Chanel Beads - "Embarrassed Dog"

Photo by Lauren Davis

Chanel Beads, the musical project of New York City's Shane Lavers, is quickly becoming one of the leaders in experimental music. The project's latest single, "Embarrassed Dog," is a mostly electronic track that also blends elements of hip hop and indie rock. It reminds me a little of late 90's electronic artists that would create a sound collage out of existing elements, but "Embarrassed Dog" also has a much more organic feel to it. It also sounds like Lavers created a bunch of different pieces for different songs, and then decided to mash them all together to create "Embarrassed Dog." And somehow made it all work into a cohesive piece of music.

You can watch the video for "Embarrassed Dog" below. Your Day Will Come is due out April 19 on Jagjaguar, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Chanel Beads, check out the artist on Instagram and Bandcamp. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.

Fri. May 17 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *
Sat. May 18 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey *
Tue. May 21 - Denver, CO @ Perplexiplex *
Thu. May 23 - Austin, TX @ Parish *
Sat. May 25 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *
Tue. May 28 - Toronto, ON @ Axis *
Wed. May 29 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall *
 
* = supporting Mount Kimbie