The Chats – Get Fucked
On their second effort, Get Fucked, The Chats look primed to step up on the higher echelons of modern punk and Australian exports
Punk rock has seen something of a renaissance of late, displayed most vividly by the unexpected crossover success of Turnstile, and, closer to home, by the likes of Chubby and The Gang. Similarly, the Australian music scene has been flourishing of late, thanks to acts such as King Gizzard, Amyl and The Sniffers and Courtney Barnett, so this appears to be an opportune time for Queensland's The Chats.
After becoming an overnight viral sensation on debut single Smoko, and the relative success of their first album High Risk Behaviour, The Chats have been going from strength to strength over the past couple of years. On their second effort, Get Fucked, however, The Chats look primed to step up on the higher echelons of modern punk and Australian exports with a collection of 13 tightly packed, inventive yet snotty tracks.
Lead singer and bassist Eamon Sandwith has mentioned how much Green Day's Dookie influenced him as a young musician, and Get Fucked shares a similar energy for a new generation. Witty, uniquely Australian observational songs such as 6L GTR, Ticket Inspector, and the particularly ferocious The Price of Smokes are testament to the trio's power-pop-punk.
Listen to: 6L GTR, Ticket Inspector, The Price of Smokes