SLACK ROCKER CJ WILEY’S DEBUT LP, SO BRAND NEW, OUT FEBRUARY 28, 2025 VIA TINY KINGDOM MUSIC
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“CJ Wiley keeps things simple in order to get complex. Warm guitars, steady drums and lively bass — sometimes that's all you need to start a fire. Wiley's Boy Golden-produced debut lights all kinds of fires, an ever-shifting document of change and renewal” Exclaim!, Most Anticipated Albums of 2025
Today, CJ Wiley is sharing another new single from their upcoming debut LP, So Brand New, set for release February 28, 2025 via Tiny Kingdom. “Don’t Die Charlie” arrives on the heels of recent singles “Cheap Therapy”, “No One Like U”, and “Adelaide”, and “is about my decade-long battle with addiction and the grief I still carry for the friends I lost along the way,” shares CJ. “It holds vivid memories, taking me back to high school when everything felt so chaotic, though I didn’t fully realize how dark things really were at the time. There’s a sense of guilt that comes with surviving, knowing how easily it could’ve been me who didn’t make it out. Writing this song helped me make sense of it all. It’s for anyone who’s lost someone and still feels their presence.”
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MORE ABOUT SO BRAND NEW
A groundswell of gripping slacker rock, non-binary singer-songwriter CJ Wiley doesn’t waste any time. Twirling guitars, a steady drum beat, crunchy bass; ballads twanged slightly country, anthems skewed slightly grunge; a message of love and anger, healing and rancour; all of which are found on their debut LP, So Brand New.
Produced by Boy Golden, So Brand New is a journey through the ever-shifting landscapes of identity and self-acceptance. This album explores embracing change and finding comfort in the continuous evolution of who we are. It delves into themes of grief, nostalgia, queer love, struggles with drug addiction, and the rejection of gender performance, while also addressing the absurdity of how expensive it is just to be alive these days. At its core, the album reflects the idea that no one is ever just one thing; we are all fluid, constantly adapting through the various stages of our lives.
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