Chanel Beads sign to Jagjaguwar and releases new single, "Police Scanner"

With his emotionally stark, yet intricately produced 2022 singles "Ef" and "True Altruism", Chanel Beads established a presence in New York’s DIY scene and corners of the experimental music internet. Lavers is often joined on stage by close collaborator, songwriter, and producer Maya McGrory and experimental instrumentalist Zachary Paul.

The lyrics of "Police Scanner" relate to feelings of desperation, and an inability to act on those feelings. Lavers says that “it’s an anger at the lack of virtue in the world,” while also recognizing that same absence within yourself. The accompanying video edited by Alexa Terfloth is similarly mercurial — a collage of NYC skylines, unsettling online ephemera, and live footage from Chanel Beads’ storied DIY shows shot by Shane Roberts, Jackie Young, and Rin Parker.

While inspired by the immediacy of pop music, Lavers is drawn to poor MP3 rips and alternate versions, like demos or live takes, believing that their unfinished quality lends itself to a certain open-endedness that leaves space for personal attachment.

This Autumn, Chanel Beads will bring their live show to Europe and the UK for the first time at the George Tavern on the 29 November and Spanners on 30 November.