Chat Pile's songs are bleak, but their live show is a blast
Chat Pile's songs are bleak, but their live show is a blast Lux Sparks-Pescovitz 12:56 pm Wed Sep 30, 2026 Photo: Lux Sparks-Pescovitz Chat Pile definitely isn't easy listening. The Oklahoma City sludge and noise rock band tackles lyrical topics as heavy as they get: families falling apart, homelessness, and, on their latest album, the climate crisis. This year Chat Pile released their third full-length album, Who Loves the Sun, to wide acclaim from fans (myself included) and critics like Anthony Fantano, who gave it a rare 9/10.
- ▪Chat Pile's songs are bleak, but their live show is a blast Lux Sparks-Pescovitz 12:56 pm Wed Sep 30, 2026 Photo: Lux Sparks-Pescovitz Chat Pile definitely isn't easy listening.
- ▪The Oklahoma City sludge and noise rock band tackles lyrical topics as heavy as they get: families falling apart, homelessness, and, on their latest album, the climate crisis.
- ▪This year Chat Pile released their third full-length album, Who Loves the Sun, to wide acclaim from fans (myself included) and critics like Anthony Fantano, who gave it a rare 9/10.
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Chat Pile's songs are bleak, but their live show is a blast Lux Sparks-Pescovitz 12:56 pm Wed Sep 30, 2026 Photo: Lux Sparks-Pescovitz Chat Pile definitely isn't easy listening. The Oklahoma City sludge and noise rock band tackles lyrical topics as heavy as they get: families falling apart, homelessness, and, on their latest album, the climate crisis. This year Chat Pile released their third full-length album, Who Loves the Sun, to wide acclaim from fans (myself included) and critics like Anthony Fantano, who gave it a rare 9/10. But while their songs are morbid and depressing, their live shows are anything but. I caught them at the Ace of Spades in Sacramento.
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