Helmed by founding member and songwriter, Chris Pope, The Chords UK were formed in 2013 to continue playing ‘classic’ Chords tunes from their original 1980’s heyday inc their Top 40 Hits ‘Maybe Tomorrow’, ‘The British Way of Life’ and tracks of the Top 30 album ‘So Far Away’.

The band, comprising Chris, Kenny Cooper, Sandy Michie, and Mic Stoner have been cited live as “an incendiary rock n roll outfit” by Louder Than War.

In Spring 2025 they are touring UK and Europe to Promote their ‘best of ‘But Then Again’ album.

A 44 tracks Dbl_Vinyl / Triple CD all re-imagined, re-mixed, re-recorded + alternative acoustic versions & also includes seven previously unreleased songs.

And they will be ‘Out on the Road’ again In the Autumn on the ‘So Far Away’ 45th Anniversary tour.

Playing the whole album ‘back- to front ‘for the first time ever!

Their first release 2015’s ‘Get Famous’ Ep’ went straight into the official TOP 40 singles chart. Followed closely by their debut album ‘Take on Life (2016). 2018 saw them release the critically acclaimed ‘Nowhere Land’ and in 2022 ‘Big City Dreams’ LP saw them take it on tour in the USA, Europe, and the UK.

They scored a No 1 on the legacy Charts with the single ‘All for nothing at all ‘.

Chris himself was described by Paul Weller as “the best songwriter of his generation”,

by Uncut as “savage as Townsend with a toothache”

and Vive Le Rock as creating, “timeless song writing and understated brilliance!”