# CHIEF STATE Release New Single + Video “22 Reasons” Off The Upcoming Album ‘Waiting For Your Colours’

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- Published: 2022-06-22T14:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**Vancouver, BC’s CHIEF STATE Release New Single + Video “22 Reasons” Off The Upcoming
Album ‘Waiting For Your Colours’**

**LP Out July 1st on Mutant League Records**

LP chronicles closing out young adulthood at a crossroads and examining where we
belong, our place in the world, and allowing ourselves the time to figure it all
out.

Band On Tour Now

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_“Pure pop-punk brilliance.” – _**_Rock Sound_**

_“High energy and relentless with its upright honesty.”- _**_Closed Captioned_**

_“Chief State unleashes (pun intended!) a blast of emo-flavored pop punk about wanting
to move on from your state in life.”- _**_HollywoodLife_**

_“As soon as we hit play our jaws DROPPED. The drums and guitars coming in together,
the vocals, all of it gave us the pop-punk stan urge to headbang and finger point
along. If you like bands like The Story So Far or Neck Deep, we have a feeling Chief
State will be another fave to add to your list! We already know it’s going to be
a fan favorite new pop punk release from this year.”- _**_The Honey Pop_**

 Vancouver, BC pop-punks **Chief State** have debuted “22 Reasons,” the next single
off the band’s long-awaited debut full-length **‘Waiting For Your Colours,’** set
for release via **Mutant League Records** on July 1.

Chief State - 22 Reasons (Official Music Video)

[⌊Chief State - 22 Reasons (Official Music Video)⌉⌊Chief State - 22 Reasons (Official
Music Video)⌉
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Of the new track, vocalist Fraser Simpson says, _“22 Reasons is a song that we’re
all really proud of. It’s pretty different to what we normally do so we’re stoked
to finally share it! This was the song that started to shape our album, it got the
ball rolling and created the momentum needed to push through with this project during
what was a difficult time for everyone in 2021. The lyrics are an honest introspection
into a breakup I went through, how my perspective had changed from being with someone
so closely to then being on the outside looking in. That was the hardest at first,
knowing someone for so long to then only being able to see their light from a distance.
Looking back I can see it was an essential part of my own growth, the hardship of
that time led me to question what I was doing with my life. I had been just waiting
for my colours to come through. This album is about my journey over the last few
years but it is something we all go through. It’s about trying to find out who you
are and who you want to be, trying to find your colours. 22 Reasons is the last 
single before our album comes out on July 1st, we’re so grateful to everyone that
has supported us on this journey! Whether you’ve been with us for a while or are
brand new please keep spreading the word!”_

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_Photo: Lindsey Blane_

The follow-up to the band’s 2021 stand-alone single “Metaphors” and 2020 breakthrough
EP ‘Tough Love,’ ‘Waiting For Your Colours’ is the culmination of 5 years of relentless
hustle (not to mention a boatload of blood, sweat, and tears).

The journey to get here began with frontman Fraser Simpson, who at an impasse in
his life, decided on a whim to leave his home in the UK for Japan in 2014 and eventually
move to North America to form a band via Craigslist, where he connected with Nik
Pang, Chloe Kavanagh, Justin Pham and Joseph Soderholm to create Chief State.

Uncertainty, longing, a search for meaning, and assessing life choices make up the
themes on the new album, which chronicles closing out your 20s at a crossroads and
examining where we belong, our place in the world, and allowing ourselves the time
to figure it all out.

Simpson says, _“There’s definitely a coming of age theme on the new album. We’re
asking ourselves: What am I looking to get out of life, out of being in a band? 
What joys do I want to pursue and where do I want to place my energy moving forward?
We’ve come to the realization that we all need to stress less on the things we can’t
control and enjoy more of what we have, what we can control and the journey itself.”_

Collectively the band members spent their young adult lives struggling mentally,
emotionally and financially, in pursuit of their dreams, but the grind appears to
have paid off, as Chief State is now on the cusp of something great!

With an ever-growing legion of fans in their corner, a reputation for stellar live
shows, and a new album’s worth of kickass songs in their arsenal, 2022 is shaping
up to be the year of Chief State.  

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**Tour Dates:**
**w/ Calling All Captains**

Wed, Jun 22, 2022 Greer, SC – The Spinning Jenny 
Thu, Jun 23, 2022 Columbus, OH–
Big Room Bar **w/ Settle Your Scores & Wilmette** Fri, Jun 24, 2022 Canton, OH –
The Auricle Sat, Jun 25, 2022 Covington, KY – Madison Live Sun, Jun 26, 2022 Indianapolis,
IN – Hoosier Dome Tue, Jun 28, 2022 Louisville, KY – Mag Bar Thu, Jun 30, 2022 St.
Louis, MO – Duck Room Fri, Jul 1, 2022 Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s Sat, Jul 2, 2022
Chicago, IL – Subterranean **W/ Brooklane** Sun, Jul 3, 2022 Madison, WI – TBA Tue,
Jul 5, 2022 Fargo, ND – The Hall at Fargo Brewing Company Wed, Jul 6, 2022 Minneapolis,
MN – Midway Saloon Thu, Jul 7, 2022 Lincoln, NE – 1867 Bar Fri, Jul 8, 2022 Denver,
CO – Moe’s Original Sat, Jul 9, 2022 Salt Lake City, UT – The Loading Dock

Tickets: [https://www.chiefstate.com/shows](https://email.cloud.secureclick.net/c/6813?id=7902395.19475.1.6865767718a5cdf2361c2216f467e828)

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**Track Listing:** 
1. Continental Drift 2. Team Wiped 3. Out For Me 4. Wasting 
Away 5. Drown 6. Burning Out 7. Losing Sleep 8. 22 Reasons 9. Kills The Loved, Haunts
The Free 10. Sakura  

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[[**What others have said about Chief State:**
_“With hearts pinned to their sleeves
and tears staining their cheeks, Chief State deal in pop-punk at its most bittersweet.
Delivering as much urgency as you could possibly hope for”_– **Rock Sound**

_“Chief State deafen with high-octane pop punk. (_**_1 of 10 Pop-punk Bands Proving
The Genre Is Very Much Alive_**_)”_– **Alternative Press**

_“Chief State’s debut album was well worth the wait. The band continues to incorporate
the energy and emotion found in their previous material and created a very memorable
record.”- _**_Live A Little Bit Louder_**

_“…an instant-classic…Tough Love is chock full of high-quality moments.”- _**_The
New Fury_**

_“…The perfect mix of modern era punk rock with all the right touches of inspiration
from the 90s era bands that littered the rosters of Epitaph and Fat Wreck Chords.”_–**
All Ages Zine**

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