Chase Nova Band release anti-billionaire anthem.
‘Madness Costs Nothing’ – Out Wednesday 17th December 2025
Chase Nova Band announces the release of their newest single, and music video, ‘Madness Costs Nothing’, after an adventurous 2025. The highly anticipated single, the first since the release of their studio return “Beg For It Back”, this time last year, will be released on all streaming platforms on December 17th..
ABOUT CHASE NOVA BAND
Chase Nova Band are a genre-melding band based in Dublin, Ireland. Their music incorporates a wide array of influences; Rock-driven arrangements with a jazz sensibility engage the listener, while Hip-Hop and R’n’B-inspired vocal theatricality deliver poetic and politically timely lyrics. Chase is the lead songwriter for the group, while Ken, Georgia, Josh and James provide unique, dynamic soundscapes for each song. Their improvisational and spontaneous performances have been seen at major festivals across Ireland, such as Electric Picnic, Body & Soul and Knockanstockan, with headline slots at The Secret Village Festival and Livestock. Chase has played solo shows in the UK, mainland Europe, the US and the UAE. They’ve headlined shows in Whelans Upstairs, The Grand Social, Sin É and The Workmans around Dublin, and played shows in Crane Lane, Monroe’s and The Spinnaker.
Their debut single “Echo” reached no. 3 in the iTunes Ireland singles charts while their debut album, “The Sobering Fact” reached no. 2 on the iTunes Ireland album charts. After a recording hiatus, they released “Beg For It Back” to rave reviews last year and have been quietly establishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with on the live scene ever since.
Chase Nova – Madness Costs Nothing (Spotify Link)
ABOUT “MADNESS COSTS NOTHING”:
“‘Madness Costs Nothing’ is one of those songs where I think the title sums up the sentiment quite nicely”, notes Chase. “We live in a world where we’re now being forced to accept the existence of a trillionaire, while we send taxpayer-funded police to evict someone for owing their landlord a few hundred euro. Furthermore, these huge corporations have pumped God knows how much money into promoting their AI products in what must be the most thinly-veiled attempt to oust entire sections of working and middle class workers from employment. It’s a disaster that privately funded media is working tirelessly to portray as inevitable….. it simply isn’t, and our leaders can and should intervene.”
“‘Madness’ begins with the line ‘I am a seeker of resplendent pleasure, and the pain of weaker blood in equal measure’ because that is how I see the billionaire class, and how I believe they see us. They’re not titans of industry and innovation, they are ravenous collectors of power and wealth who see the human race as a resource to indulge their addiction. Anyone expressing that unending gluttony for anything else would be labelled an addict or hoarder in desperate need of psychiatric intervention. What’s even more infuriating is the cultural narrative that these people are somehow more qualified to lead the human race because they got addicted to money rather than alcohol or heroin.”
“They can buy power, resources and influence, but their own madness was always available to them for nothing”.
“Madness Costs Nothing” was written by Chase Nova Band (Chase Nova, Josh Meakin, Ken Tuohy, Georgia Lynch, James Peppard). It was recorded and produced by Chase Nova Band, with a guest performance by Dylan Murphy on lead guitar. It was mixed by bassist Ken Tuohy and mastered by Fergal Davis.
PRESS ON CHASE NOVA BAND
‘Genre-fluid and unapologetically political, Chase Nova Band turn protest into pure rhythm. Their chemistry can only come from pure camaraderie, and their live show exemplifies joy as an act of resistance.’ – Danny Kilmartin – GoldenPlec, HeadStuff, The Thin Air, and RTÉ Arena
“Chase Nova Band’s single, ‘Beg for It Back’, has sharp teeth, swagger, and is bursting with groove – love it! – Duke Special
“They have that effortless charm and charisma that comes only from being excellent musicians who know they could shred your face off on a whim, but prefer to loosely groove their way into your heart and pants.” – Noël Duplaa
“Chase Nova relays painful and troubling memories with an authentic sense of feeling, but won’t allow the nature of the beast take all of the fun out of it..” – Remy’s music and film
“The instrumental beneath each song evokes a distinct realness to the music that lead vocalist Chase Nova has created. You can tell each song has come directly straight from his core……Nova’s creativity, originality and playfulness as a songwriter is an awe to behold.’”
– Melosity.com
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