Chartreuse share final album teaser, "Moon Man"
Chartreuse have released their latest single, "Moon Man" as the final cut to be unveiled from their forthcoming new album, Bless You & Be Well.
Speaking about the release, guitarist and vocalist Mike Wagstaff says: "At the time of writing ‘Moon Man’ I was in a constant state of missing someone, so I felt qualified to write this song. In Chinese mythology Chang'e was the wife of legendary archer Hou Yi, who was revered in legend for having shot down 9 of the 10 suns that were scorching the earth, leaving just one.
For this feat he was awarded an elixir of immortality, the elixir however contained only enough for one person. Hou Yi's love for Chang'e was strong and not wanting to live forever without his wife he decided not to drink the elixir, but to entrust it to his wife so no one would drink it."
"One day, his apprentice attempted to take the elixir for himself and in a desperate attempt to prevent him, Chang'e drank it herself. The elixir floated her to the moon, where she would go on to become the Moon Goddess, leaving her husband Hou Yi behind, mortal and heartbroken," he continues. "Hou Yi shouted to the sky and caught sight of a figure that resembled Chang'e swaying on the moon, and so would display fruits, cakes and other offerings at times of a full moon, to try to convey how much he missed her."
Bless You & Be Well, is out on 29 August via Communion Records, and is available to pre-order now.
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