Chat Pile Cover Nirvana’s “Sifting” for New Sub Pop 7″ Featuring Original Track “Masks”

Chat Pile have teamed up with legendary Seattle label Sub Pop Records for a new standalone 7″ single, leaning directly into the imprint’s grunge-era legacy. The release pairs an original Chat Pile track, “Masks,” with a surprise B-side cover of Nirvana’s deep cut “Sifting.”

“Masks” appears as the A-side and continues the Oklahoma City noise rock outfit’s ongoing fascination with mask imagery and themes, while the flip-side nods back to Sub Pop’s early years. Nirvana’s “Sifting,” originally released on the band’s 1989 debut Bleach, was selected specifically for its abrasive, unsettling qualities—territory Chat Pile feel closely aligns with their own sonic approach.

The 7″ is scheduled for release on February 6th, with pre-orders currently live via Sub Pop and Bandcamp. Fans in Europe and the UK can order through Sub Pop’s regional storefront, while a band-exclusive color variant will be available at select live shows.

Speaking collectively about the release, Chat Pile shared:

“It’s a true dream to put out a single on Sub Pop, and our new song ‘Masks’ hopefully honors the spirit of the mythical, sometimes mystical, city of Seattle. Thanks in part to the movie Hype, we have long been obsessed with Seattle, the American underground of the late ‘80s, and Sub Pop and their tools of world domination. Everything we learned about packaging Chat Pile we learned from Sub Pop co-founders Jonathan Poneman and Bruce Pavitt.

We wanted to cover a song from the early Sub Pop era, and something off ‘Bleach’ seemed the obvious choice. Songs like ‘Paper Cuts,’ ‘Negative Creep,’ and especially ‘Sifting’ are fairly lateral to the type of sounds we make with Chat Pile. (Perhaps next time we’ll take on a TAD song!)

P.S. – Fuck ICE.”

While the vinyl won’t land until February, fans don’t have to wait to hear “Masks.” The band have already debuted the track live, with fan-filmed footage circulating online.

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