CHAPPO released debut LP - win tickets to tonight's record release show!

CHAPPO, the psychedelic-pop four-piece we took notice of a few months ago, released their debut LP Moonwater today (purchase on iTunes). A listen to the album on Spotify yesterday revealed that it's definitely something to get excited about--listen to the album below for yourself. To celebrate, the band will be playing an album release party at Dominion in the East Village tonight. Wanna go? Well we have a pair of tickets to give away! Details are at the bottom of this post.

The band is about to embark on a tour that will bring them down the east coast, including two performances at Bonnaroo, and seven dates with the similarly-natured of Montreal. All tour dates are below. CHAPPO also recently premiered the NSFW video for "Hell No" at IFC.com. You can watch that below as well.

To win two tickets to tonight's show: Email chris@fuckingnostalgic.com with "CHAPPO" in the subject and your name in the body. A winner will be selected at random and contacted by 3pm. Good luck!

Future Nostalgia - CHAPPO @ Mercury Lounge

CHAPPO @ Mercury Lounge - December 17, 2011
Photos: Sam Cornwall

On Saturday night, Brooklyn-based pych/indie band CHAPPO headlined Mercury Lounge, bringing their raucous show to a packed crowd. Photographer Sam Cornwall was there to document the show for us, which he described as including “confetti, glitter, crowd-surfing and three encores.” As evidenced by the photos, it looked to be quite the party. The band released their latest EP, Plastique Universe II: Pisces Princess back in August, which you can download on iTunes over here. We ran our very first ticket contest for the show (hopefully the first of many) and you can check out Sam’s awesome confetti-ridden photos below…

Future Nostalgia: Win a pair of tickets to CHAPPO @ Mercury Lounge this Saturday

If one were to give just a single listen to Brooklyn-based CHAPPO's extremely addictive "Petrified Sand," off their latest EP Plastique Universe II: Pisces Princess, you'd probably be able to pigeonhole their influences in an instant: MGMT, Neon Indian, even Neil Young. But forget for a second who they sound like on the first track... when you dig deeper into the EP and realize that their sound is ultimately defined by their lead singer's extremely dynamic voice--which delves into a Prince-like falsetto, contrasted by random bouts of Marc Bolan-esque growls--you're reminded of just how few bands these days are willing to take risks that many are afraid of.

Luckily for those of us in New York City, CHAPPO will be headlining Mercury Lounge tomorrow night (12/17), and we have a pair of tickets to give away so you can check the band out for yourself. To enter, all you have to do is send an email to chris@fuckingnostalgic.com with "CHAPPO" in the subject, and your first & last name in the body of the email. A winner will be selected at random by 4pm today and notified with details. Your email will not be used for anything other than entering the contest. Be sure to follow the band on their Twitter page to keep up to date on future shows, and below, check out their video for "Come Home," an undeniably catchy track off their last EP Plastique Universe. Good luck, and see you at the show!