VELOUR ACADEMY is a pop-punk band founded in 2005 by songwriter/bassist Jamil Kassimali and songwriter/vocalist Shannon Martinez, who traded demos while going to school across the country from each other. Some songs, such as “Soda & Juice” and “Macrifoam,” were revived from those early demos for this new album. After releasing demos with just these two members, the band expanded its lineup, adding drummer Matt Calderon and backup vocalist/keyboard player Itzel Palacios. Under this formation, they recorded their first formal album, Ooze, in October 2017. Since, the band has performed in the Los Angeles area as well as festivals around the country. The band describes their aesthetic as 80s girl pop like Bananarama and early Madonna, “if that music were written and played by a punk band.”
CHISME was recorded/mixed/mastered by Jack Shirley, who has worked on projects for bands like Joyce Manor and Gouge Away, in October 2020 at the Atomic Garden in Oakland, CA. The album will be released digitally as well as on pink 10” vinyl and pink cassette on June 4th, 2021. Preorder it, here.
Video for “A Gentle Breeze” directed by Shannon Martinez. Shot and edited by Anna Orzechowicz, featuring Vivianne Serendipia.
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