Chaos Chaos is a 2018 studio album by the American indie-pop band Chaos Chaos. It is the third album the band has released since changing their name from Smoosh in 2012, and their first full-length since Withershins in 2010.

Chaos Chaos
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 15, 2018 (2018-05-15)
Genre
Length38:16
LabelIndependent
Chaos Chaos chronology
Committed to the Crime
(2014)
Chaos Chaos
(2018)
Singles from Chaos Chaos
  1. "Dripping with Fire"
    Released: September 29, 2017
  2. "On Turning 23"
    Released: November 15, 2017
  3. "Pink Politics"
    Released: April 12, 2018

Background

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Band members Asy and Chloe Saavedra announced on Facebook that they were working on a new album in December 2016.[4] The band released two singles from the album on iTunes and Spotify in late 2017. "Dripping with Fire" was released on September 29, 2017, with a music video directed by Stephanie Dimiskovski released on VEVO and YouTube.[5] "On Turning 23" was released on November 15, 2017.[6] This video was directed by Maia Saavedra, the band members' younger sister and former collaborator.[7][8] These songs and their videos carry themes about sisterhood, estrangement, and growing up.[5]

In April 2018, the band released a music video for the album's third single, "Pink Politics," which appeared on their YouTube channel on April 12.[1] The video was directed by Fredgy Noël and shot in public on Asy and Chloe's iPhones.[3] Asy has said that the song was written the day after the 2016 presidential election, and that the song and video are a response to it.[1]

Chaos Chaos began headlining their first-ever national tour on April 12 to promote the album, which was released on May 15, 2018.[1]

On October 16, 2018, the band announced a deluxe version of the album with three new tracks, originally made available only on their Bandcamp page.[9] It has since been made available on other platforms as well.

Track listing

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Chaos Chaos[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Figure It Out"3:17
2."Pink Politics"3:45
3."Blue"2:59
4."Dripping with Fire"4:27
5."Emotion"4:04
6."Berlin"3:56
7."Don't Leave Me Hanging"4:19
8."Värmland"4:09
9."A Greater Fall"3:29
10."On Turning 23"3:51
Total length:38:16
Deluxe edition 
No.TitleLength
1."Figure It Out"3:17
2."Pink Politics"3:45
3."Blue"2:59
4."Dripping with Fire"4:27
5."Emotion"4:04
6."Berlin"3:56
7."Don't Leave Me Hanging"4:19
8."Animal Voice Memo"0:38
9."Värmland"4:09
10."2008"3:15
11."Big Red Shoes"3:59
12."A Greater Fall"3:29
13."On Turning 23"3:51
Total length:46:08

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Jones, Abby (April 12, 2018). "Chaos Chaos Turn Turmoil Into Inspiration With 'Pink Politics': Video Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Blumenfeld, Zach (September 27, 2017). "How Chaos Chaos' Synthpop Ended Up On 'Rick and Morty'". Uproxx. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Spruch, Kirsten (April 16, 2018). "Song of the Day: 'Pink Politics' by Chaos Chaos". Baeble Music. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  4. ^ Chaos Chaos (December 16, 2016). "Announcing new album motherfuckers". Facebook. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Pacholik, Devin (September 29, 2017). "Turns Out The Band that Wrote "Terryfold" for Rick and Morty Are Really, Really Good". Noisey. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  6. ^ Nuta, Sara (November 22, 2017). "Tour Diary: Exploring Deserts And Getting Sonic With Sister Duo, Chaos Chaos". Bandsintown. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  7. ^ Chaos Chaos (November 15, 2017). "Chaos Chaos - "On Turning 23" announcement". Facebook. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  8. ^ Imaginary Liz (May 24, 2007). "Meet Smoosh's Bass Player!". Three Imaginary Girls. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  9. ^ Chaos Chaos (October 16, 2018). "hi. big news". Facebook. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  10. ^ "Chaos Chaos by Chaos Chaos on Apple Music". iTunes store. May 15, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
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