The debut full-length album from Irish duo Chalk, Crystalpunk [ALTER Music], directly references the upbringing and roots of the band members, award-winning musicians and filmmakers Ross Cullen [vocals + producer] and Benedict Goddard [multi-instrumentalist + director]. The beauty, confusion, complexity and intensity of their youth, lived in the shadow of and around the scars of conflict, intertwine in the industrial dance-punk hybrid encoded in the album’s DNA, aptly titled Crystalpunk. “This album is us waving a flag for this generation, the one that inherited confusion, resilience and a fractured sense of identity.” And they wave that flag with the greatest intensity possible. For the uninitiated, Chalk highlights the reaction between genres, eras and cultures, turning that collision into sound. The Belfast band could easily animate an underground warehouse party after dark, spark a mosh pit in the middle of a festival, or shake an arena any night of the week. Their power has translated perfectly on stage, with the band filling venues and delivering performances that are alternately wild and electrifying to an ever-growing audience of fans. As a band, they have sold out shows across the UK, the European Union and the United States, performed at festivals such as Glastonbury, SXSW, BBK, Trans Musicals and many others in 11 countries, and were selected to support IDLES and Fontaines D.C. on tour.