| Band: | Chalk Hands |
| Album: | The Line That Shapes the Coast of Us |
| Genre: | Post-Hardcore, Screamo |
| Country: | England |
| Release Date: | 27th of March 2026 |
| Released via: | Dog Knights Productions |
Four years after their magnificent debut Don’t think about death Chalk Hands are back to deliver another blow for the open hearted. This album screams figuratively and literally evolution with every note.
The Line That Shapes the Coast of Us is the effort of a band that has been on the road. Chalk Hands have toured extensively across the UK and Europe – including Touché Amoré and Frail Body – and have performed at festivals such as ArcTanGent and Sonic Rites. Songs like the opener “Ember Lane” or the epic “Day Glow” work like a magnifying glass on what I really liked about the debut: those tender guitar intros and the emotional weight that kicks in once the songs get moving. Man, those four songs leading into the album are an impressive demonstration of great Post-Hardcore in this day and age.
“The Bridge” from the predecessor was a highlight for me. On The Line That Shapes the Coast of Us it is the nearly instrumental “A Surefire Way To Disappear“. You can just drown yourself in the atmosphere this piece of art provides. The same can be said about “Your Skin is Gold“. Those instrumental passages are truly “gold” on .this record. The band once described their music as “loud sad songs” and there could be nothing more fitting.
Together with the Death of Youth album The Line That Shapes the Coast of Us serves as a great start to the Post-Hardcore of 2026. The whole album at times feels like walking into a tornado. At first, you’re hit by intense winds that throw everything above and below into chaos. In the middle, there’s a strangely beautiful calm, which—once you leave it again—turns back into the familiar and beloved turmoil.
From: Herten (Germany)
Favorite Artists: Nine Inch Nails – Depeche Mode – Converge
Best Show: Envy@Gebäude 9 (Cologne)
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