Rock ‘n’ roll band Chestnut Grove formed in 2011 when members Dee, James Daniels, John Tyler, Gary Geers and Zach Winkler were just graduating from high school. After four years of playing local bars, coffee shops, theaters, and festivals, the band debuted their first self-produced full-length album Perkiomenville in front of a sold-out crowd at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, PA.
In 2016, the band recorded the EP Let it Down with critically acclaimed producer Bill Moriarty, who has worked with notable artists like Modest Mouse and Philly’s own Dr. Dog. This EP featured a collection of songs including “Whiskey Hand” and “Let it Down,” two of the band’s first hits.
The band released the EP Black Champagne via Mad Dragon Records in 2018, signed a deal with Nimbleslick Entertainment, and began touring the East Coast and Midwest. In 2019, Chestnut Grove began recording their first full-length studio album when home from touring. The band’s ambitions for 2020 had included completing and releasing the new album and embarking on a US tour–goals ultimately derailed by the global pandemic.
Undeterred, Chestnut Grove went back to the studio with producer Derek Chafin (AKA “Chestnut Grove’s sixth man”) and finished The Album featuring singles “Golden Age,” “Ain’t Got Nobody,” “Newspaper Hats,” and fan favorite “I Know Somebody.” This album was released in 2021 at Ardmore Music Hall and virtually streamed via Nugs.net, followed by appearances on Radio 104.5 and 88.5 XPN.
Recently, the band dropped a new single titled “All For You,” which provides a glimpse at what we can expect from them in the coming year. Today Glide is offering up an exclusive premiere of the song’s music video. Filled with colorful imagery that captures the song’s soaring psychedelia-meets-R&B, the video captures the spirit of this band in a way that is sunny and laid back. Like a cross between the Alabama Shakes and Tame Impala, “All For You” marries kaleidoscopic indie pop and rock with infectiously soulful vocals courtesy of Dee Gerhart. One can only imagine that this tune would be well at home in what must be a supremely entertaining live show.
Dee Gerhart describes the process behind the video:
“It was so great to be in this video- the crew was amazing. It didn’t feel like work at all,and overall I think we captured everything they were going for visually. Not only does it look great, but I think it represents us, as a band, how we are; A quirky group who clearly spend a lot of time together and love one another.”
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