Posted by KB on 4/17/2020 to
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Stupid, bratty, sophomoric 'tude punk can be a blast when it's done correctly. Correctly means that you don't take yourself too seriously and know that you aren't releasing the next deep, artistic game changer. The Chats fit the bill by thrashing out 14 songs in 28 minutes about getting piss drunk, chewing and screwing, VD, needing cheap pub food and just being unruly. Buzzcocks, Dead Kennedys, Undertones, Ramones, The Briefs (among others) are heard influences but with better guitar solos. The Chats' punk is quite riff rock heavy and vocally decipherable (big plus) with mosh pit ready energy. Exhausting. Not sure how many albums these Aussies have in them so I would jump on this one while it's fresh.
Favorite Songs: Stinker, The Clap, Dine N Dash, Billy Backwash's Day, Better Than You, Identity Theft
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