‘Chalkpit Cassette Club’ launches with exclusive release by The Howl & The Hum Today.
‘Chalkpit Cassette Club’ launches with an exclusive release by The Howl & The Hum out today - Friday 10th September 2021.
What can be better than holding something you love? We at Chalkpit love music, and strive to celebrate, support and champion its creators. This is where the ‘Chalkpit Cassette Club’ comes in – it is our invitation to fall back in love with music. The limited edition, hand-numbered cassettes aim to showcase some of the most exciting up-and-coming artists around and to indulgence in the physical ownership of their music.
‘Chalkpit Cassette Club’ has teamed up with Leeds/York based alt-rockers The Howl & The Hum and Leeds label Come Play With Me.
For its first release, ‘Chalkpit Cassette Club’ has teamed up with Leeds/York based alt-rockers The Howl & The Hum and Leeds label Come Play With Me. A balancing act between insightful, literate song-writing and buoyant indie-rock sound, The Howl & The Hum’s music combines influences as varied as Allen Ginsberg and Lizzo, resulting in an unforgettable sonic cocktail that is a refreshing respite in an over-saturated industry. Striving to constantly innovate and to write music for the depths of the human soul, this quartet are definitely someone to look out for.
“It is a celebration of creativity in all of its forms, paying tribute to one’s beginnings and looking brightly into the future.” Sam Griffiths
Bringing together new and unheard recordings of the band’s favourite songs from across their discography, this exclusive ‘Chalkpit Cassette Club’ release traces the band’s extraordinary journey from York’s open mic scene. A mixture of hopes, dreams, memories and experimentations, it is a glimpse into the band’s creative process, seducing us anew with their cinematic sound. Ultimately, it is a celebration of creativity in all of its forms, paying tribute to one’s beginnings and looking brightly into the future.
"The ‘Chalkpit Cassette Club’ is a little treasure trove.”
The ‘Chalkpit Cassette Club’ is a little treasure trove. Each release will only be available in cassette format, designed to be cherished and preserved for years to come. If you want to get your hands on releases first then simply ‘sign up the clubs mailing list’ - which will grant club members exclusive access to 24 hour pre-sale of all future releases, enabling you to get a copy before anyone else.
