On their spellbinding sophomore album, "Whispers in the Speech Machine," the young Ohio siblings from The Laughing Chimes fully embrace their Southern Gothic influences, cannily balancing the light of their infectious pop with the shadow of their rust belt environs. While attending an afterschool music program at their local opera house, Evan and his brother Quinn began recording The Laughing Chimes' debut album "In This Town," released in 2020. A string of well-received digital singles and a cassette EP for Slumberland followed, dazzling savvy pop fans with their Paisley Underground-inflected jangle that owes as much to the Flying Nun sound as it does to 80s Athens, GA.

The eight assured songs of "Whispers in the Speech Machine" prove The Laughing Chimes deserve the attention and accolades, while their approaches to songwriting and sonic aesthetics continue to evolve. "Southeast Ohio is the foothills of Appalachia, so it has this indescribable mood and atmosphere to it," guitarist/vocalist Evan Seurkamp told The Big Takeover. "Sometimes there's a haunting weight of decay you want to escape, but at the same time there is some sort of strange romanticism surrounding ghost towns. We've tried to channel those moods to add more regional flavor into our sound."

Whispers In The Speech Machine

The Laughing Chimes - High Beams

I’m thrilled to announce my upcoming album, “For Forever,” set to drop on December 6th! 🌟 
This collection of songs is a celebration of the moments that stay with us and the emotions that resonate long after they’ve passed—moments we hold onto for forever. The title track, which is out today, features my 11-yo son on piano. I laid down an ambient bed and piano chords and asked him to come up with a melody and was so impressed with what he wrote! He’s been studying piano for the past several years. 

Special thanks to the wonderful cover image by Jimmy Marble and Rafael Anton Irisarri for his mastering expertise as well as the wonderful team at Nettwerk Music Group! 

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For Forever

Spiral of Memories

La Hormiga

Beacon

ROTATIONS

Axis

For LA, Vol. 1

Dancing in Air

Swedish alt-pop purveyors return with single "Tears To An Ocean," a dreamy, emotional piece of music that captures their magnificent and contagious brand of melancholy.

Tears To An Ocean

rest here once more

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