There’s something quietly unsettling about Chanel Beads’ return, like a melody you almost recognise but can’t quite place, Shane Lavers isn’t retracing old ground, he’s warping it.
Chanel Beads have confirmed their second album, ‘Your Day Will Come’, landing June 26th via Jagjaguwar, alongside the release of a new single, ‘Song for the Messenger’, the record shares its name with Lavers’ 2024 debut, but don’t mistake it for a sequel. This is a reset, not a continuation.
Lavers leans into that ambiguity, the title now feels less like a statement and more like a question hanging in the air. Will it come? And if it does, what does that even look like?
‘Song for the Messenger’ sets the tone
The new Chanel Beads single, ‘Song for the Messenger’, pulls you into that headspace immediately, it’s fractured, uneasy, and deliberately off balance.
“This song is laughing at me. Like looking over your shoulder and walking off a cliff. The video is about no fear.”
Chanel Beads ‘Song for the Messenger’ video
That tension runs through the entire project, Lavers wrote the album in a stripped back Brooklyn studio, building tracks from whatever was within reach. No overthinking or polish first approach, just instinct, Violinist Zachary Paul returns with a stronger presence, while Maya McGrory’s voice drifts back into the mix, joined by a rotating cast of collaborators from Lavers’ orbit.
A shift in sound and scope
There’s a noticeable evolution here, more live instrumentation, more voices, and more room to breathe, Lavers’ lyrics remain fragmented, circling ideas of loss, memory, and the uneasy coexistence of nihilism and love.
“It feels as if one should obliterate the other, but they don’t.”
That push and pull defines ‘Your Day Will Come’. It doesn’t resolve neatly, it lingers.
Chanel Beads Australian tour dates
Friday, June 5th – Sydney, VIVID @ Oxford Art Factory
Saturday, June 6th – Melbourne, Day Tripper @ Melbourne Town Hall
Sunday, June 7th – Brisbane, The Brightside
Find out more and get your tickets here.
Chanel Beads ‘Your Day Will Come’ Track List:
1. Drums Only
2. Song for the Messenger
3. The Coward Forgets His Nightmare
4. Profane Break
5. JBL in the Fireplace
6. Tyler Richard
7. Outside Your Life
8. Dust in the Wind
9. Silver Cup
10. Opening in the Gate
11. Spirit Showing
12. Drunk Stupid in the Structure
13. Boss
14. Beaten With Sticks
Pre order/save here.
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