chandol unveils 'Mercurial' mini tour documentary via Ones To Watch

CHANDOL UNVEILS MERCURIAL MINI TOUR DOCUMENTARY

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Today, alt-pop rising star chandol unveiled the mini tour documentary for his most recent national tour, Mercurial. The documentary premiered exclusively on Ones To Watch’s website, featuring an exclusive interview with chandol’s Charley Yang. Capturing the band’s week-long cross country trip during Yang’s first tour as chandol, the documentary was edited by creative director Kevin Lien & Yang himself. You can watch the documentary now on Ones To Watch’s website here or on chandol’s YouTube channel after Sunday, September 27.

chandol’s debut record, Mercurial finds the artist wandering inside his own memory palace, navigating multiple past lives; while in many ways, the tour saw him making peace with who he is today by playing the record to fans who have been patiently anticipating his return to music. A debut record portraying the kaleidoscope of young adult life with sounds of indie pop, guitar rock, folk music, hyperpop and more, Mercurial is mixed by Jeremie Inhaber (Vampire Weekend) and features live drum credits from the legendary Aaron Sterling (Harry Styles, Lana Del Rey, Lizzie McAlpine). Charley Yang serves as the main songwriter of Mercurial, making this the young songwriter’s most personal project to date. - Listen here

On the release of chandol’s debut album, Yang reflected: “‘Mercurial’ is a collection of songs I wrote to talk about who I am and where I come from. For this project, I've kept both the songwriting and production of the music as intimate as possible, with minimal outside interference and influence. There was a lot of experimentation and discomfort in getting so vulnerable, but it was all necessary. I've felt like a lot of my previous work misrepresents the kind of artist I want to be, so it was very refreshing to be able to work on something so honest. This project was something I’ve wanted to create for so long, and finally, I’ve reached a point where I can properly execute it.”

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With Mercurial out in the world and a headline tour under his belt, Yang’s journey as chandol officially begins. There is much left to be explored in terms of his musical influences and untold stories yet to be shared–and it is only fitting that the once mysterious artist now gets a fresh start with his actual South Korean namesake. chandol is gaining traction at an unfathomable rate as a brand new music project. Only time will tell where this venture will take Charley Yang; luckily, he should have plenty of that this time around.

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If you achieved everything you’ve dreamed of and more by hiding yourself from the spotlight, would you ever be brave enough to become yourself again?

There’s something almost poetic about the return of Charley Yang as chandol–his new musical project named after his South Korean namesake. Mercurial, chandol’s debut record finds the 23-year-old multi-platinum songwriter wandering inside his own memory palace, navigating multiple past lives while trying to make peace with the person he has become. As a result, the debut project is a kaleidoscope of young adult life filled with sounds of indie pop, guitar rock, folk music, hyperpop and more–just a few musical influences Yang has picked up along the way.

Striking a perfect balance between exhilarating anthems and confessional songwriting, Mercurial is a meditation on disappointments, frustration, bliss, acceptance… And as Charley Yang as it can get. Working with studio legends Jeremie Inhaber and Aaron Sterling, Charley Yang managed to perfect an alt indie sound that puts chandol in the same lane as indie darlings like Malcolm Todd, Dominic Fike, clairo, Omar Apollo and so many more. For the first time ever, the young songwriter gets to be who he is to the fullest extent, free of masked-up constraints and free to embrace all aspects of his identity. With a debut album and his first headline as chandol on the horizon, Charley Yang is ready to break the mold and simply, to become.

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