London based Dublin band, The Chakras, release their new single ‘Drifting (Take A Walk Inside)’ on July 29. I caught up with the band before they played their first Irish gig in 18 months.
Sitting down at a table surrounded by The Chakras, there are a couple of things that are immediately noticeable. Richie, Brian, Gordo, Ian and Rocky have an infectious enthusiam for what they are doing. That’s hardly surprising though, things seem to just get better and better for the quintet, headlining Club NME in Koko in Camden, London and now with a new single release.
‘I think it’s our favourite venue we’ve played in the UK’, says Richie ‘The great thing about it is that you don’t come on stage till quarter to one or one o’clock so the party is really started by the time you come on stage, which is brilliant. It makes a difference. There’s already an atmosphere, it was a brilliant slot. It was amazing craic’. (more…)