Chandra
Chandra is a bold and exciting singer-songwriter from Bristol, UK, forging unique guitar pop with an uplifting, positive message and intimate lyrical prowess. With one music blogger tagging Chandra as having "an insanely strong voice with a beautiful timbre," this artist will certainly be known for his vocal prowess, with his vocal-forward style carrying his lyrical messages to the forefront. Chandra writes from the heart with stories of the human condition; the struggles of self-belief, building confidence and riding the daily see-saw of mental health. “It’s not cool to sing about these things. But I want to shout loud and evangelise things that otherwise get demoted to a mere whisper under your breath; mental health, being nice to one another, believing in yourself and finding the confidence to simply be yourself.” Citing influences from Bowie, Queen, The Carpenters and The Beatles through to Britpop, Britney, Pink, One Republic and Sam Fender, Chandra is a sucker for a good melody. “Growing up my parents’ record player always had Bowie, The Beatles, The Carpenters on loop. I grew up learning what a great melody was. My teenage years were rocket-fuelled along by Suede, Blur, Oasis, Manics, Supergrass, Elastica, Mansun, Radiohead, Coldplay… but it was REM’s 1995 Monster Tour at Milton Keynes Bowl that lit the spark before all that. From then on I knew that all I wanted to do was perform my own songs live to thousands of people.”
