{"product_id":"chime-school-the-boy-who-ran-the-paisley-hotel","title":"Chime School - The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith his 2021 self-titled debut, Andy Pastalaniec’s Chime School became one of the defining acts of the seemingly never-ending, prolific and multifaceted Bay Area pop scene. Slumberland Records is thrilled to announce his sophomore LP, The Boy Who Ran the Paisley Hotel, is set for release on August 23.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded by Pastalaniec himself, in his home studio on the foggy southern edge of San Francisco, Paisley Hotel sets a moodier tone; slowed and patiently unfolding in moments that highlight an evolution in songcraft, production and arrangement–while still bouncing along with the jangling drive Chime School fans have come to adore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs its title implies, 30-plus years of UK indie pop’s deeper cuts are voraciously mined and refined on the 11-song release that fans of East Village, later Teenage Fanclub, and maybe even Northern Picture Library’s Alaska will devour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut these songs are also very much rooted in the Bay Area of 2024, boasting both lyrical gestures to gentrification’s destruction, beloved shuttered bars and theaters, as well as a songwriting collaboration with SF native Mike Ramos, of Tony Jay\/Flowertown fame, on the album’s penultimate song.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SLUMBERLAND","offers":[{"title":"Limited \"Winter Sky\" Blue LP + Download","offer_id":53021417603414,"sku":"MRM-00650","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/6088\/9430\/files\/a1439741192_10.jpg?v=1775826096","url":"https:\/\/monorailmusic.com\/products\/chime-school-the-boy-who-ran-the-paisley-hotel","provider":"Monorail Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}