The Chevin (band)

The Chevin are an English post-punk revival band, based in Leeds who formed in 2010 by Your Vegas members and childhood friends, Coyle Girelli (lead vocals and guitars), Mat Steel (guitars and keyboards), Jon Langford (bass guitar) and Mal Taylor (drums). The band took their name from The Chevin, a ridge overlooking their home town of Otley, West Yorkshire.

Singer and songwriter Coyle Girelli and guitarist Mat Steel have been playing music together since the age of 12. All four band members met in school while growing up in the small West Yorkshire town of Otley.

The Chevin's debut five-track EP was released on 31 October 2011 on Fierce Panda Records produced by Coyle Girelli. The lead track "Champion" was playlisted at XFM London, XFM Manchester, BBC 6 Music, and was supported by many UK DJs including Steve Lamacq.

In November, 2011, The Chevin supported the UK Tour for The Airborne Toxic Event. At a sold out Shepherd's Bush Empire show, So Recordings' owner and president saw the band perform. The band signed to So Recordings weeks later. The Chevin supported The Pigeon Detectives during the second half of November across Europe. In December the band supported White Lies, ending the tour at Wembley Arena.

Notorious music critic Neil McCormick of The Telegraph described the band as "old-fashioned, OTT and big enough to crush all resistance." UK Magazine Artrocker nominated The Chevin as one of the Best New Bands of 2011.

In 2011 The Chevin moved to Sonic Ranch, a recording studio complex 30 miles east of El Paso, Texas, USA. For three weeks, The Chevin recorded and mixed their debut album Borderland with producer Noah Shain.

The Chevin debuted in the United States at the 2012 SXSW Music Festival, in Austin, Texas.

In May 2012, The Chevin performed at Live at Leeds, Camden Crawl and The Great Escape Festival, while ending the month supporting European dates for Franz Ferdinand.