The Chain Gang of 1974

The Chain Gang of 1974 is the moniker of multi-instrumentalist and DJ Kamtin Mohager's '80s-style alternative dance and synth pop project. Mohager initially garnered buzz with a series of independent releases before gaining wider attention with his 2014 major-label debut, Daydream Forever, and the 2017 Thom Powers-produced Felt. Born in San Jose and raised in Hawaii and later Denver, Mohager's first passion was hockey, but after hearing Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" in the movie Real Genius, the teenager was inspired to play music. (The project's name r...