I’ve always loved songs where the harmony lines can join in with the melody anywhere. A melodic chord structure I’d been working with had an Eagles / Laurel Canyon Californian feel to it, and I liked how it resolved back to the beginning smoothly, almost like Déjà Vu, despite switching from a minor to a major key and back again. So the first lyrics were something like “hmmm hmmm hmmm dee dooo all the way to Déjà Vu,” and whilst I like country songs naming places, I didn’t want to go down the “she had a face like Arizona, as she danced like Philadelphia” route. I love driving to new places with my favourite songs blasting out of the speakers - Sugarland, Keith Urban, Ashley McBryde etc. Then when you arrive at your destination you get out of the car, straighten your shirt and pull your trousers up, probably brush off a few crumbs. The idea that we measure our journey in how many albums it takes to get there, not the actual miles travelled, just felt natural and relaxing (though maybe not if you only fast forward through playlists). That lesser heard 7th track comes alive as you drive through a new village, taking your time, feeling the music as you drive between the trees and breathe in the places along your journey.   “All The Way To Déjà Vu” was the first song I played when Laura and I first met up in late 2021. She was probably still getting over the “who’s this baldy at the door in a Covid mask?” stage at the time. The song came together before we even had a drummer, and then our first drummer couldn’t work out where the verse ended and the chorus started, which I’ll take as a compliment. As we completed the band line-up, the size of the song took shape. Pat and I were able to harmonise with Laura’s lead vocal, whilst forming a solid base for me to drift through the legato guitar solo. We originally released the song in May 2024, and BCMA made it their Editor’s Choice that month. After recording our first 5 songs for our debut EP "You're Melting Me" in the studio, this was my first go at home recording (apart from the drums) and we were pretty proud of the results. However, the more I experimented the more I learnt so we completely re-recorded the song for our debut album “Better In A Hat” and we’ve played it on at least 80 live shows now, and Pat has often performed the song on acoustic guitar giving it a more acoustic feel.Whilst mixing the album, I also played about with different intensities of mix. Some people like the big polished production, others prefer it stripped back and a bit more lo-fi, so I found a compromise in this “ECO Mix”. We all liked the more laid back feel the song has, like driving an open-top American car on a summer's day, so we included it on our “Chasing The Season EP” released in November 2025. It isn’t a purely acoustic version of the song because there’s still some electric guitar in there, but it’s just the room mic on Craig’s drums, some of the beefier tracks silenced, whilst other tracks, like mine & Pat’s acoustic and Dave’s piano, are more pronounced. We hope you enjoy our little musical journey and play it loud in your own car too.    

Off the back of trying to form a band called Secret River Band, just before the Covid-19 Pandemic, songwriter and guitarist Craig Chapman developed the theme into a prayer of inner strength to help navigate the inside out world we’d had thrust upon us. Craig was working as an air filtration engineer with more than 30 hospitals during Lockdown - which he describes as a very thankless task and one where it was so hard to believe in a higher power amongst the clueless chaos suddenly thrust upon the world. The lyrics express standing up for what you believe in and hold dear, whether it might be religion or other values that “guide us through the dark”. 

The brand new single from Chasing Twisters is a foot-tapping, sing-along Christmas banger all wrapped up in a warm, fuzzy, festive feeling. The actually song started life as a school assignment when Laura was studying Music at high school! Laura found it amongst some old paperwork and wondered if it could be brought to life by Chasing Twisters, by adding a little country magic!

We are proud to be finalists in three categories at this years UK Country Music Awards presented by ukcountryradio.com.  We've been nominated for the second year in a row for Best UK Country Group, and also for the first time for the prestigious Best UK Country Artist award, last year won by Helena Mace. Our album "Better In A Hat" received a nomination for Best UK Country Album. The awards take place on Saturday 27th September at the Radisson Blu East Midlands Airport. Country Music Social Media will be presenting an "In The Round" Acoustic performance in the afternoon and our very own Craig Chapman will be performing as well as manning the sound desk. In the evening performances will be given by Florence Somerville and band, Buckle 'N' Boots, Rebecca Richards, Dave Sutherland and alongside the awards ceremony and meal.