Chat Pile have announced their fourth studio album, ‘Who Loves The Sun’, due out September 4th through The Flenser.
The Oklahoma City noise rock outfit is introducing the record with the release of its lead single, “Deep Blue,” accompanied by a new music video directed by Stephen Mondics. The album follows 2024’s acclaimed ‘Cool World’ and finds the band once again channeling its frustrations with the state of modern society into a collection of abrasive, unsettling songs.
According to vocalist Raygun Busch, the record tackles a wide range of contemporary anxieties.
“This record focuses on my grievances with the modern world. AI, genocide, climate change, the power elite, $$$$ hoarding pigs— all that shit fucks up your life and mine. The band is definitely stretching out their abilities on the album and I too felt inspired to go further— as a huge fan of Boston, I like to think Brad Delp is somewhere up there, smiling down, as I take the layering to new heights, but who can say? We have fun with it.”
Bassist and keyboardist Stin said the album’s themes ultimately extend beyond anger and frustration.
“This album contains a healthy dose of the usual Chat Pile airing of grievances against the state of the world, but deeper at it’s heart I feel Who Loves the Sun is grappling with the challenges of trying to keep one’s humanity in a time of extreme anti-humanity.”
Speaking specifically about “Deep Blue,” Stin explained:
“This is the first track we wrote for the album and the one that helped set the tone for the whole thing. I personally love this because it sounds like Chat Pile doing a Billy Squire song. It’s our ‘Lonely is the Night,’ which is actually a fake Led Zeppelin song so who knows what the hell we’re actually doing here?”
Busch added:
“Technology is rapidly ruining our lives, all promise seemingly squandered on the worst things, like killing people, wasting resources, destroying art- shrinking our brains and pulling us further apart than ever before.”
Alongside the album announcement, Chat Pile have also unveiled a lengthy U.S. headlining tour. Support will come from Soul Glo, Virga, Shallowater, and Prize Horse on select dates.
‘Who Loves The Sun’ Track Listing
01 – “Creature”
02 – “Deep Blue”
03 – “Same Rules”
04 – “PEN I S MALL”
05 – “Shrine”
06 – “Intruder”
07 – “Christabel ’26”
08 – “Influence”
09 – “Family Funeral”
10 – “October All The Time”
Tour Dates
- 09/12 Oklahoma City, OK – Tower Theatre (SISU Fundraiser Fest)
With Soul Glo
- 09/17 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue (feat. Prize Horse)
- 09/19 Chicago, IL – Riot Fest (No Soul Glo)
With Soul Glo & Virga
- 09/20 Englewood, CO – The Gothic Theatre
- 09/23 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
- 09/25 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
- 09/27 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
- 09/29 Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades
- 09/30 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom
- 10/03 San Diego, CA – Music Box
- 10/04 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
- 10/06 Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
- 10/08 Austin, TX – Radio/East
- 10/09 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
- 10/10 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
With Soul Glo & Shallowater
- 11/05 Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre
- 11/06 Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
- 11/08 Norwalk, CT – District Music Hall
- 11/10 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
- 11/11 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
- 11/12 Washington, DC – Black Cat
- 11/14 Charlotte, NC – Underground
- 11/15 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
- 11/16 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
- 11/18 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
- 11/20 Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe At Old National Centre
- 11/21 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
- 11/22 Lawrence, KS – The Granada
Pre-orders for ‘Who Loves The Sun’ are available now ahead of its September 4th release.
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