Hey hey, lots been going down!!

I’ve got a new album all ready. It’s done and it’s dusted and I’m currently waiting for the CDs (which land next week) and the vinyl (which land on the 26th Sept).

It’s comfortably my favourite thing I’ve ever done. It’s the album I’ve always wanted to make – eclectic but with a pop heart. An outlandish but hi-fi production. With world-class artwork from my pal Rich Jones (for Turning Rebellion). I honestly think this is a career-defining record for me. And I hope you do too.

Pre-order begins RIGHT NOW over at https://www.musicglue.com/chriscatalyst. Keeping it simple for this one, with a CD, a STRICTLY LIMITED lobster-red 180g vinyl with lovely matt sleeve, and a handsome shirt designed by Dusk aka @unholyclergy.

The first 250 signed vinyl sold will come with a FREE sticker of the t-shirt design!

Release date is Friday 6th October 2023. UK will have their orders by then, rest of world will follow shortly after.

AND to kick it all off, here’s the first of four promo videos, made by my pal Paul Morricone. This is a song called Emergency.

PLEASE share the video about – you lot are my PR company, my record label, my mates. And we rely on our mates during these weird times. THANK YOU as ever.

Do stick about – things are about to get VERY interesting…

It’s Kaleidoscopes release day! I’ve been banging on about this for weeks, so I won’t take up any more of your time than I need to, except to say that this is my favourite record I’ve ever done! I know I always say that, but that’s the nature of always trying to better yourself!

It’s available here:

https://www.chriscatalyst.com/shop

On lovely 180g vinyl, in an amazing die-cut sleeve, as well as CD (with a similar sleeve). Along with the last few shirts – don’t hang around, because these won’t be re-ordered.

If you want to buy the digital version, it’s available over at:

https://chriscatalyst.bandcamp.com

These two places are the best place to buy it directly from me, cutting out the middle… person.

The first 1000 bought from me come with an EXCLUSIVE ‘zine with stories behind the songs, a chat with some of the other people involved, and a really nice picture of my cat. There’s a few left but they won’t be around forever, so do get cracking.

NOW would be a good time to buy this… I am in with a REALLY good chance of a chart position here, which would be excellent for press etc, so if you fancy it – do it! And if you’re into it, please share it around. That’s how we spread the word.

We’re having an online listening party tonight (Friday 2nd April) over on Twitter, at 9pm UK time, 10 EU, 1 LA and 4 NY. The hashtag to use so we can all follow it is, simply #kaleidoscopes. You can ask me anything, I can fill you in on some fun stuff about the songs, and so on. It’s always good fun, and depending how drunk I get, I’ll hop on Instagram Live afterwards for a chat too.

There’s also an online gig on Sunday 4th, usual place at https://www.youtube.com/ChrisCatalystMusic – no donations this time, but if you want to ‘pay what you want’ then please buy a copy of the album on Bandcamp or iTunes or whatever, if you’ve already bought it, in lieu of the usual ‘pay what you feel’ thing. If you haven’t bought it yet, what are ya waiting for?!

Last but not least, I am doing a tour with my new pals (and fellow DIY noiseniks) Massive Wagons in September. Dates are on the gigs page!

THANKS AS EVER FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY AT THE MOMENT!!

Chris X

My new video THE RIDE is here:

It’s about the visceral and cathartic process of making art. Featuring Jason Bowld on drums, Dave Draper producing and AshTV Music Video making the video. And LITTLE ME (‘one of this generation’s quietly brilliant songwriters’ – Classic Rock magazine) on everything else.
Please spread it around if you are into it. That’s how we do it these days. Thank you. X

PS. Album pre-sale for KALEIDOSCOPES coming soon.

Happy new year all!

And welcome to what is – fingers crossed – the FINAL part of the ‘Quaran-Tour’. The home straight, if you will. With a vaccine speeding its way around lots of octogenarians and heading towards us all, it seems as good a time as any to launch my EXCLUSIVE AND UNAVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE, EVER new DOUBLE CD:

‘The Very Best Of Quaran-Tour’.

With 24 tracks, that’s almost TWO HOURS of acoustically-arranged artisan… art. This CD contains no less than SIX exclusive tracks that will never be available ANYWHERE ELSE.

You can also get your hands on TWO exclusive new face coverings – one ‘Q-Tour’ and one Eureka Machines design.

You can see it ALL at the all-new Chris Catalyst Shop, at www.musicglue.com/chriscatalyst.

As with everything on the Quaran-Tour, 50% of all profits go to charity, and this time, it’s going to Cancer Research – a cause which has surely touched all of our hearts and lives over the years. The lightbulb design on the EM one was by one of our own, the fabulous Vicky Peck, who we tragically lost on Christmas Day 2020 from the bastard cancer. So I thought it was the best possible charity to remember her by.

Hope you get behind this as much as all the other stuff I’ve done over the past year or so. Together, we have raised over £12,000 for a host of amazing charities – it would be amazing to push this up further, maybe even to £15,000.

As ever, there are special bundles with mega discounts, so go have a look. The CDs are with me NOW and the face coverings should be with me in a couple of weeks, so expect it all to land with you by the start of February (slightly longer if you are further afield, but the postage to America is back to a reasonable rate, so shouldn’t take forever this time).

That Double CD Tracklist:

DISC ONE:

1. No Regrets
2. Same Old Sun
3. Wake Me Up On Monday
4. Far
5. Able Seamen
6. Take On Me
7. Little Victories
8. House Of Butterflies
9. Pop Star
10. I’ll Call You
11. Paranoia
12. Mad World

DISC TWO:

1. Yeah – Oh No
2. Burn This City Down
3. Dancing In The Dark
4. Wish You Were Her
5. You Die At The End
6. Black Hole Sun
7. Cracking Up
8. Everything’s Fine
9. Red Wine Smile
10. These Are The People Who Live In My House
11. West End Girls
12. Happy

The eagle-eyed among you will have spotted that there’s this thing going on at the moment which means we don’t really have gigs any more. So I’ve been doing these ‘Quaran-Tour’ online gigs, and recorded an acoustic mini-album to celebrate. You can get it over here:

https://chriscatalyst.bandcamp.com/album/life-is-sometimes-acoustic

There’s another coming at the start of November!

Work continues apace on my next solo album, which is tentatively called ‘Open Books’. I’m hoping that you can hear a song from that really quite soon.

Stay tuned kidz with a z
Chris X