14 May 2025
Even though Great Manchester‘s post-punk loners CHAMELEONS led
by mastermind, vocalist and bassist VOX aka Mark Burgess (now aged 65)
only made 4 albums since their birth in 1981, the band earned a devoted
following, which they expanded over the years with constant touring.
Photography by Mick Peek
All those fans’ long patience for new material was rewarded last year with
5-track EP Tomorrow Remember Yesterday. You can stream it below.
And now the news just came in that Vox & Co have canned their first LP
in 24 years. It’s baptized ARCTIC MOON and will show up on Sept 12th.
Antwerp, Belgium – 5 Feb 2025 – photo by Turn Up The Volume
Vox (aka Mark Burgess) “Our new album is finally finished and being prepared for release. There is an obvious maturity to the songwriting on this record, while anyone familiar with our past work will hear that this is a positive step forward. “We’re really pleased with how the album has turned out and really looking forward to the challenge of performing songs from it live when we begin the ‘Arctic Moon’ tour.
For the first time, we’ve been able to use real orchestral strings on a couple of songs, which were arranged and performed by Pete Whitfield at Real Strings in Manchester. They have been given a truly epic quality, but we have every confidence our keyboard player Danny [Ashberry] will utilise all his skill to help bring this to the stage!”
All Tour Dates HERE.