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Chalk
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Chalk
Plays on LTZ: (historical total not available beyond this vault's episode folders)
Tracks played
Get Fucked — played 2026-07-15
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Chalk — Get Fucked
Played: 2026-07-15 (Segment 6) (TikTok)
Chalk is a Belfast dance-punk/industrial duo (Ross Cullen — vocals, Benedict Goddard) who coined the term "Crystalpunk" for their sound. "Get Fucked" is a standalone single released 3 July 2026 on ALTER Music LLC, following their debut album Crystalpunk (13 March 2026), which received a five-star NME review and reached No. 1 on the UK Dance Album Chart. It was produced with Irish producer Kettama (Evan); the band told NME (2 July 2026): "It sat for a while until we worked on it with Evan, who gave it a new lease of life." Their music addresses the Protestant-Catholic, English-Irish heritage of post-Troubles Belfast (The Guardian, 18 March 2026).
TikTok angle: Rebellious/anti-establishment angle: the band shared messages from radio stations, including the BBC, saying they loved the song but wouldn't play it on air — Less Than Zero plays it anyway.
Sources: NME · The Guardian · Bandcamp · DIY Magazine
Chalk
Origin: Belfast, Northern Ireland · formed 2021 · active
Members: Ross Cullen (vocals), Benedict "Ben" Goddard (guitar, synthesizer) — formerly a trio with Luke Niblock (drums, departed 2025)
Crystalpunk (March 2026) — Alter Music — UK Albums Chart #30, UK Dance Albums Chart #1
Facts:
Cullen and Goddard met as university film students in Belfast; Cullen has a Protestant father and Catholic mother, Goddard an English father and Irish mother — the mix informs the band's post-Troubles themes.
Played Reading Festival (2023) and Glastonbury (2025); NME compared the eight-minute Crystalpunk closer "Béal Feirste" to Underworld's "Born Slippy."