Sandwich Song by The All Night Chemist is OUT TODAY

I know you've all been on the edge of your seats since we last released a track from T.A.N.C in November and today is the day!
On top of that, our debut album will be out on the 30th June and we'll be touring the UK in July to celebrate.

Sandwich Song started out as a nostalgic story recounting my school friend Aidan’s sandwiches he’d bring in his packed lunch that had been made by his mum. They were tuna mayo (with both mayo and salad cream), white bread and no crusts. There was no way I was ever going to get anything like that in my packed lunch (I used to get boiled eggs, and would get in trouble for leaving the shells on the floor, which is fair enough really). Anyway, Aidan didn’t like his sandwiches, so used to give them to me! They were indescribably perfect! 

This memory has stayed with me for over 20 years and it got me thinking about the power that food can have, especially when you're a kid and it’s been made with time and love by someone like your mum (my mum actually got quite sad about this song, because she makes great sandwiches and they didn’t get a mention). There was going to be another verse at the end of the song about how the explosion of ready-made supermarket sandwiches is a really bad thing because we’re all too busy these days to put the time and love into making a good sandwich for the people we love, but I decided that concentrating on the good in this song was better than all that moaning.

Anyway, the song sort of got away from me, turned into this almost sexy story about Aidan’s mother making magic but I was loving it so much I just let it happen and we’ve ended up with this tune that (for me anyway) recreates all the joy that that tuna sandwich created for that naughty 8 year old boy all those years ago, but in everlasting musical form. 

You can pre-order the album here

Tours dates have been announced - get your tickets here