believes in the power of pure, unfettered experimentation.
Horseheads lands everywhere you stream, and that’s just the beginning. Fall 2025, ‘Found Footage’ premieres the next chapter of CHEW’s organized chaos—get in on the ground floor of something big, weird and utterly unforgettable.
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