Panchiko, have announced their new album Chimera, will drop on April 9 via Nettwerk Records (Vacations). Along with the news, the UK band has shared lead single “One Car Hits Another (ft. Mei Semones).” Panchiko are currently on tour in the UK and Ireland.

Of the track, Panchiko’s Andy Wright shares:

“I imagined a serene waltz of a car crash, whilst onlookers and soon-to-be roadkill alike all sing along watching the slow motion collision unfold. A hand shake, or a car crash, the matter of fact news report describing the incident never makes it clear where the true devastation lies… one car hits another… one hand shakes another; they’re both meetings, technically. ”

Three decades ago, four teenage pals from Nottingham combined Britpop glow with interests in home-recording and the exploding nerd subculture of video games and anime. They called themselves Panchiko and made a record called D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L. They found a little momentum, and then, as most bands mostly do, stalled. But 16 years later, the right fan found a copy in a local charity shop, and that fan found the right series of online communities that eventually tracked down Panchiko and,prompted people who had mostly gotten on with their adult lives to reunite, the rest is history.

Panchiko includes original members Andy Wright (keyboardist and producer) and Owain Davies (vocalist and guitarist), alongside new members guitarist Robert Harris, bassist Shaun Ferreday, and drummer Jon Nellen.

Panchiko
Chimera
Nettwerk Records
Tracklisting

Day One (ft. billy woods, Cotillon)
One Car Hits Another (ft. Mei Semones)
Runtime
Glas Lands
Overwrite (ft. Clarion)
Glazing (ft. Mei Semones, Hugh Pascall)
Zinc Spark (ft. Korea Girl, Mei Semones)
Chimera (ft. Abby Sage, CJ’s Mirra Maze)
Passing (ft. Lula Nova)
Giorgia (ft. Clarion)
Swallowing Keys
Trickle

Panchiko 2026 Tour Dates

Fri
23
Oct
Bristol, UK
Electric Bristol

Sat
24
Oct
Camden, UK
Roundhouse

Wed
28
Oct
Manchester, UK
New Century Hall

Fri
30
Oct
Belfast, UK
Empire Music Hall

Sat
31
Oct
Dublin, Ireland
Vicar Street

pre-order Chimera by Panchiko HERE