CHIEFLAND (DE)

Founded in 2015, CHIEFLAND have become one of the beacons in Germany’s alternative/emo landscape with two full-lengths and three EPs released to date. All members hail from different cities in Germany (Leipzig, Hamburg, Halle, Göttingen) – more than four hours apart – making the band an exciting long-distance project. The recent tour with ACRES (UK) across Europe has shown that this project bears fruits.

Since the global pandemic and member changes, CHIEFLAND moved away from the melodic hardcore sound of their debut record “Wildflowers” (Uncle M Music, 2019). More recently, the band found its niche in a mix of emo, alternative and post-hardcore. They also draw from shoegaze influences in some of their tracks. Given the songwriting and production, CHIEFLAND could easily be mistaken for a US band. They strike a chord with listeners overseas, as the placement of their latest single “Know That I’m Alive” (2023) in Spotify’s editorial playlist “adrenaline” shows. The track organically received more than 100.000 streams in just a couple of months – all DIY and without a label push.

CHIEFLAND have played well over 150 shows so far, supporting bands such as ACRES, Being as an Ocean and Holding Absence. The biggest show of the four-piece to date was their appearance at “Das Fest” in Karlsruhe Germany in front of 800 people.

Currently, the band is recording their EP “Sentiment Valley” to be released in November 2024. They have been granted funding from the German government for the production. Massachusetts’ seasoned musician and producer Alan Day (Four Year Strong) put his final touches on the majority of the songs. The track “Bad Move” also features Christine Goodwyne of Florida’s math rock/emo powerhouse “Pool Kids”, thus establishing CHIEFLAND’s connection overseas even further. The band is excited to perform their EP live later this year on their biggest DIY tour yet.