Chestnut Grove is a genre-fluid Philadelphia-based quintet known for their live shows who has recently released new single, “Xpress Urself” and has hit the road for a string of tour dates culminating May 1 when the band headlines a hometown show at 118 North in Wayne, PA.
Guitarist and vocalist Dee says:
XPRESS URSELF is the ultimate intro to the summer. It’s fun, sexy, and just makes you want to dance along. Its deeper meaning can also be taken as freedom of expression; celebrating people as their own individuals. This is the first song we completed with our new bandmates. It came out quite organically and it felt like we found solid footing for writing together. Lyrically, it kind of just ‘fell out’ of me, and I was very inspired by the thought of a live audience dancing along, as though the song was ‘giving them life.’ Anything to bring us all together, I’m for it. I am so happy with how this song turned out; it sounds exactly as it did in my brain while we were writing. Our producer, Derek Chaffin, really heard the vision and did a fantastic job of capturing it.
I’m really excited to see the response to this song, and to see the audience pick up on the lyrics and sing along. There’s nothing like those moments with a space full of people all vibrating on the same frequency.
Drummer and vocalist James Daniels adds:
To me, XPRESS URSELF, is a danceable grungy psychedelic fever dream. The beat and riff are meant to make you move, the lyrics might make you feel feral!
Chestnut Grove will continue to expand their sonic palette while releasing new material and will bring their show to cities across the country throughout 2026.
Don’t Miss Chestnut Grove Live:
April 10 – Riverstreet Jazz Cafe – Plains, PA
April 11 – Kings Rook – Club Erie, PA
April 12 – Zephyr Pub – Kent, OH
April 14 – Peoples Brewing – Lafayette, IN
April 17 – Midway – Ironwood, MI
