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CHYMES

Back in the Greco-Roman times, Chymes was said to be the founder of alchemy, the magical power of transforming the ordinary into something extraordinary. Today, his legacy glimmers in Australian singer/songwriter Chymes, who has earned global word-of-mouth recognition by expanding from-the-heart songwriting into transcendent soundscapes. Two years ago, Jungkook—a member of the popular K-POP group BTS—tweeted a link to Chymes’ levitating song “Dreaming.” Her life changed overnight. To date, the single has been streamed more than 8 million times across Apple and Spotify.

Now, after a slew of fantastic shows Chymes is ready to release her second EP, Hell & Divine in 2021. The record is an energising whirl of power struggles and finding one’s voice, offering an intriguing push-and-pull of ethereal vocals mingled with assertive beats. She explains, “I prefer to write in concepts. Usually I have a feeling or situation or idea that’s personal to me, and then I write a story around it. I had a really, really hard year. I felt more free to experiment, free to be more open about my ideas and I’ve written the best stuff I’ve ever written.”