SPLIT CHAIN release new single ‘scatterbrain’ and announce deluxe release of ‘motionblur’

SPLIT CHAIN return with expansive new single ‘scatterbrain’

A deluxe reimagined version of debut album ‘motionblur’ will be released on September 11th
UK headline tour announced for September with support from False Reality and Roman Candle

The Chain is back. Bristol’s nu-gaze shapeshifters, Split Chain, return today with the heavy-hitting ‘scatterbrain’. A fusion of shoegaze haze and nu-metal crunch, the band creates an expansive sonic atmosphere through gritty, metallic vocals, head-splitting drums, and distorted emo melodies.

“Like all of our other music, “scatterbrain” comes from personal experiences growing up that we’re sure everyone can relate with to some degree. It’s a song about the slow degradation of friendships, relationships and family ties. How all of a sudden, when things can seem to be at their best, the other person in the relationship, friendship or the family member seems to stop pulling their weight. They start to get caught up in their own thing, get lost in their head, and either consciously or subconsciously pull away without providing any reason whatsoever, leaving the other person with nothing but feelings of abandonment, unrequited love and questions.”

Alongside ‘scatterbrain,’ a digital deluxe edition of their acclaimed debut ‘motionblur’ will be available September 11th on Epitaph Records. Each track has been reimagined by the band and features rising bands in today’s alternative scene, bringing in London hardcore group False Reality on ‘SPIT,’ Las Vegas’ Roman Candle on ‘Headway,’ and many more. Expanding on the deluxe edition, the band shares, “we are so, so proud of what we created with ‘motionblur,’ and we wanted to come up with a way to celebrate it all over again, in a way that both shows love to the scene that has helped us get where we are now, as well as including many of the friends that we’ve made along the way.” The ‘motionblur [DELUXE]’ will also include recent singles “sylvia (i won’t belong to you)” and today’s “scatterbrain”, as well as “untitled”, a track that was previously hidden and unlisted on the LP & CD versions of the album.”

We get that everyone interprets music in their own way, and so we invited a bunch of mates to feature across the album, so that we could hear their individual interpretations of the songs. It came out so much better than we could have even hoped, and we truly believe the work and energy that every person has done on every song is incredible. The cast of names on this version on this album is sick, and we know people are gonna love it just as much as we do. We’re so incredibly grateful to every single artist that has helped the deluxe become a reality and we genuinely can’t wait to hear what everybody thinks.”

Wrapping up their North American tour supporting Soul Blind, Split Chain head back out on a UK headline tour with special guests False Reality and Roman Candle. The band will make stops at Southampton’s The Joiners, Glasgow’s G2 and wrap up at London’s Underworld on September 25th. You can also catch Split Chain opening for heavy metal mainstays, Kittie, on August 10 and 11 in the UK. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit splitchain.uk/tour.

“Since the band started back in 2023, everything has happened for us so quickly. Before we knew it, we’d signed with Epitaph, put out our debut LP out, have spent the past 10 months since release touring across Europe, the US, Canada and Australia. There was a point of realization for us amongst all of the chaos where we realized that we hadn’t actually toured the UK since way before ‘motionblur’ was released. We decided that we absolutely had to give the album a proper tour at home, and we’re so stoked that it’s finally happening. Not only that, but we also get to tour with some really sick bands in False Reality and Roman Candle, who we all love. We’re genuinely really excited to tour the UK again and can’t wait to get back out on the road.”

Following the highly  anticipated release of ‘motionblur’ last summer, Split Chain solidified themselves  as the hottest, zeitgeist-capturing band in the world. Described by Revolver as “a new higher-water mark  for the nu-gaze movement,” Split Chain honors the grunge and angsty distortion of nu-metal titans  while carving their own mark in the scene. With press acclaim for motionblur across Consequence, Knotfest, Stereogum, Revolver, Kerrang! and more.