With the promise of an upcoming five-track EP, Chris Richter sends her new single, The Train of 3:30, into the world. The song is the title track of the upcoming EP, set to come out in February 2024, and sets the tone with an intricate, self-questioning message on how to choose life. If anything, this track shows how well Richter tells stories, musically and verbally. The train-like chugging of the supporting instrumentation and interweaving strings and horns make for a soft bed to lie her words in.
This will be the first extended release since her first EP (the self-produced bedroom child Atlas) came out in March 2022. Since then, Richter has gathered a band and planted herself firmly in the Amsterdam music scene. About her August 2023 single Gun at the Bottom, Marc Alenus (DaMusic) wrote: “A sound that is somewhat reminiscent of Sheryl Crow and Corinne Bailey Ray, backed by a five-piece band that knows their stuff.”
The upcoming EP promises lyrical coherence befit a concept album and well-considered production. Influences she names for her writing practice are Thom Yorke, Madison Cunningham, Victoria Canal and Sleeping at Last.
“I use words to get to know myself and my place in the world. I take simple ideas and rephrase it until I can make sense of it all.”