Chat Pile has revealed new song "Cut," from Brothers in Christ, the Oklahoma City band's upcoming split with Nerver.
Out April 14th on Reptilian Records and The Ghost Is Clear Records, Brothers in Christ will be released as a 10" vinyl EP in four color variants. A one-sided silkscreened 12" version has already sold out.
Stream Chat Pile's "Cut," here:
https://soundcloud.com/reptilian-records/chat-pile-cut/
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Chat Pile's 2022 full-length, God's Country, was one of the year's most talked-about albums, putting forth a harrowing, metallic version of noise rock that cut to the bone. Pitchfork's review of the album called it "terrifying and thrilling in equal measure... a vivid rendering of the towering piles of poison littering America’s psychic landscape" and compared the sound to Floor, Godflesh, and Unwound. Stereogum described it as "a grimy and splenetic sludge-attack that stands tall as one of the year’s best albums."
New track "Cut" is a new bit of greatness from this singular band. Rather than brute force, Chat Pile uses tension as its weapon. Industrial-strength drums and earthquaking bass are tempered by the eerie twang of guitar and vocalist Raygun Busch's unmistakable voice – his mumbles and pleas are as intense as any scream.
Bassist Stin gives this context for the new material: "These tracks were written and recorded after we tracked 'God's Country.' We wanted to use this release as a deliberate excuse to switch gears and fully lean into our more indie and alt-rock tendencies. Slint, Sonic Youth, Guided By Voices, and Starfish's 'Stellar Sonic Solutions' were certainly on our minds at the time."
Busch, meanwhile, states that the new songs were inspired entirely by Stephen King. "'Cut' is an homage to the short fiction of King, particularly 'The Man Who Loved Flowers,' 'Strawberry Spring' and 'The Jaunt,'" he says.
From Kansas City, kindred spirits Nerver wield punishing noise rock in the vein of Unsane, bolstered by swells of melody that elevate the songs to majestic heights. "We met Nerver at a warehouse show back in 2019 in Oklahoma City and hit it off immediately," says Stin. "They're the biggest sweeties and their band kicks absolute ass. We've been talking about doing a split together since practically Day One but it took us a little time to finally get our act together and make it come to fruition. It's Chat Pile's hope that this union helps draw some attention to what is quickly becoming known as Braum's Region Noise Rock, i.e. splattery bands from the Heartland, like Bighand//Bigknife, Big Water, Nerver, Abandoncy, Nightosphere, Whep, and others."
Busch, meanwhile, states that the new songs were inspired entirely by Stephen King. "'Cut' is an homage to the short fiction of King, particularly 'The Man Who Loved Flowers,' 'Strawberry Spring' and 'The Jaunt,'" he says.
From Kansas City, kindred spirits Nerver wield punishing noise rock in the vein of Unsane, bolstered by swells of melody that elevate the songs to majestic heights. "We met Nerver at a warehouse show back in 2019 in Oklahoma City and hit it off immediately," says Stin. "They're the biggest sweeties and their band kicks absolute ass. We've been talking about doing a split together since practically Day One but it took us a little time to finally get our act together and make it come to fruition. It's Chat Pile's hope that this union helps draw some attention to what is quickly becoming known as Braum's Region Noise Rock, i.e. splattery bands from the Heartland, like Bighand//Bigknife, Big Water, Nerver, Abandoncy, Nightosphere, Whep, and others."
Chat Pile plays Roadburn Festival in the Netherlands in April and Arctangent Festival in the UK in August. A new album is in the works. Stand by for more news.
Tracklist:
1) Nerver - Kicks in the Sky
2) Nerver - The Nerve
3) Chat Pile - King
4) Chat Pile - Cut
Tracklist:
1) Nerver - Kicks in the Sky
2) Nerver - The Nerve
3) Chat Pile - King
4) Chat Pile - Cut
Photo of Chat Pile, by Juliette Boulay
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