Australian punk band The Chats will release their debut album, High Risk Behaviour, on March 27th via Bargain Bin Records/Cooking Vinyl Australia. Ahead of their North American tour, which kicks off next month, they present a new single, “Dine N Dash,” and its accompanying video. Following lead single “The Clap,” “Dine N Dash” is fierce, funny, and sweaty. The video, directed by Matt Weston, finds The Chats in an unfamiliar environment, eating a succulent steakhouse meal while embracing the piss poor status of their wallets and outright brazenness to get a decent feed.
“We filmed at Walters steakhouse in Brisbane,” says Josh Price. “It was the best steak I’ve had. Definitely gave the bowlsie a run for its money. No mushy gravy though.” Eamon Sandwith adds: “Ya know you’re in a fancy restaurant when the chips and salad aren’t included.”
WATCH THE CHATS’ VIDEO FOR “DINE N DASH”
https://youtu.be/I3jAJHRW_Yo
The Chats – made of Eamon Sandwith, Matt Boggis, and Josh Price – formed in 2016 while still in high school. Since then, they’ve released a self-titled EP in 2016 and 2017’s Get This In YaEP, and have accrued a fanbase that includes Dave Grohl, Queen of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, and Iggy Pop – the latter two who asked the band to open on their respective Australian tours. And despite being the subject of a record label bidding war, they’re releasing High Risk Behaviour on their own label (Bargain Bin Records). It’s indicative of a band that has embraced DIY culture since day one. Their determination to do things “our way” extends to their music, which is why High Risk Behaviour delivers everything you’ve come to love from The Chats – only more of it – and confirms their status as Queensland’s greatest ever export.
To create High Risk Behaviour, the band worked with engineer Bill Gardner in his studio on the Australian coast. It took nearly 18 months to finish and several, quick-paced sessions. “If we’d just done a week and slogged it out we could have had an album before now but we just kept going in there and making newer and better songs so it’s hard to put a stop on it,” says Sandwith.
WATCH VIDEO FOR “THE CLAP”
https://youtu.be/POM_98oi0oo
LISTEN TO “THE CLAP”
https://orcd.co/highriskbehaviour
PRE-ORDER HIGH RISK BEHAVIOUR
https://orcd.co/highriskbehaviour
THE CHATS TOUR DATES:
Fri. April 10 – Indio, CA @ Coachella
Sat. April 11 – Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre
Sun. April 12 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
Mon. April 13 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Tue. April 14 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Fri. April 17 – Indio, CA @ Coachella
Sat. April 18 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park
Sun. April 19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Mon. April 20 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
Wed. April 22 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
Thu. April 23 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
Fri. April 24 – Houston, TX @ Bronze Peacock at House of Blues
Sun. April 26 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre
Tue. April 28 – St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Wed. April 29 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Thu. April 30 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
Fri. May 1 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
Sat. May 2 – Charlotte, NC @ Epicenter Festival
Sun. May 3 – Washington, DC @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
Tue. May 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
Wed. May 6 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
Thu. May 7 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
Wed. Oct. 7 – Amsterdam, BL @ Melkweg Max
Sat. Oct. 10 – Paris, FR @ Maroquinerie
Sun. Oct. 11 – Cologne, DE @ Gloria
Mon. Oct. 12 – Hamburg, DE @ Gruenspan
Tue. Oct. 13 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
Fri. Oct. 16 – Southampton, UK @ 1865
Sat. Oct. 17 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
Mon. Oct. 19 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia
Tue. Oct. 20 – Belfast, UK @ Limelight
Thu. Oct. 22 – Glasgow, UK @ Galvanizers
Fri. Oct. 23 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Academy
Sat. Oct. 24 – Newcastle, UK @ Boiler Shop
Sun. Oct. 25 – Leeds, UK @ Stylus
Mon. Oct. 26 – Brighton, UK @ Dome
Tue. Oct. 27 – Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
Wed. Oct. 28 – London, UK @ Electric Brixton
Thu. Oct 29 – London, UK @ Electric Brixton
THE CHATS ONLINE:
https://www.thechatslovebeer.com/
https://www.facebook.com/thechatsband/
https://thechatslovebeer.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thechatslovebeer/?hl=en
Keep your mind open.
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