Chandra is making waves as a dynamic singer-songwriter, crafting lush soundscapes infused with themes centred around the human experience and the challenges of self-assurance, all within a distinct style of guitar-pop. After a stellar 2023 marked by the release of two highly praised tracks, “Pretty” and “Smile (No Fox Gibbon),” Chandra returns in 2024 with his latest offering, “I’ll Be There”, a new track characterised by catchy hooks and thoughtful, vulnerable, and introspective lyrics.

Kicking off with an energetic guitar riff, “I’ll Be There” immediately grabs attention, setting a lively pace that allows Chandra’s captivating vocals to shine. Throughout the song, the music builds and recedes, complementing Chandra’s poignant lyrics, which grow in intensity as the track progresses.

Describing how the track is based on his hopes and fears, Chandra explains, “I used to despair at the fact that nothing I did would make a blind bit of difference against the swirling vortex of war, disease, corruption, political turmoil and environmental disasters. Waking up every day to a backdrop of relentless bad news, feeling helpless to do anything about it, really gets you down. But the truth is we can affect a change and it starts right here, at home, with how we treat one another. We can be the ones to turn this all around with simple but widespread acts of love, trust, and empathy.

I wrote this song to help everyone realise that you can make small changes to the way you act… simply be there for someone, smile at someone and with every single positive move we dissipate more and more bad feeling. On a grand scale I think that represents the sea change that we all need. And I purposefully filled this song with little musical surprises (some bigger than others) to make everyone smile, snigger and beam while they think about what small thing they can do to make someone happy.”

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