Chief Executive Officer w/ The Gurr + Micah

Chief Executive Officer hold down a space where shoegaze’s traditional fixation on texture gives way to bass-forward momentum. Built around inventive drumming, layered guitar atmospherics and lead-like bass lines, the Melbourne/Naarm outfit approaches the genre from the ground up, favouring assertive rhythm over saturation. At the centre is frontwoman Hayley, whose vocal delivery acts as a guiding presence, threading melodic, hook-driven choruses through the band’s instrumental restraint and substance. The result is a sound that is structured rather than diffuse, where repetition and low-end drive shape the songs as much as atmosphere or distortion. Chief Executive Officer are steadily building momentum within Melbourne’s independent music scene. Catch them live at Bar Open on Thursday 2 July, supported by The Gurr and Micah.