Biography

The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo formed by Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands in Manchester in 1989. They were pioneers in bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.

Originally known as The Dust Brothers, they changed their name due to the existence of another band with the same name. Their first album Exit Planet Dust sold over one million copies and debuted at the No. 9 on the UK Albums Chart. After attracting Virgin Records, the duo achieved further success with their second album Dig Your Own Hole (1997), which topped the UK chart. They have had six No. 1 albums and 13 top-20 singles in the UK, including two chart-toppers. They have won six Grammy Awards, including Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Best Dance Recording, and Best Dance/Electronic Album. On 22nd of April 2021, the Chemical Brothers released a then non-album single, "The Darkness That You Fear". with another song, "Work Energy Principle", being released as a B-side on 15th of July.On 17th of March 2023, the Chemical Brothers released the second single, "No Reason". with the B-Side in form of "All Of A Sudden" being released on April 28th alongside the Vinyl version of the single.

On 13th of April 2023, 2 days before their performance at Coachella 2023, the Chemical Brothers revealed that a new album would be released autumn 2023 via a billboard announcement in the desert, which they shared an image of on their social media.On 28th of June, the Chemical Brothers released the 3rd single "Live Again" (featuring Halo Maud); they also announced that a biography titled "Paused in Cosmic Reflection", would be coming out in late October.On 19th of July, the Chemical Brothers announced their tenth album, "For That Beautiful Feeling", which was released on 8th of September 2023.On 21st of August, the Chemical Brothers released the fourth single "Skipping Like A Stone" the second collaboration with Beck, after their 2015 single "Wide Open".

On 5th of September, 3 days before the album, the Chemical Brothers released the fifth, titular single "For That Beautiful Feeling", alongside a short snipped of another album track "Goodbye" which was prior chosen by the community via the mailing list.