Pontypridd trio CHROMA round off a breakout stretch with their new single “Lifehack,” out now via Alcopop! Records. Doubling down on their fuzzy, melancholic direction, the track explores the surreal logistics of dating on reality TV. Vocalist KT Hall shares that the song was inspired by considering a stint on Channel 4’s First Dates and imagining what it might feel like to fall in love in a public fishbowl.
The release follows their return single “Riverhouse,” which earned Radio Wales A List status and BBC 6Music support, amassing more than 400 global radio plays in 60 days. Two years on from their Welsh Music Prize-nominated debut album Ask For Angela, CHROMA are stepping confidently into a bold new chapter.
Drummer Zac Mather calls the past few years a whirlwind, with the band taking their debut around the world before returning to the studio to craft what they see as their strongest material yet. Hall adds that the new songs push them further as writers, drawing from deeply personal themes including grief, heartbreak, and navigating life from a deindustrialised South Wales.
After recent live dates with PINS and a Music Venue Trust Grassroots Venues Tour with BILK, CHROMA have also been announced for FOCUS Wales 2026. More shows and new music are on the horizon as the trio head into an ambitious year ahead.