Chon Release New Song “Homey” and Announce New Album

Seeing Chon open for Periphery this past fall was an eye-opening experience — people looooooove Chon! Not that I’m too shocked — they’re a very good band, and they’ve been doing it for a minute now — but I was impressed at how far they’ve come since we first started tracking the band in 2011 and the level of fervor from the crowd. Not only was the room jam-packed for their time slot (first of four on the package) but people were going APESHIT, jumping up and down throughout their set despite the relative chill vibes of their music.

All that’s a long-winded way of saying I expect big things from this band in the wake of their forthcoming album Homey. The band’s released a new track called “Sleepy Tea” that’s typical Chonian fare — jazzy, proggy happiness —  along with a retro-themed 16-bit video that’s easy on the eyes (apparently 16-bit is the new 8-bit). Check it out below.

Homey comes out June 16th via Sumerian Records; pre-order here.

Upcoming tour dates with Tera Melos, Covet and Little Tybee are under the video.

06/02 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
06/03 San Francisco, CA – Slim;s
06/05 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
06/06 Seattle, WA – Neumos
06/08 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
06/09 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
06/10 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
06/11 Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge
06/13 Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
06/14 Toronto, ON – Mod Club
06/15 Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom
06/16 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
06/17 New York, NY – Webster Hall
06/18 Boston, MA – Royale
06/20 Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater
06/21 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
06/22 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
06/23 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
06/24 Orlando, FL – The Beacham
06/25 Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
06/27 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live
06/28 Austin, TX – Emo’s Austin
06/30 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom (no Tera Melos)
07/01 San Diego, CA – House Of Blues (no Tera Melos)

[via The PRP]