Oklahoma City noise rock quartet Chat Pile joins the Vulgar Display of Podcast to talk about their crushing sophomore LP, Cool World, and their relentless touring schedule. Just three weeks after the album’s release, the band has wrapped up leg one of their North American tour, which started with two hometown shows before stretching across the Midwest, Canada, and the East Coast. Up next? A European tour this April and May.
Besides sharing a name with a forgotten ’90s film, Cool World serves as a fitting title for Chat Pile’s latest sonic assault. Expanding beyond the nightmarish landscapes of God’s Country, the album takes a harrowing look at the violence and decay that permeate all of modern existence. Its relentless noise rock barrage isn’t just sonically punishing—it’s thematically haunting, peeling back the layers of everyday horrors that have become disturbingly normalized.
Tune in as Chat Pile dives deep into the album’s themes, their approach to capturing existential dread through music, and what’s next on their global trek.
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