Married? Annoyed? Still in Love? Heisenberg Principle Gets You with ‘Chalk and Cheese’

It’s a love song for the chaos couples: the spreadsheet addict and the seatbelt rebel, the overthinker and the chronic wing-it-er. The kind of relationship that looks like a sitcom on paper but runs smoother than most curated Instagram marriages. Inspired by frontman Greg’s own 18-year marriage (which already gives him more emotional mileage than most rock bands rack up in their entire existence), the track takes a clear-eyed approach to love, steering into its complexities rather than glossing them over or turning them into sentimental clichés.

Instead, ‘Chalk and Cheese’ leans into the mismatches — celebrates them, even. It’s a quiet little anthem for all the “you like olives / I hate olives” couples still choosing each other after decades of mismatched preferences and passive-aggressive thermostat wars.

Musically it’s refreshingly uncluttered. The groove is relaxed, the melody settles in like a Sunday afternoon, and the vocals walk a line between conversational and vulnerable without overplaying the sentiment. This single lands comfortably in the same sonic pocket as the previous release ‘Bachelor of the Year’ — lighthearted, easygoing, and pressure-free. This is less about “love conquers all” and more about “love embraces your weird coffee habits and keeps laughing at your jokes from 2009.”

There’s humor, warmth, and a bit of self-deprecation — all delivered with the calm confidence of someone who’s already been through far more meaningful moments than a disagreement about where the forks go.

‘Chalk and Cheese’ is a wholesome, low-key ode to long-haul love.
Keep your glitch-pop and your sad-boy shoegaze — I’ll take chalk, cheese, and commitment any day.


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