The Chats
1 upcoming show.
The Chats are a pub‑punk, shed‑rock band from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, formed in 2016. They began playing together in high school and released their debut self‑titled EP a month before graduating. Their follow‑up EP, "Get This In Ya", was recorded nine months later and eventually produced a viral hit. The group’s music blends punk rock and garage punk.
Reviews & press
- The Guardian ↗ — “They may never recapture the naive charm of their viral debut – but the playing is tighter, the music tougher, and the songs still crackle with energy”
- Pitchfork ↗ — “Like bassist and vocalist Eamon Sandwith’s already iconic bowl‑cut/mullet combo, Get Fucked is militaristic severity up front, party in the back.”
- NME ↗ — “The triumphant horns of ‘Gonna Fly Now’, the theme song from Rocky, blasted through the PA at the top end of The Domain as The Chats arrived on stage at Laneway Festival.”