#The Chills Announce New Album Scatterbrain, Share New Song “Monolith”: Listen

The Chills have announced their next album. It’s called Scatterbrain and it’s out May 14 via Fire. Below, find the first single, “Monolith,” along with a visualizer by Jonny Sanders.

Scatterbrain follows Martin Phillipps’ most recent Chills album Snow Bound, released in 2018. Prior to that came 2015’s Silver Bullets, the band’s first new album in 19 years. Last year, they reissued their albums Soft Bomb and Submarine Bells on vinyl.

“There are hard but important truths in our history,” Phillipps said of “Monolith” in a press release. “I know that it’s often said that you learn from those lessons or you’ll end up repeating the mistakes. So one should respect and consider the ancient ways. You belittle them at your peril.”

Sanders added: “While browsing for Monolith images I came across old UFO magazines from the 1970s. This was a big craze back then and I instantly thought it had a great aesthetic and lent a humorous element to a fairly literal song about ancient stones. The final video contains a mix of genuine articles and ones I’ve made up!”

Scatterbrain:

01 Monolith
02 Hourglass
03 Destiny
04 Caught in My Eye
05 You’re Immortal
06 Little Alien
07 Safe and Sound
08 Worlds Within Worlds
09 Scatterbrain
10 The Walls Beyond Abandon