The love-affair with San Francisco is real. Chime School are the latest in a run of acclaimed Bay Area groups to hit
the UK. Marrying the pristine jangle of electric 12-string guitars with nervy, hooky songs, Chime School conjures a
unique and instantly recognisable form of indie pop, rooted in the buoyant, driving pulse of the genre’s 1980’s and
90’s forebears, while still locked in a kaleidoscopic stare with its 1960’s originators.
Guided by San Francisco musician Andy Pastalaniec, Chime School began as a solo home recording project, paying
homage to the formative jangle of The Byrds by way of early Primal Scream; the production and pop sensibility of Biff
Bang Pow and The Razorcuts; and the spirit of great singles labels like Creation, Subway, Postcard and Sarah.
Though it would have fit with any of those labels, Chime School found a natural home with Slumberland Records,
releasing a self-titled debut in 2021, and a follow-up 7” single in 2023.
