Chrome

Chrome by Catherine Wheel captures the band's bold leap into expansive guitar-driven alternative rock, with Rob Dickinson's vocal intensity and Gil Norton’s crisp, cinematic production. Originally issued in the UK on Fontana in the early 1990s, Chrome blends heavy guitars with ethereal textures across tracks like Crank and Chrome. This 2023 Proper Records reissue faithfully replicates the original Fontana release, preserving the sequencing and the album's wide sonic palette. A defining moment in Catherine Wheel's catalogue, Chrome remains a cornerstone of shoegaze-era rock.