'WINNERS'
INDUSTRY PARTNER PREVIEW

Launching on 6th June 2025, 'WINNERS' continues the band's commitment to release a great new single and music video every 2 months.
The song has been written as a soundtrack to the Summer, and a spiritual sequel to 'LIGHTERS TO THE SKY'. It tells an age-old story of trying time and time again to achieve something and to be a winner, encouraging the listener to keep going until they rise to the top, emboldened by the chants of "We will be winners". It's a story of empowerment, self-belief, community and perseverance.

Radio: Emma Scott @ Pluggin Baby
DSP: Don't Try PR
​PR: MusoSoup

'WE WANT OUR PLANET BACK'
INDUSTRY PARTNER PREVIEW

Launching on 11th April 2025, 'WE WANT OUR PLANET BACK' kicks off the band's commitment to release a great new single and music video every 2 months.
The song is a high-energy,  riff-heavy pop-rock track that talks about the state of the planet and the helplessness that many of us feel (especially the younger generation) when it comes to doing the right thing in the face of saving the planet. Especially now in 2025 it feels like every time we take a small step in the right direction we are dragged back again by money, power and greed. This song is a call to arms, a protest song... a unifying surge of energy that reminds us we can do it if we work together and shout loud enough.

Radio: Emma Scott @ Pluggin Baby
DSP: Don't Try PR
​PR: MusoSoup

CHOOSE YOUR PATH WITH THE MUSIC VIDEO!
Viewers can enjoy a semi-interactive experience with the music video. At 2 points in the video viewers will have the option to choose whether to watch the next section as Heroes or Villains. You can experience a rough mock of this below, however when it launches thumbnails will provide very obvious means of navigation.
FULL MUSIC VIDEO (VIDEO #7) - DIRECTOR'S CUT (INTERACTIVE JOURNEY START WITH VIDEO #1 BELOW)
VIDEO #1 - START HERE - DIRECTOR'S CUT
VIDEO #2 - HERO
VIDEO #3 - VILLAIN
VIDEO #4 - HERO
VIDEO #5 - VILLAIN
VIDEO #6 - ENDING - DIRECTOR'S CUT

CHRISTMAS HUGS LAUNCHES 22ND NOV

On Friday 22nd November 2024 Bristol (UK) based pop-rock band Chandra release Christmas Hugs, a festive feast for the ears bursting with joy, good vibes and earworm melodies. Following the August release of the 6-track Lifted EP, Christmas Hugs delivers the cheeky, melody-driven pop-rock that has become synonymous with this band, fused with unashamed, unabashed festive sizzle and nostalgic nods to Christmas gold.
Don’t let that fool you though because in keeping with all of Chandra’s music there is a poignant message underlying the song, as frontman Chandra explains:
“My favourite thing about Christmas is the swell of joy and goodwill that spreads like a virus as soon as Halloween ends and runs all the way through to New Year’s Eve. It’s as if people give themselves permission to be more friendly, more charitable and more forgiving than they ever would be at any other time of year. We wanted to write a song that celebrates this wonderful transformation of the human spirit but also a song that acts like a great big Christmas hug in, and of, itself.”
 
Christmas Hugs will be released in 2 versions: Normal & Sped-Up
Chandra has released 7 singles and an EP in the past 24 months, one every 12 weeks, each complete with a full music video.
PR was handled by PlusMusicPR and IMP. DSP was handled by Don't Try, NowListenPR and PlusMusicPR.
All 7 were launched to waves of positive press acclaim, with press reception getting better and better with each consecutive release.
Press noted that Chandra's songwriting offers something fresh, new, unique, uplifting and thought-provoking, yet somehow warm and nostalgic.
Get an overview of the press coverage here
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is it exactly that you want from a partner?
Chandra has worked tirelessly for the past 2 years refining his songwriting style, developing and building his brand and consistently releasing great songs to critical acclaim. All of this has been self-financed. Chandra and his band will continue to work hard in 2025, playing live as much as possible in order to build up the fanbase and bring money back into the fold via EP and merchandise sales. But self-financing can only get us so far. There is a glass ceiling and we will have reached it.
We need top level PR representation, respected, connected management and distribution partners in order to speak to top-tier music media, infiltrate big streaming Playlists, secure impactful radio playlisting,  lock down great support slots and work with global distribution players.
We need help scaling up our success. It's not necessarily about finance either; we could take out business loans if we really wanted to and release everything under the Kick-Ass Media Group label (Chandra's VAT-registered music publishing company) but we simply don't have the necessary connections to maximise our success and make that investment worthwhile.

How self-sufficient are you?
We can record, produce, mix and master to a broadcast standard. But we are always open to new ways of working and new producers.
We can create social content to a high level and create music videos to a very high level. At the same time we're very good at creating impactful, memorable music videos on a low budget.
We have a rehearsal studio, all own our own gear and we all drive.

How commited are you?
All 3 of us are ultra commited. This is all we want to do. We are not teenagers. We have all done this before in other bands; we know what it takes, we have been through a lot and we are wiser and more mature for it... yet hungrier than ever. We know who we are and don't need to spend a decade finding ourselves.

Why don't you have more gigs booked?
We are trying to be smarter. We have no issues with playing lots and lots of small gigs but that doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. In 2025 we are scaling back on small, pointless gigs that soak up time and energy. Instead we are focusing on what can be fruitful, ie festivals, a school tour and releasing more music and video than ever before

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