Details
Like the towering mounds of toxic waste from which it gets its namesake, the music of Oklahoma City noise rock quartet Chat Pile is a suffocating, grotesque embodiment of the existential anguish that has defined the 21st Century. It figures that a band with this abrasive, unrelenting, and outlandish of a sound has stuck as strong of a chord as it has. Dread has replaced the American dream, and Chat Piles music is a poignant reminder of that shift a portrait of an American rock band molded by a society defined by its cold and cruel power systems.Besides being the name of a largely forgotten (and panned) 90s film, Cool World makes for an apt title of Chat Piles sophomore full-length record. In the context of a Chat Pile record, the words are steeped in a grim double entendre that not only evokes imagery of a dying planet but a progression from the bands previous work, moving the scope of its depiction of modern malaise from just Gods country to the entirety of humankind. Cool World covers similar themes to our last album, except now exploded from a micro to macro scale, with thoughts specifically about disasters abroad, at home, and how they affect one another, says vocalist Raygun Busch.Though very much on-brand with Chat Piles signature flavor of cacophonous, sludgy noise rock, the bands shift to a global thematic focus on Cool World not only compliments the broader experimentations it employs with their songwriting but also how they dissect the albums core theme of violence. Melded into the bands twisted foundational sound are traces of other eclectic genre stylings, with examples of gazy, goth-tinged dirges to abrasive yet anthemic alt/indie-esque hooks and off-kilter metal grooves only scratching the surface of what can be heard in the albums ten tracks. While we wanted our follow-up to Gods Country to still capture the immediate, uncompromising essence of Chat Pile, we also knew that with Cool World, wed want to stretch the definition of our sound to reflect our tastes beyond just noise rock territory, reflects bassist Stin. Now that we had some form of creative comfort zones in place after hitting that milestone of putting out a full-length record, album #2 felt like the perfect opportunity to challenge those limits. Besides stylistically stretching the boundaries of the Chat Pile sound, Cool World is also the bands first record to have someone else handle mixing duties, with Ben Greenberg of Uniform (Algiers, Drab Majesty, Metz) capturing and further amplifying the quartets unmistakably outsider and folk-art edge.If I had to describe the album in one sentence, explains Busch, Its hard not to borrow from Voltaire, so I wont resist Cool World is about the price at which we eat sugar in America.Cool World will be released via The Flenser on October 11, 2024Chat Pile is:Raygun Busch - VocalsLuther Manhole - GuitarStin - BassCapn Ron - Drums
Download the Beatmatch app
Beatmatch is the social events platform for music, art, and culture. We empower people create events, discover experiences, and build community in real life. Join Beatmatch so you can do more together!
