Harmony is released via Soliti Recordings on the 31st january 2025
2024 has seen Pink Chameleons release a couple of singles, “Colors Seem to Fade” and “Some Sunny Feeling” whilst playing a handful of live dates. Outside of the official glare, the band has been busy readying album #2; Harmony sees the light of day on the 31st January, 2025 – via Soliti Recordings.
“Harmony was crafted at Altai Studios in Helsinki and completed at home. “Altai Studios, owned by the band 22-pistepirkko, is built in the cellar of a very old movie house” Paltsa-Kai Salama, leader of Pink Chameleons tells us. “Harmony leans more into psychedelia than our more punk inspired debut album, 2021’s Peace and Love. The overall sound of Harmony is dominated by mellotron, hypnotic tremolo and electric sitar along with repetitive bass riffs and percussion”
Along with the Harmony album announcement, Pink Chameleons share new single “Sunshine Honey”
Filming and editing: Paltsa-Kai Salama
Puppets and puppetry: Krista Salama
“”Sunshine Honey” is such a warm and fuzzy psych-pop tune, so what could be a better companion for it than a video of dancing and singing wooly socks.” Paltsa-Kai tells us.
Listen to “Sunshine Honey”
One of the more approachable songs in the band’s catalogue, “Sunshine Honey” offers a flip side to some of Harmony’s dense and evolving Mega Psych Sound.- ““Sunshine Honey” is a Psych pop song or even a happy song for these dark times. It features a sharp electric sitar and a goofy organ riff. The chorus is a cheerful blast of pure joy” Paltsa-Kai tells us. “Sunshine Honey” arrives on the 13th December 2024.
Initial Reaction
“This new single is brimming with brightness, playing upon the song’s title by showering you with warmth, letting the honey and the song’s underbelly keep you stuck in the mix.” Austin Town Hall
“This single, hypnotic in its finest forms, is a track that compels repeated plays and encourages you to press all available ‘follow buttons’ to make sure you do not forget the release of the album.” Janglepophub
“It stands out for its dynamic musical narrative and a rhythm that will undoubtedly provoke body movement, full of electronic sounds and textures that give depth to the track.” R más
“Garage, folky and dirty song” Moochila tv
“It’s a country-flavored garage psychedelic song, and it’s the band’s most pop song to date.” Niche Music
Soundi shared the video “fast-paced psych-pop blast”
“cheerful psych pop” Setlistmx
“Sunshine Honey’ seems to be intended as a sort of psych-lite event, more in the way of psych pop and intended perhaps for the younger end of the audience spectrum” Nordic Music Central
Pink Chameleons: Harmony (Soliti 115)
Release date : 31/01/2025
PC Harmony album cover
- Sunshine Honey
- Lemonade
- Draggin’ On
- Colors Seem To Fade
- Black Sky
- Neon Cave
- Some Sunny Feeling
- Sleep Through
- Ride Into The Moon
- Wrong Future
Credits:
All songs written by Paltsa-Kai Salama
Arranged by Pink Chameleons
Paltsa-Kai Salama: Vocals, guitars, electric sitar, organ, mellotron
Antti Sauli: Bass
Ville Hopponen: Drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Jussi Hurskainen: Saxophone (tracks 4, 6, 7, 9)
Tytti Roto: Backing vocals (tracks 7, 9)
Silja Massa: Vocals (track 1)
Iiro Tulkki: Percussion (tracks 4, 7)
Recorded at Altai Studios in October 2023 and finished at home studio during 2024. Engineering at Altai Studios by PK Keränen. Mixed and recorded by Paltsa-Kai Salama. Mastered by Jari Suominen.
Cover art painting by Krista Salama.
Pink Chameleons Harmony – left to right: Ville, Antti and Paltsa-Kai – photo by Pertti Raami
Upcoming shows:
13.12 Salo, Bizarre
10.1. Helsinki, Love Potion Psych Fest
7.2 Tampere, Pethaus
15.2. Turku, Satamakapakka Hunsvotti
20.2 Helsinki, Siltanen
1.3. Lappeenranta, Uus Hoi Sie
Reaction to earlier singles Colors Seem To Fade and Some Sunny Feeling
“This is the sort of pensive psychedelia that we don’t encounter as often these days, pulling from these sort of mysterious Eastern influences like a slow burning stick of incense” Austin Town Hall
“Creating a western-folk-rock sound” SetlistMX
“It’s a sound that will appeal to people who like The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Ty Segall.” Niche Music
“There’s a kind of Scandinavian melancholy to the music I make. If you spend 9 months a year in snow, rain and darkness, it will be reflected in the art you make.” small interview via Revista Arte Brasileira
“This song is full of texture and vibrancy” Darkus Magazine
“Even The Beatles at their most Indian-inspired level of creativity wouldn’t have mixed those three instruments.” Nordic Music Central
“Pink Chameleons piloted by Paltsa-Kai Salama of the Black Lizard band lives up to expectations with their new single” Päivan Biisit
“Mesmerizing with its bass line and extra mojo from the soulful saxophone, this kusari gem is like a slice of California’s flower children’s sun”. Desibeli
Pink Chameleons Harmony – left to right: Ville, Antti and Paltsa-Kai – photo by Pertti Raami
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