Chloe Gill Adds Anthemic Energy to 2026 with 'Pushing Punishment'
With new single 'Pushing Punishment', Newcastle's CHLOE GILL takes another excellent stride into a brand new year.
Following on from the track 'Down The Drain', released in January, the latest offering from Gill is a powerful anthem that serves as a reminder of her unshakeable talent as both songwriter and vocalist. 'Pushing Punishment' was created with collaborator Gareth Hudson (Buddy Knox, Hazy Cosmic Jive Studios) and as Gill explains, was a process that came together quite quickly once the foundation was set.
"This song feels like me becoming me. Growing into my adult self, growing into my personality, being kind to myself and others, listening to my own heart and my own needs, accepting my neurodivergence and my personality and learning about how to pave my own life for how I want to live it and achieve my dreams. Learning to "fill my cup" first or to "put my own oxygen mask on first". I can't show up for anyone else until I've shown up for me first." CHLOE GILL
Gill found inspiration for this track in the DNA of music by artists including Bon Iver, Sharon Van Etten and Gang Of Youths; all artists who lead with strong emotional intelligence.
These are influences that have aligned perfectly with the artist's own signature style, with Gill wearing her lived experiences and emotions on her sleeve as a songwriter and performer.
"Go Farther In Lightness by Gang Of Youths, this album has shaped so many years of my life, so many memories attached to the tracks in this album, especially lyrically. It's so easy to come back to, the production is timeless, the strings are so uplifting and make me feel so emotional. I wanted this track to build dynamically and through instrumentation and achieve what that album makes me feel."
"This song is how I can best share what it feels like to live inside my head. I wanted to capture the tension and release that plays in my body and my mind. It can get really loud but it can also be kind and quiet. The drums in the end and the string cadence, to me, recreate a period in my life where I just kept going around in circles with myself but then finally stopped because it wasn't serving me. I didn't want to live like that anymore.
The choruses feel to me, really uplifting and strong, how I wanted to feel and knew I could feel."
Alongside the release of 'Pushing Punishment', Gill also shares the official music video, an emotive visual that extends the themes of the track and serves as a natural companion piece.
"I wanted the music video to replicate the pace of the track but in a simplified way because there is so much going on in the track, it's a slow build through the whole song."
'Pushing Punishment' will feature on Chloe Gill's forthcoming debut album, I Have A Habit of Dreaming, due for release on March 12th. Following on from 'Down The Drain' and 2025 singles 'Why?', 'Something In The Winter' and 'Over Me', this latest release from Gill shows the dynamism and intimacy threaded through her work.
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Following on from the track 'Down The Drain', released in January, the latest offering from Gill is a powerful anthem that serves as a reminder of her unshakeable talent as both songwriter and vocalist. 'Pushing Punishment' was created with collaborator Gareth Hudson (Buddy Knox, Hazy Cosmic Jive Studios) and as Gill explains, was a process that came together quite quickly once the foundation was set.
"This song feels like me becoming me. Growing into my adult self, growing into my personality, being kind to myself and others, listening to my own heart and my own needs, accepting my neurodivergence and my personality and learning about how to pave my own life for how I want to live it and achieve my dreams. Learning to "fill my cup" first or to "put my own oxygen mask on first". I can't show up for anyone else until I've shown up for me first." CHLOE GILL
Gill found inspiration for this track in the DNA of music by artists including Bon Iver, Sharon Van Etten and Gang Of Youths; all artists who lead with strong emotional intelligence.
These are influences that have aligned perfectly with the artist's own signature style, with Gill wearing her lived experiences and emotions on her sleeve as a songwriter and performer.
"Go Farther In Lightness by Gang Of Youths, this album has shaped so many years of my life, so many memories attached to the tracks in this album, especially lyrically. It's so easy to come back to, the production is timeless, the strings are so uplifting and make me feel so emotional. I wanted this track to build dynamically and through instrumentation and achieve what that album makes me feel."
"This song is how I can best share what it feels like to live inside my head. I wanted to capture the tension and release that plays in my body and my mind. It can get really loud but it can also be kind and quiet. The drums in the end and the string cadence, to me, recreate a period in my life where I just kept going around in circles with myself but then finally stopped because it wasn't serving me. I didn't want to live like that anymore.
The choruses feel to me, really uplifting and strong, how I wanted to feel and knew I could feel."
Alongside the release of 'Pushing Punishment', Gill also shares the official music video, an emotive visual that extends the themes of the track and serves as a natural companion piece.
"I wanted the music video to replicate the pace of the track but in a simplified way because there is so much going on in the track, it's a slow build through the whole song."
'Pushing Punishment' will feature on Chloe Gill's forthcoming debut album, I Have A Habit of Dreaming, due for release on March 12th. Following on from 'Down The Drain' and 2025 singles 'Why?', 'Something In The Winter' and 'Over Me', this latest release from Gill shows the dynamism and intimacy threaded through her work.
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