[SONG OF THE DAY] All Things Blue - "Chad"

photo credit: Erika Mugglin

Stepping out with one hell of a first impression, Los Angeles pysch-pop outfit All Things Blue have unveiled their debut single, “Chad”, from their forthcoming debut album Get Bit, due later this year. There’s so much to love about “Chad”. Well, except for the ‘Chad’ of a dude that frontwoman India Coombs is singing about.

Finding yourself suckered into the giving end of a situationship is incredibly exhausting and frustrating, if not rage inducing. The way that Coombs was able to encapsulate that very feel into her vocal performance is really the big winner of the song here. Although that’s not to say that the hazy lovestruck soundscapes that her vocals nestle into aren’t equally crucial, but damn if I don’t have the urge to yell, “TELL👏🏻HIM👏🏻GIRL” at her most belty moments.

Speaking on the track, Coombs shared, “See-saws are fun until you're riding an emotional see-saw; when you want someone that doesn't want you, but makes sure to keep you around. Sometimes you only realize in retrospect; that person was just a Chad.”

Also fun little factoid for you before I peace out: at the end of the song they left a clip from the recording session in. Apparently Coombs was holding co-founder Jon Joseph’s week old baby while she was recording vocals for the track and the baby FELL ASLEEP DURING THAT TAKE. HOWWWW!?!?! 😂