Rachel Chinouriri – It Is What It Is
Hotly tipped alternative indie pop artist Rachel Chinouriri today shares her new single “It Is What It Is,” the final preview of her long-awaited debut album What A Devastating Turn Of Events, out May 3rd via Elektra.
“It Is What It Is” channels Rachel’s frustrations about being messed around by a potential partner, featuring exasperated spoken word verses and voice notes from friends reminding her to know her worth. The release comes complete with a brand new visualizer and follows the album’s previous singles “What A Devastating Turn Of Events,” “Never Need Me” (with a video starring Florence Pugh) and “The Hills.”
About “It Is What It Is” Rachel shares: “Well, I was definitely in a petty mood. It’s interesting because humans are full of flaws and I have the privilege of going through therapy, which has massively helped me with my self development journey. However, there are those moments where you want to be so petty because someone’s done you wrong. I’ve learned I’m responsible for how I allow men to treat me because they feel I’m worthless enough to be treated that way and it’s a big F U to them as I’ve not discovered how much I deserve. I just feel annoyed I never got to say what I wanted and that’s fine… I have this song instead and it is what it is :)”
Rachel Chinouriri 2024 live dates
Tuesday, April 30th – Assai Outstore – SWG, Glasgow
Wednesday, May 1st – Reflex Outstore – Boiler Shop, Newcastle
Thursday, May 2nd – Crash Outstore – Academy 3, Manchester
Friday, May 3rd – Rough Trade Outstore – Metronome, Nottingham
Saturday, May 4th – HMV Instore – The Vault, Birmingham
Monday, May 6th – Rough Trade Outstore – The Fleece, Bristol
Tuesday, May 7th – Rough Trade Instore – Rough Trade East, London
Wednesday, May 8th – Vinilo Instore – Vinilo, Southampton
Thursday, May 9th- Banquet Outstore – Kingston, Pryzm
Sunday, July 14th – TRNSMT Festival – Glasgow, UK
Thursday, July 18th – Gurtenfestival – Bern, Switzerland
Saturday, August 3rd – AppleTree Garden Festival – Diepholz, Germany
Friday, August 9th – Syd For Solen Festival – Copenhagen, Denmark
Friday, August 16th – MS Dockville Festival – Hamburg, Germany
Saturday, August 17th – Lowlands Festival – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
Friday, August 23rd- Leeds Festival – Leeds, UK
Sunday, August 25th – Reading Festival – Reading, UK
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