I was very tempted to title this article something along the lines of
SUMERIAN USE DEM COREDOLLA$$$ TO SIGN MORE PROG
Or
ASKING ALEXANDRIA T SHIRT SALES FUND WANKFEST FUN
I didn't... but the second one was especially tempting.
Anyway, CHON yesterday made this statement:
'We are insanely stoked to announce that we've joined Sumerian Records!! We have cooked up some incredible things for 2015 and beyond. Look out for our debut album to be released early 2015'The singing of San Diego’s CHON should come as a surprise to very few people. Sumerian Record’s roster is equal parts highly profitable, teen friendly, pop acts like Dayshell and wizard level prog nerds like Animals As Leaders. CHON are obviously not a pop act, but they are full on Dungeon Master Progressive Jazz Rock... or something.
Before this deal CHON were a solely internet famous group, popular on forums and youtube. If that sentence gives you deja-vu, it was meant to. Now-label mates Periphery started in a similar position and perhaps Sumerian hope to replicate that transference of success.
If the name CHON is completely new to you, then why not check out the announcement video and their last release, Whoohoo!, below?
CHON's debut release on Sumerian Records is due Spring 2015
