The Melody Chamber share third single ‘1 + 1’ahead of self-titled debut, out November 7, 2025
The Melody Chamber
Richmond, Virginia southern gothic new romantic jangle-pop band The Melody Chamber have released their third single “1 + 1” and confirmed their self-titled 10-track debut album for November 7, 2025 via HHBTM Records (USA) and Too Good To Be True (Europe). The album will also be out on vinyl.
The previous singles “Memories Of Fall” and “This Train” can be checked out below.
The line-up for the album includes Wallace Dietz (vocals, acoustic guitar), Blee Child (drums), Randy Mendicino (bass), and Dan-O Deckelman (guitars, vocals, synth). Special guests include George Laks (synths on “The Boy That Fell Into The Sun”) and Jessica Pooley (back-up vocals on “Maryanne”).
About The Melody Chamber
The Melody Chamber formed in Richmond, Virginia around songwriter/vocalist Wallace Dietz (Silent Boys) and producer/engineer Dan-O Deckelman (Sound of Music Studios). The band’s current lineup features Dietz (vocals, rhythm guitar), Deckelman (guitars, keyboards, backing vocals), Blee Child (drums) and Randy Mendicino (bass). The group recorded their material at Sound of Music Studios in Richmond.
The project began when Dietz and Deckelman started collaborating at Sound of Music; the pairing evolved into a post-punk/jangle-pop unit and subsequently added Child and Mendicino. In 2025 the band issued a sequence of singles ahead of the LP: “Memories of Fall” (September 23, 2025), “This Train” (October 2, 2025), and now “1 + 1” (October 22, 2025).
The band describe themselves as “the merging of two pop enthusiasts and songwriters – Wallace Dietz and Dan-O Deckelman,” with songs “designed for an imaginary John Hughes 80’s film soundtrack.”
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