VIDEO: The Chap - "We Work In Bars" + Teengirl Fantasy Remix

London/Berlin-based experimental electro poppers The Chap released a new album this year entitled Well Done Europe, their fourth overall full-length. We've already learned how catchy of a song album standout "We Work In Bars" is, and now we finally have visual accompaniment for the track. Check out the song's stop-motion video below, which sees the band well-animated inside a bar.

You can download "We Work In Bars" right here.

The band is also releasing Teengirl Fantasy' remix of Well Done Europe's "Even Your Friend". Check it out below.

LISTEN: The Chap - "We Work In Bars"

MP3: The Chap - "We Work In Bars"

A few years ago, I was first introduced to The Chap and found their sound to be entertaining and quite enjoyable with the perfect amount of whimsy. "We Work In Bars" is more straightforward, whimsy only appearing towards the beginning. It's a great fast-paced pop song with strong harmonies and classical-sounding acoustic guitar riffs. The vocals (and keyboard choir) are layered so well and really pull the song together. "We Work In Bars" possesses one of those melodies that you'll start randomly humming or whistling somewhere down the line. The kind of melody that you start reproducing while driving around in your car or strolling from point A to point B.

"We Work In Bars" is off of The Chap's latest album, Well Done Europe, out now on Lo Recordings.

MORE:
The Chap Official Site
The Chap @ MySpace
Lo Recordings

BUY:
Pick up Well Done Europe right here (non-US) or here from Amazon.

Atlas Sound Remix The Chap

Atlas Sound (aka Bradford Cox) recently remixed The Chap's "They Have a Name." What's interesting is the remix sounds more like a new song entirely. That is not to say, of course, that the track loses the spirit of the original, that is what makes it interesting. Cox's remix brings the electronic beeps, clanks, and hisses to the forefront adding more along the way. He uses a synth for an ethereal sound to glue everything together while still managing to leave breathing room for The Chap's version to peak through.

Check out the original:
The Chap - They Have a Name

And Atlas Sound's recreation:
The Chap - They Have a Name (Atlas Sound Remix)

"They Have a Name" is from the forthcoming Mega Breakfast out July 1st on Ghostly International.

The Chap

The Chap is a band out of north London. Their sound is whimsical, but not overbearingly so. Their songs build until they burst at the seems, seducing you in until they erupt in your face. Take for example the video below of the band peforming "Caution Me" live. It's a subdued song, but before you know it, Keith Duncan is a blur behind his drum kit and Johannes von Weizsacker is playing a distorted chord progression that sounds like it came straight out of the '90s. Their live show might come across as a bit goofy at times, but it's endearing. You come to love them for all of their quirks because you begin to realize that they know how to entertain you. They're a fun band, but a smart one, as well (check the second video below for their song "Fun Interesting"). They may have a sense of humor, but that doesn't mean they aren't writing music with a message and a point.


The Chap - "Caution Me" (Live)



The Chap - "Fun & Interesting"

The Chap - "Fun & Interesting" (Live)

The Chap's new album Mega Breakfast is out July 1st in the U.S. on Ghostly International.

Check out two tracks from it here:
The Chap - "They Have A Name"
The Chap - "Carlos Walter Wendy Stanley"

I think it's terrific when artists make reference to an element of popular culture, and the fact that they are mentioning Wendy Carlos in "Carlos Walter Wendy Stanley" is quite fitting, hearing the instrumentation that makes the foundation of the song. Walter/Wendy Stanley is an electronic music composer known for his/her work in A Clockwork Orange (1971) and The Shining (1980). When the guitar first enters, the song certainly becomes a force all its own, pushing the song's energy and pace.

More:
http://www.thechap.org/
www.myspace.com/thechap