CHIEFLAND (DE)

You cannot tell CHIEFLAND’s story without addressing the elephant in the room. All four members live in four different German cities, some of which are more than five hours apart. The thing that connects them besides friendship is a shared love for musical craftmanship.

CHIEFLAND put this craftmanship on display with their latest release Sentiment Valley. Produced with Alan Day of Four Year Strong, the highly anticipated EP features the band’s most ambitious songs to date, covering sonic grounds from emo to modern rock and beyond. Songs like “Bad Move” or “Gravity” received massive love from digital streaming platforms, with playlist additions in Spotify’s Rock Rotation, All New Punk or Today’s Punk. “Bad Move” also features Christine Goodwyne of POOL KIDS on vocals – a band that CHIEFLAND discovered while attending a La Dispute show a few years back.

Reviewing Sentiment Valley, Slam Zine speaks of an “undeniable international touch” observing that the record could have easily been released by a notable US label such as Hopeless or Pure Noise Records. However, CHIEFLAND released it on their own with funding from the German government and a tight-knit team including their music publisher Uncle M as well as Supervillain PR.

CHIEFLAND have played well over 150 shows in Germany and parts of Europe, for example a nearly two-week run with ACRES from the UK. The band sold out the legendary Indra in Hamburg on their EP release tour. CHIEFLAND are on the road early 2025 to support emo punks SHORELINE on a tour through Germany and to promote their latest EP.