The pioneering electronic dance duo, Chase and Status, formed of Saul Milton and Will Kennard have released their sixth album, since their last album, RTRN II JUNGLE in 2019.
The iconic duo dates back all the way to 2003, where they originally formed a friendship whilst studying in Manchester. The pair put the majority of their time and efforts into their music, with Will Kennard deciding to embrace his passion and drop out of university. Despite focusing the majority of his time and effort on creating music and expanding his passion alongside his musical partner, Saul Milton still managed to achieve his honors degree in English and Humanities.
Since then, the pair have now become prodigies of their musical fields, working with impressive names across the industry, such as Major Lazer, Craig David and SHY FX, as well as producing sounds for icons such as Rihanna, Rita Ora and Dizzie Rascal. Their impressive list of collaborations continues with their newest album release: What Came Before.
The album is packed with versatile and groovy sounds, with features from celebrated names such as Popcaan, Pip Millett, Unknown T and more. In a recent interview, the duo delved into their collaborative choices for their latest album, and explained why each artist was chosen to be a part of the journey.
They state that Unknown T has “such a unique, brilliant voice” and go on to equate his vocal talents to the likes of an instrument itself. They go on to unpack how they decided to wield his voice as an instrument and fuse it into the song rather than just “peppering the beat with a song, and I think we did something pretty exciting with that”. They further stated that their collaboration with Pip Millett was inevitable as soon as they heard her track, ‘Running’, featuring Ghetts for the first time. The singer, born and raised in Manchester, further enticed the duo for a collaboration due to their shared connection to the city. Chase and status explained that they spent 6 years of their young adult life there, growing as individuals as well as claiming Manchester as the birthplace of Chase and Status – It seems fitting that the duo decided to collaborate with a successful fellow Mancunian artist for their latest release.
The duo played their first live performance of the new album at the Parklife Festival in Manchester which took place on the 11th and 12th of June, 2022, and they are set to appear at various shows across the UK this summer and links to tickets can be found their official website.
Parklife brought the energy! #Parklife @Parklifefest #chaseandstatus #whatcamebefore pic.twitter.com/Mu1d2JjJVx
— Chase & Status (@chaseandstatus) June 13, 2022
